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Meet Our #Its5pmAtOpalContest Finalists

No vacation is complete without a toast – to your health, to an amazing vacation, to spending time with those you care about most. That’s why we asked Opal guests to share their favorite libation photos at an Opal resort using the hashtag #Its5pmAtOpalContest captioning what they were toasting to. After eyeballing all of the thirst-quenching photos, we narrowed it down to these eye-catching finalists. Cheers to a chance at winning a three-night stay!

Visit our Facebook album to vote for your favorites!

Photo submitted by Michele Creelman [Samoset Resort]

Photo submitted by Michele Creelman [Samoset Resort]

Photo courtesy of Samantha Lee Howard [Opal Sands]

Photo courtesy of Samantha Lee Howard [Opal Sands]

Photo courtesy of Sherry Smothermon-Short [Sandpearl Resort]

Photo courtesy of Sherry Smothermon-Short [Sandpearl Resort]

Photo courtesy of Tat [Samoset Resort]

Photo courtesy of Tat [Samoset Resort]

Photo courtesy of TK [Opal Sands Resort]

Photo courtesy of TK [Opal Sands Resort]

Photo courtesy of TK [TKresort]

Photo courtesy of Ali in Wonderland [West Street Hotel]

Photo courtesy of TK [Sagamore Resort]

Photo courtesy of Michelle Maskaly [Sagamore Resort]

Photo courtesy of TK [TKresort]

Photo courtesy of LizS [Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina]

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