Enter for your chance to admire the starry skies over the Canaries on a cruise on-board Spirit of Discovery, worth over £4,000 per person.
An overnight stay at the green island of Madeira, with its laurel forests and botanical garden, provides a scenic prelude on our all-inclusive 14-night Celestial Canary Islands cruise. Enjoy extended time ashore in La Palma, Tenerife and Las Palmas to explore the unusual volcanic scenery, traditions and culture. Plus, experience the star-studded nights the region is renowned for.
Visit Lanzarote’s capital Arrecife, then cruise to Portugal’s capital Lisbon, known for its vintage trams, colourful architecture and rich history. Saga Magazine editor Louise Robinson will be joined onboard by money guru Paul Lewis and radio presenter Ken Bruce.
Your cruise includes:
- Nationwide chauffeur service
- All-inclusive food and drink
- All gratuities and free WiFi on board
- 24-hour room service
- An included excursion in every port
The winner and their companion will enjoy 14 nights on-board Spirit of Discovery, sailing January 5, 2026. The accommodation on-board will be a twin cabin.
Simply complete the form below to be in with a chance of winning.
- Promoter
The Promoter of this competition is Saga Publishing Limited (company number 02152564) of 3 Pancras Square,
London N1C 4AG.
- Eligibility
This competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. Entrants must be aged
50 or over, as the lead traveller must be at least 50 years old at the time of travel. Employees and
immediate family of the Promoter, its group companies (including Saga Cruises Limited), or anyone
professionally connected with the competition are not eligible to enter.
- How to enter
- Entry is free and no purchase is necessary.
- To enter, visit saga.co.uk/win-a-canaries-cruise
and complete the entry form.
- Only one entry per person is permitted.
- Competition dates
- Opening date: 9.00am, 21 October 2025.
- Closing date: 11:59pm, 28 November 2025.
Entries received by the Promoter after the closing date will not be accepted.
- Responsibility for entries
The Promoter is not responsible for entries that are corrupted, not successfully completed or transmitted,
lost, mislaid, misdirected, damaged or delayed in transit, including, for example, as a result of any
equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, website, computer hardware or
software failure of any kind or for any other reason beyond its control.
- Winner selection and notification
- The winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries, performed by a computer process on
01 December 2025.
- The winner will be notified via telephone within 5 days of the draw date using the contact
details provided at entry.
- If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available or is unable to accept their prize within 7 days of being notified
by the Promoter, then the winner's prize will be forfeited, and the Promoter reserves the right to
choose another winner from eligible entries received in accordance with the process described above.
- Prize details
The winner will receive a 14-night 'Celestial Canary Islands' cruise on the Spirit of Discovery, for two
people sharing a standard balcony cabin, departing from Portsmouth on 5th January 2026 and returning to
Portsmouth on 19th January 2026.
The prize includes:
- the choice of either a twin or double occupancy balcony cabin;
- a nationwide return chauffeur service to and from Portsmouth (private up to 75 miles each way, or a
shared journey), available in the UK mainland only. Saga reserves the right to select the most
appropriate form of transport and/or domestic flight for your journey to and from the port;
- all meals on board, all inclusive drinks and one excursion in every port. For further details on the
prize inclusions please refer to the full itinerary.
The prize does not include:
- selected premium drinks, additional shore excursions, food and drink on excursions, spa
treatments, spending money or personal expenses;
- travel insurance. Note: The winner and their travelling companion must be adequately insured for
the cruise to cover all contingencies. The winner is solely responsible for arranging such
travel insurance.
Any other costs incurred in addition to those set out above and that are incidental to the fulfilment of
the prize are the responsibility of the winner.
- Prize conditions
- Entrants must be aged 50 or over, as the lead traveller must be at least 50 years old at the time of
travel. A travelling companion or family member accompanying the winner may be aged 40 or over.
- The prize is only valid for the 14-night 'Celestial Canary Islands' cruise on the Spirit of
Discovery departing from Portsmouth on 5th January 2026 and returning to Portsmouth on 19th January
2026. It cannot be exchanged or rescheduled.
- The prize is as offered; no extensions or upgrades are available except that the Promoter reserves
the right to upgrade the cabin at its discretion without prior agreement from the winner.
- The winner can travel by themselves as a solo guest.
- The prize is non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and no cash alternative will be offered.
- All elements of the prize are subject to availability. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute
the prize with one of equal or greater value if circumstances beyond the Promoter's control make it
necessary to do so.
- It is the winner's responsibility to ensure that they and any accompanying traveller are available
to travel on the specified dates, hold valid passports (with at least six months validity at the
time of travel), obtain any required visas or travel documents, and meet all applicable vaccination
or health requirements for the destination.
- The prize is subject to Saga
Cruises' booking conditions.
- Publicity and data
- The winner may be asked to take part in publicity or promotional activities, as may be reasonably
required by the Promoter and/or Saga Cruises with no recompense, which may include having the
winner's name, video footage and/or photographic image published. If you do not wish to take part in
any publicity or promotional activities, please contact the Promoter at: editor@saga.co.uk
- Personal data will be processed in accordance with the Promotor's Privacy Policy and shared with third parties
only as required to arrange
prize fulfilment.
- In accordance with the requirements of the UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising and Direct &
Promotional Marketing, the Promoter must either publish or make available information that indicates
a valid award has taken place. To comply with this obligation, the Promoter will provide the surname
and county of major prize winners, and, if applicable, copies of their winning entries, to anyone
who emails editor@saga.co.uk within one month of the closing
date specified in Condition 4, above.
If you object to the disclosure of your surname and/or county, you must inform the Promoter at the
time of accepting the prize. In such circumstances, the Promoter will still provide the information
and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request, but may withhold the
information from public disclosure.
- General terms
- By entering the competition, participants agree to these terms and conditions. The Promoter reserves
the right to refuse entry, or refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of these terms and
conditions.
- The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the competition if
necessary.
- The decision of the Promoter regarding any aspect of the competition is final and binding and no
correspondence will be entered into about it.
- Liability
Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be
responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury
or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the
Promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
- Governing law
This competition is governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes will be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Personal details usage
We will not use your personal details for any other purpose such as marketing unless you have consented for
us to do so.
Our Privacy Policy is available for you to read – we would like to draw your attention to it if this is
your first contact with Saga and the Saga website.