Every bid entered during our Online Shark Auction gives you a chance to win!
Every bid you place in the Shark Angels Online Auction gets you a chance to win a 1 week cruise on Blackbeard’s Cruises to the Exuma Cays of the Bahamas. So the more you bid, the more chances to win. Trip includes up to 19 dives, all meals and beverages while on board, a $1,145.00 value. Scroll down for pics from the boat!
During our annual online auction for shark conservation, you can bid on trips, scuba certifications and scuba gear. Save sharks and do good for our planet and you may even score an awesome trip just for bidding!
When can I start bidding to win?
Our shark online auction launches this summer in honor of World Oceans Day. The winner of the trip will be notified via email after the auction ends.
Any bid placed on any item in our online auction earns you one chance per bid to win the Blackbeard’s trip, regardless of whether it is a winning bid or not.
Terms + Conditions
- Giveaway Period: Entry for the Allstar Liveaboards Blackbeard’s cruise (“the Cruise”) begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 15, 2025 and ends at 6:00:00 p.m. ET on June 29, 2025 (the “Giveaway Period“).
- How To Enter: There is NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to participate in the Giveaway. A purchase does not increase your chances of winning. During the Giveaway Period, you will receive one entry for every bid you place in the Shark Angels Auction, regardless of whether it is a winning bid or not. By placing a bid in an online auction, you enter into a legally binding contract to purchase the item from the seller if you are the winning bidder. You are the winning bidder if your bid is the highest bid at auction close and your bid is accepted by the seller. When you purchase a fixed- price item, you enter into a legally binding contract to purchase the item from the seller. Once bids are placed, they will not be removed. To enter without placing a bid, send an email with the subject line “Giveaway Entry” to angels@sharkangels.org. Email must include full name, address, email and phone number and implies an opt-in to receive future email correspondence from Shark Angels. You will receive one (1) entry (the “Entry“) into the Allstar Liveaboards Blackbeard’s cruise random drawing. Limit one (1) Entry per person via email. All Entries must be received by 6:00:00 p.m. ET on June 29, 2025 to be eligible. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
- Sweepstakes Drawing: One (1) winner will be selected by randompicker.com or similar online platform on or about June 30, 2025 from among all eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The odds of winning the prize will depend on the number of eligible Entries received.
- The Cruise retail value : Winner will receive a one (1) week cruise on Blackbeard’s Cruises to the Exuma Cays of the Bahamas. Trip includes up to 19 dives, all meals, and beverages while on board, and has a retail value of $1,145.00. Not redeemable for cash. Restrictions apply- confirmation only within 20 days of boarding. Will waive this restriction if the winner brings a paying guest and shares a double bed. No advanced bookings allowed. Valid for travel between: August 15th thru December 15th 2025 or January 15th thru April 15, 2026. Does not include transfers, airfare or hotel stays (pre- or post-cruise), gratuity and fees. Gratuity of 15% and fees must be prepaid.
- General Rules/Winner Notification: Winner will be required to confirm acceptance of prize within five (5) days of notification in order to be confirmed as the winner. If the winner fails to respond within five (5) days, or if notification is returned as undeliverable, or if entrant shall be deemed to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, then potential winner will be deemed disqualified and their claim to the Cruise will be forfeited and an alternate potential winner will be randomly selected and the same verification process outlined above will be followed to verify that potential winner. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to Sponsor and its Administrators to use Grand Prize winner’s name and likeness for promotional purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email account used to enter, will be deemed to be the entrant. “Authorized account holder” of the email account is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the email account by an internet service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway; violates these Official Rules; acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner: or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor and its Administrators are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes which may limit the ability to participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries and administration of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if it cannot be completed as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures or corruption of any sort. In such event, Sponsor will award prize in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received prior to cancellation. As a condition of entering in the Sweepstakes, entrant agrees that: 1) under no circumstance will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for out-of-pocket expenses; 2) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and 3) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees.
- Sponsor/Administrator: Shark Angels, 315 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128.