Conditions of Entry
You may submit nominations in more than one category. If submitting the same entry in more than one category, each application must be individually completed.
2022 winners are exempt from entering the 2023 Awards Scheme in the category they won in 2022.
Seatrade reserves the right to publish, in whole or part, details of any entries submitted for the Seatrade Cruise Awards 2023, following announcement of the shortlist.
All entries for the Seatrade Cruise Awards 2023 must be received by end of day on the 24th July. There will be no extension of this deadline.
Entrants must use the official entry platform.
No correspondence will be entered into concerning the eligibility of any application.
The screening panel and judges shall have sole and absolute discretion in determining whether or not an application meets the requirements of, or is in accordance with, these rules and conditions.
Entry to the scheme is free of charge.
Procedure
All entry forms must be fully completed, and full details submitted and all fields entered or else the entry will not be considered valid.
Entries must provide sufficient information relevant to the criteria to enable the judges to have a clear understanding of the process, product, individual or procedure involved, its/their merits and resulting benefits.
No entry less than 200 words will be sent to the judges for consideration.
Judging
All submissions will be assessed during early August. A shortlist will be drawn up and voted on by the judges. The judges' decision, which is final, will be announced during Seatrade Europe 2023 in Hamburg.
No correspondence/or conversations as to the reason why a particular entry was not successful can be entered into following the short listing of entries or the announcement of the winners.
As the judging committee’s evaluation can only be based on evidence provided, it cannot be extended or interpreted beyond the purposes of the Seatrade Cruise Awards scheme, to give guarantees to any subsequent commercial usage.
Winners will NOT be advised before Seatrade Europe. However, entrants will be notified if they have been included in the shortlist of nominations.