Grand Prize: Best Overall Photo—win a FREE Grand Circle vacation for two
Judges will also select up to four honorable mentions—each of these will receive a $500 Travel Credit.
Get inspired by the winning photos from our 2025 contest above and enter our 2026 contest. Upload your best travel photos from a Grand Circle Cruise Line or Grand Circle Travel vacation by December 31, 2026. Winners will be notified and featured on our website in early 2027.
The best image of local people engaged in cultural traditions or everyday activities.
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The best image of your fellow travelers participating in local activities, interacting with locals, or engaged in the experience of being abroad with O.A.T.
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The best image of a natural landscape, building, monument, street, or structure that captures the essence of a place.
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The best image of animals in their natural habitat
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Eligible subject matter includes shots of scenery, cultural attractions, local people, a special moment with fellow travelers—anything that evokes the spirit of discovery.
Photo must have been taken by you on a Grand Circle vacation within the past 5 years.
When uploading to My Account, please include the following information:
This contest is sponsored by Grand Circle LLC d/b/a Grand Circle Travel “GCT,” located at 347 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA.
Photos will be sorted into categories based on our Photo Editor's discretion.
Due to large number of contestants, GCT is unable to acknowledge receipt of any entries, nor can we return any photos once sent.
Eligible entrants are limited to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older.
By submitting a photo, you (i) represent and warrant that the photo is your original work created solely by yourself and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any party; (ii) grant to Grand Circle LLC and its affiliates a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable right and license to use, in any and all related media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all commercial or other uses thereof, including without limitation, reproducing, editing, modifying, adapting, publishing, displaying publicly, creating derivative works from, incorporating into other works or modifying the photo and (iii) hereby release and discharge Grand Circle LLC and its affiliates, officers and employees from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs, damages and expenses of any kind arising out of or relating to the use by Grand Circle LLC of any photo submitted.
First Prize is a GCT vacation of your choosing for you and one companion, main trip only, with a maximum value of $10,000 per couple. (Excludes Business Class upgrades, Travel Protection Plan, and optional tours.)
The prize is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. No previously booked GCT reservations apply. The adventure includes roundtrip airfare from most major cities and must be taken within 1 year of winning.
Pricing is subject to change without notice depending on departure date or city.
All applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner, who will receive a form 1099 reflecting the actual retail value of the Prize.