Vodacom World “30th Birthday MSC Cruise for 2” Competition

Terms and Conditions:

Vodacom (Pty) Ltd (“Vodacom”) is running the Vodacom World “30th Birthday MSC Cruise for 2” Competition (the “Competition”) where 30 (thirty) lucky customers stand a chance of winning their share of 1 (one) of 30 (thirty) MSC Cruises for 2 (two) from the 1st of March to 30th March 2024.

All participants during the term of the Competition agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions:

Duration

  1. The Competition is open to all new and existing customers at least 18 years and older from 08h00 on 1st March 2024 to 23h00 on 30th March 2024 (the “End Date”).
  2. The duration of the Competition may be extended or curtailed at the discretion of Vodacom.

Prizes

  1. 30 (thirty) lucky winners stand a chance of each winning 1 (one) MSC Cruise for 2 (two) onboard the MSC Musica on selected 4 (four) night cruise departing from Durban during the 2024/25 cruise season, to the value exceeding R 11 000 (eleven thousand rand) per prize.
  1. Prize inclusions:
  • Accommodation in a Premium Balcony Cabin
  • All meals in the main restaurants and buffet
  • Spectacular entertainment
  • The voucher is valid from 1st March 2024 until 31st October 2024 for use in the 2024/2025 season.
  1. Prize exclusions:
  • Items of a personal nature.
  • Any sightseeing/shore excursions and excursions that are not part of the Holiday Package.
  • Daily drinks
  • Medical and travel insurance.
  • Flights
  • Airport transfers to and from port of departure
  • Mandatory port, service, and insurance charges
  • Application fees for passport and/or a visa, if required.
  • Additional spending money.
  • Any additional extras are to be settled by the prize winner.
  • The prize voucher excludes packages, and should you like to add any packages to your booking, this will be done at your own cost.
  • Any changes made to the itinerary by the winner which results in any costs being incurred such as change of flights, additional accommodation, amendments to booking dates, etc.)

Eligibility

  1. Only entries received during the Competition period as stipulated in clause 1 above will qualify as potential winners.
  1. The Competition is only open to natural persons (at least 18 years and older). Entries received from business accounts held by legal persons (amongst other Corporates and SMEs, etc.) are excluded from participating and winning in the Competition.
  1. Only entrants who are using SIM cards that have been RICA registered are eligible to win the Competition. Each owner of a SIM card(s) is responsible to comply with South African law by RICA registering their SIM cards.
  1. Employees, directors and agents of Vodacom and all participating stores, their immediate families, life partners, business partners and associates and any person directly involved with the sponsoring, devising, production, management or marketing of this Competition are not eligible to participate in this Competition.
  1. Participants must reside in South Africa and be in possession of a valid South African identity document or permanent residence permit or temporary residence permit valid for a period exceeding 3 (three) months for the Republic of South Africa and valid at the End Date.
  1. In the event that the user of the mobile phone (i.e., the participant in the Competition) is not the person that is responsible for payment of the participating mobile phone account/charges, then the prize will be awarded to the person that is responsible for payment of the participating mobile phone account/ charges.
  1. Qualifying participants must be at least 18 (eighteen) years of age, with a valid South African ID.
  • The winner and his/her partner must reside in South Africa and be in possession of a valid SA identity document and/or a valid permanent residence permit and a passport that is valid for 6 months after the date of international travel.
  • The winner and his/her partner must be eligible to travel, have no criminal warrant, and/or health issues that prohibit them to travel internationally.
  • This prize letter is only valid for the person who won the voucher. MSC Cruises T’s & C’s apply.
  • The voucher is not valid during Peak season cruises or Grand Voyages (Christmas and New Year’s, Easter cruise and South/Northbound Positioning cruises) and select December departures.
  • The voucher cannot be exchanged for cash or transferrable to a third party.
  • The voucher can be combined with an MSC Club Membership discount but cannot be combined with other offers.
  • The voucher is not applicable on any Theme cruises.
  • The prize voucher excludes packages, and should you like to add any packages to your booking, this will be done at your own cost.
  • The prize is redeemable for the 2024 -2025 cruise season.
  • Subject to availability at the time of booking
  • Please note for the prize to be claimed, passenger details are to be provided, or the prize will be forfeited (passengers will not be able to board the ship without a cruise ticket)

Valid Entry

  1. In order to stand a chance of winning in the Competition, -
  • Qualifying entrants must sign up for, or upgrade to, any Qualifying Contract at Vodacom World store during the Competition period.
  1. Participants are allowed to enter multiple times. Each new contract/upgrade will automatically constitute an entry.
  1. Vodacom shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the winners for entering the Competition or in claiming any prizes, where applicable. 
  1. Data transfer speeds are not guaranteed and are dependent on network availability and utilisation.
  1. If a customer takes out a contract or upgrade during the competition period and reverses the contract or upgrade, they will not qualify for the prize.

Prize draw

  1. The winners will be randomly selected after the End Date from all eligible entries who meet all the requirements set out in these Terms and Conditions. Winners will be drawn by randomiser and each entry carries an equal weight within the lucky draw for each of the 30 (thirty) days. The verified winners will be notified within 30 working days after he / she has been selected and verified as a winner.  

Winner Validation

  1. All the information provided or related to this Competition shall be managed, captured and approved by Vodacom.
  1. Vodacom will share personal details of the respective winners, such as name, ID number, contact number, address and passport details with Titan Capital and MSC Cruises, who will notify the respective winners that they have won in the Competition, and you hereby agree to such disclosure as is necessary to effect prize fulfilment.
  1. Vodacom will use reasonable efforts to contact the winners via telephonically OR via SMS on the contact details provided by the participants to participate in the Competition.
  1. Vodacom shall attempt to contact the winners for a period of 2 (two) normal working weekdays after their names have been drawn and verified as winners. The winners will be contacted during normal working hours, between 8 (eight) in the morning and 5 (five) in the afternoon.  Winners will be advised of arrangements in respect of prizes at the time of contacting the selected winners.
  1. Should a participant not be available on the contact details provided during the timeframe stipulated above or rejects, forfeits or declines acceptance of the prize, that person's right to the prize will be deemed to have been waived and the prize will be forfeited. Vodacom reserves the right to then award the prize to the next randomly drawn participant.
  1. The claim for any prize will be subject to security and validation, and Vodacom reserves the right to withhold any prize until it is satisfied that the claim by a particular winner is valid. The selected winners must be able to identify themselves, in a manner determined by Vodacom, as the qualifying entrants to the Competition and have to comply with the required validation procedure, determined by Vodacom, in order to claim any prizes, failing which such winner will forfeit the prize and the prize will be awarded to the next selected qualifying entrant.
  1. Notwithstanding the fact that the prizes vest in the winners immediately upon the determination of the results, in the event that the required documentation from a particular winner has not been received at the agreed cut-off date communicated to the winner, or no effort is made on the part of any of the winners to make special arrangements to meet the deadline set by Vodacom, such prize will be forfeited. Vodacom then reserves the right to award the prize to the finalist that is next in line.
  1. The winners’ name and location will be displayed on https://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/shopping/v/competition-winners after a period of 2 (two) weeks subsequent to notification of the winners.
  1. Vodacom shall request the winners’ consent in writing to their image and/or likeness being used and published by Vodacom in connection with the Competition for a period of 12 (twelve) months after they have been announced as winners. The winners may decline the use of their image and/or likeness by Vodacom.

Prize Delivery

  1. Voucher codes will be communicated with the winner via telephone as well as an SMS that will be sent to the winners contact number. This voucher code will be used to redeem the prize via the MSC Call Centre on 011 844 6073.
  1. In order to effect arrangements required for the prize fulfilment in terms of this Competition, Vodacom will share personal details of the respective winners, such as name and surname, ID number, address, contact number and passport details with a Vodacom approved third party agency, Titan Capital, for distribution of the prize items, and you hereby agree to such disclosure as is necessary to effect prize fulfilment.
  1. No prize is transferable or exchangeable and may not be redeemed for cash.
  1. If a winner cannot accept a prize for any reason whatsoever, the prize will be awarded to the next selected entrant.
  1. All risks and ownership of the prizes shall pass to the winners on transfer/delivery thereof and hence all of Vodacom’s obligations in regard to the Competition as well as in regard to the prizes shall terminate.
  1. The winner/s will need to redeem their voucher through the MSC call Centre (011 844 6073).
  1. The voucher is valid from 1st March 2024 until 31st October 2024 for use in the 2024/2025 season.

Personal information

  1. User data collected via the Competition will not be used for any other purpose than for execution of the Competition.
  1. Vodacom respects the right to privacy and takes the protection of personal information seriously. Vodacom will only use personal information for the purposes of the competition as stated in these Terms and Conditions and in accordance with Vodacom’s Privacy Policy available on, http://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/terms/privacy-policy.

General

  1. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions is intended to, or must be understood to, unlawfully restrict, limit or avoid any rights or obligations, as the case may be, created for either the participant or the promoter in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 ("CPA").
  1. The judges’ decision on any aspect of the Competition including the allocation of the prizes will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
  1. In the event of a dispute in regard to any aspect of the Competition and/or the Terms and Conditions, Vodacom’s decision will be final, and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
  1. Vodacom may refuse to award a prize if entry procedures or these Terms and Conditions have not been adhered to or if it detects any irregularities or fraudulent practices. Vodacom is entitled in its entire discretion to reject any participant for any reason and will not be obliged to notify participants that they are rejected. 
  1. Vodacom and/or any other person or party associated with the Competition, their associated companies, agents, contractors and sponsors and any of its personnel involved in the Competition, shall not be liable whatsoever for any loss or damage incurred or suffered (including but not limited to direct or indirect or consequential loss), death or personal injury suffered or sustained arising from either participation in the Competition or from claiming the prize.
  1. Vodacom is not liable for any technical failures affecting participation and / or prize redemption process of the Competition. In addition, neither Vodacom nor its agents shall be responsible for any loss or misdirected entries, including entries that were not received due to any failure of hardware, software, or other computer or technical systems affecting participating in and/or the prize redemption process of the Competition.
  1. Vodacom, its directors, employees, agents and distributors, are not responsible for any misrepresentation (whether written or verbal) in respect of any prize nor in respect of any warranties, guarantees or undertakings given by any person other than Vodacom itself.
  1. If Vodacom is required by law to alter or cancel any aspect of the Competition or to terminate it as a result of changes in legislation, or for any reason whatsoever, it will have the right to terminate the Competition being offered, with immediate effect and without notice. In such event all entrants hereby waive any rights which they may have against Vodacom and its associated companies, agents, contractors and/or sponsors.
  1. All information relating to the Competition which is published on any marketing material will form part of these Terms and Conditions. In the event of any conflict between such marketing material and these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
  2. The Competition is also subject to, and must be read in conjunction with, Vodacom’s existing terms and conditions applicable to its website and mobile site respectively: https://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/terms/website-terms-and-conditions