It's Time for you to show off your skills!
Submit your application below. If you are selected as a member of the Top 50, you will be notified via email. All applicants are encouraged to submit any video showing their DJ mixing skills. Once selected for the Top 50, you will be required to submit a custom 5 minute video displaying not only your skills, but your knowledge of HBCU culture via music.
contest rules
* Must be able to sail on the cruise from January 15-20, 2026
* Must have or be able to get a valid passport before sailing
* Must attend or are a graduate of an HBCU
* Must be at least 18 years or older
* Must be a resident of the United States
* Each video submission must be a link from YouTube or Vimeo.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By applying for the Homecoming: The Cruise DJ Battle, you agree to these terms:
You must be a U.S. resident and have previously or currently attend an HBCU located in the United States in order to be considered to win.
You must meet all eligibility requirements.
Recipient may be required to verify and provide information to confirm eligibility such as proof of HBCU enrollment and full transcripts.
In the event that the recipient is no longer attending an HBCU at the time of the award, SCE reserves the right to relinquish the offer.
No more than one (1) Homecoming: The Cruise DJ Battle Winner will be chosen in 2025.
Winner will be contacted via email and may also be contacted via mail and phone. If winner does not reply and accept the award within two weeks of being notified, Signature Cruise Experiences (SCE) reserves the right to rescind the offer and may provide the award to the runner up.
Cabin on Homecoming: The Cruise 2026 is non-transferable and cannot be deferred.
Sailing on Homecoming: The Cruise 2026 is required.
Cabin award on Homecoming: The Cruise 2026 cannot be substituted with a monetary equivalent award.
Cruise award includes: Round-trip cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, all performances, interviews, parties and events presented on the cruise (this does not include any special Artist-Hosted Events which require sign-up and/or a fee or Private Parties), all meals (in the “Included Dining” category, featuring breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in the Ocean View Café and dinners in The Cosmopolitan Dining Room as well as late-night mini-buffets throughout the ship), as part of the Included Dining experience, non-bottled beverages (i.e. coffee, juices, tea) are provided without charge, recreation facilities (such as Fitness Center, Pools, Hot tubs, Sauna, Basketball court, Jogging track and Thalassotherapy Pool), in-room TV and movies (excluding pay-per-view movies), full-service room cleaning. Cruise award does not include: Ground transportation in ports-of-call, pre- and post-cruise lodging, dining in specialty restaurants (Tuscan Grille, Luminae, Sushi on Five, Jazz Cruises’ Chops House) - there is an upcharge for dining in those restaurants, personal expenditures and purchases (such as photos, souvenirs, excursions, spa services, personal training), gambling, carbonated & alcoholic beverages, bottled water, specialty coffees & teas, fresh-squeezed juice & smoothies, 24-hour room service ($9.95 service charge), travel insurance.
Applicant grants permission to Signature Cruise Experiences (SCE) to use applicant’s name and image or other likeness in marketing communications.
Signature Cruise Experiences (SCE) reserves the right to change the offer and or any details, including deadlines, requirements, award amounts, and performance award.