Free art from art auction

[mrsturkelton]

I apologize if this has been brought up before but I searched the forum and couldn't find it!

 

I see in our Latitudes rewards and it says "Free art for attending Art Auction".  Has anyone done this and if so, what kind of 'free art' do you receive?  I've seen some folks say the auction can last for hours and things are really high priced.  I don't want to waste time watching other people spend money on things I couldn't afford just to get a small post card of 'art'.  I know affordability is different from person to person, but I'd like to hear some people's experiences and maybe some photos of the items they've purchased and what their 'free art' might be.  I am travelling with a group and I'm sure some would enjoy this experience but others would be bored out of their melons!

[shof515]

Just now, mrsturkelton said:

just to get a small post card of 'art'.  

on my cruise last year, that was it

[ollienbertsmum]

Ha ha don’t do it!!  The same as the raffles for “free jewelry” - if you have a 5 year old grandchild they may use it to dress up  their Barbie doll.  Anyone else - hmmm.   

 

When we did not have the beverage package we might have dawdled by an auction giving free Prosecco.  This is just as we used to plan the time we would go for our evening meal to hit the busy time when we would be given a consolation glass of Prosecco for being asked to wait more than 15 minutes.  Years have gone by and we don’t have to be such cheapskates.  I think so many people have the beverage package that the free Prosecco hardly counts.   Lol.  

[mrsturkelton]

22 minutes ago, ollienbertsmum said:

Ha ha don’t do it!!  The same as the raffles for “free jewelry” - if you have a 5 year old grandchild they may use it to dress up  their Barbie doll.  Anyone else - hmmm.   

 

When we did not have the beverage package we might have dawdled by an auction giving free Prosecco.  This is just as we used to plan the time we would go for our evening meal to hit the busy time when we would be given a consolation glass of Prosecco for being asked to wait more than 15 minutes.  Years have gone by and we don’t have to be such cheapskates.  I think so many people have the beverage package that the free Prosecco hardly counts.   Lol.  

Haha!  I 'won' free gemstones in a trivia game on the Jewel.  It was a baggie of unpolished shards of jade.  2 small shards!  

 

 

We have the drink package so I am not concerned for free drinks!  haha!

 

I appreciate your input.  🙂

[BirdTravels]

34 minutes ago, mrsturkelton said:

I apologize if this has been brought up before but I searched the forum and couldn't find it!

 

I see in our Latitudes rewards and it says "Free art for attending Art Auction".  Has anyone done this and if so, what kind of 'free art' do you receive?  I've seen some folks say the auction can last for hours and things are really high priced.  I don't want to waste time watching other people spend money on things I couldn't afford just to get a small post card of 'art'.  I know affordability is different from person to person, but I'd like to hear some people's experiences and maybe some photos of the items they've purchased and what their 'free art' might be.  I am travelling with a group and I'm sure some would enjoy this experience but others would be bored out of their melons!

It is the 8”x10” prints. They are given out at the end of the auction to EVERYONE that attends. 
 

 

[mrsturkelton]

1 minute ago, BirdTravels said:

It is the 8”x10” prints. They are given out at the end of the auction to EVERYONE that attends. 
 

 

Awesome!  Thanks for the info!

[casofilia]

You can also get one on Embarkation Day by signing in to their system!!   At one time there were different ones given at different times but not sure they are different these days.

 

Expect to wait a couple of hours if you get there at the start!!!

[mugtech]

Even if you win an art raffle for larger pieces of art you need to pay $35 to have the rolled up print shipped to your home, cannot take it with you.  Other raffle prizes include a $100 credit on art selling for more than $1,000.  Just a waste of time and money.  Sometimes they do a 45 lecture on certain artists or styles, informative if you are not familiar with Picasso or Thomas Kinkaid. 

[casofilia]

@mugtech

 

Even if you win an art raffle for larger pieces of art you need to pay $35 to have the rolled up print shipped to your home, cannot take it with you. 

 

They wanted USD70 to send one to us in New Zealand.   I complained bitterly about the idea of winning a raffle and not being able to walk away with the prize.   I took it to both NCL and the art company and the print was finally delivered free.

 

They say they do not have room on board for all the unframed free raffle works of art that they give away!!!!   But they have room for the hundreds of "works of art" they are trying to sell and they are all framed.   Bah Humbug!!

[Birdie And Sue]

4 hours ago, mrsturkelton said:

I apologize if this has been brought up before but I searched the forum and couldn't find it!

 

I see in our Latitudes rewards and it says "Free art for attending Art Auction".  Has anyone done this and if so, what kind of 'free art' do you receive?  I've seen some folks say the auction can last for hours and things are really high priced.  I don't want to waste time watching other people spend money on things I couldn't afford just to get a small post card of 'art'.  I know affordability is different from person to person, but I'd like to hear some people's experiences and maybe some photos of the items they've purchased and what their 'free art' might be.  I am travelling with a group and I'm sure some would enjoy this experience but others would be bored out of their melons!

Park West uses the term "Art" very liberally, as do they "original", "limited", and " one of a kind"/"unique".  Most of what they sell is posters or copies of 'art' printed on high end ink jet printers and they run them off by the thousands.    Before you spend a penny on anything there please do yourself a favor and google park west.

[ziggyuk]

51 minutes ago, casofilia said:

 I took it to both NCL and the art company and the print was finally delivered free.

 

Well done you.

[newmexicoNita]

15 hours ago, mrsturkelton said:

Awesome!  Thanks for the info!

I actually did use mine many years ago. I think it was an 8x10 and I had it framed. I really enjoyed it, but would I go just for that? I don't think so. I really can't remember too well as when we moved from Texas our moving van got stolen and all our art work and pics from many out of the country vacations went to someone else. but that is another story and has nothing to do with the art auction. 

[RedwingHockeyFan]

I have never seen them limit the free art to just latitudes members.

 

[Stealthdog]

I think I have about 20-30 prints of free art - they give them away to everyone at every auction.  Then you can win some more on the raffles, guess the price, guess the weight events.  All mine are in a box in a storage unit.  Some of them were cute little pieces.

Edited September 24, 2019 by Stealthdog

[BaWBarmy]

My first experience on a cruise ship was with the 'art' auction people. We were accosted just after boarding and asked if we wanted to guess the price of a 'genuine' Picasso engraving, the person closest to the price would get to keep the engraving. Whilst casting an inexperienced eye and placing a completely uneducated guess on the price of the piece the young lady tried to tempt us to attend the 'art' auction later on the cruise. I asked what sort of stuff they would auction, not knowing that this wasn't the only 'art' auction at sea. The reply was "well all sorts, who is your favo(u)rite artist?" I said it was Turner to which I got a slightly puzzled look and then "Oh sure, we have sculptures too"

 

Needless to say we went to the auction anyway despite the fact that we thought the auction staff knew naff all about art. Turns out they weren't the only ones, our estimate on the engraving was way out, although I never did see them give the $30,000 engraving to the closest guess.

 

Oh and the auction was terrible, those that had shown an interest in pieces pre-auction were swooped upon to make spectacular bids on items that were no better than a piece of paper dropped in a puddle of paint.

 

My advice is that no piece of free 'art' should be enough to tempt you to go to one. The sooner they kick them off the ships and dedicate the space they take up to something else, the better.

[FranknBeans]

The auction is a total waste of time> unless you want a glass of varsol in a champagne glass.

You can most often buy on line much cheaper.

16 minutes ago, BaWBarmy said:

My first experience on a cruise ship was with the 'art' auction people. We were accosted just after boarding and asked if we wanted to guess the price of a 'genuine' Picasso engraving, the person closest to the price would get to keep the engraving. Whilst casting an inexperienced eye and placing a completely uneducated guess on the price of the piece the young lady tried to tempt us to attend the 'art' auction later on the cruise. I asked what sort of stuff they would auction, not knowing that this wasn't the only 'art' auction at sea. The reply was "well all sorts, who is your favo(u)rite artist?" I said it was Turner to which I got a slightly puzzled look and then "Oh sure, we have sculptures too"

 

Needless to say we went to the auction anyway despite the fact that we thought the auction staff knew naff all about art. Turns out they weren't the only ones, our estimate on the engraving was way out, although I never did see them give the $30,000 engraving to the closest guess.

 

Oh and the auction was terrible, those that had shown an interest in pieces pre-auction were swooped upon to make spectacular bids on items that were no better than a piece of paper dropped in a puddle of paint.

 

My advice is that no piece of free 'art' should be enough to tempt you to go to one. The sooner they kick them off the ships and dedicate the space they take up to something else, the better.

 

 

I would not doubt at all that the winner was a  "planted" person. I cant see them giving away $1k let alone 30K and we've done a lot of art auctions both US and Canada and never seen that sort of value ever given away and shady houses have planted personel in the audence to bid an item up.

[FranknBeans]

14 hours ago, Birdie And Sue said:

Park West uses the term "Art" very liberally, as do they "original", "limited", and " one of a kind"/"unique".  Most of what they sell is posters or copies of 'art' printed on high end ink jet printers and they run them off by the thousands.    Before you spend a penny on anything there please do yourself a favor and google park west.

 

Totally agree put the google search to work on Park West as well as any artist you have in mind'

[Named-Tawny]

Yeah, the art auctions are trash, but amusing if you have some time to kill.

It was good for a laugh, but not much more than that.  A lot of very suspicious 'bids' from way in the back of the seating, behind where anybody could see.  lol

[erdoran]

On 9/23/2019 at 6:08 PM, mugtech said:

Even if you win an art raffle for larger pieces of art you need to pay $35 to have the rolled up print shipped to your home, cannot take it with you.  Other raffle prizes include a $100 credit on art selling for more than $1,000.  Just a waste of time and money.  Sometimes they do a 45 lecture on certain artists or styles, informative if you are not familiar with Picasso or Thomas Kinkaid. 

Let me get this straight - you win a rolled up print, about poster size, you are willing to make your own arrangements to get it home (or pack it in your luggage or just carry it) and they say “you won this but you have to pay $35 for it”?  Is this fraud, deceptive practices, bait & switch or what?  And what is the excuse if you are willing to take it right then and there and not ask them to store it for you?  (Other than “the price of this item is $35 so we’re pretending you won it, but then we are tricking you into paying for it”)

 

Or am I too harsh?

[Birdie And Sue]

If you really want to get them ask them if they do their giclee (ZHe kla) in house or if they out source it.  When they hear you use that term they will most likely ask you to quiet down adn escort you out of the 'gallery'.

Giclee - (noun) - a technology for fine art or photograph reproduction using a high-quality inkjet printer to make individual copies.

[mugtech]

7 hours ago, erdoran said:

Let me get this straight - you win a rolled up print, about poster size, you are willing to make your own arrangements to get it home (or pack it in your luggage or just carry it) and they say “you won this but you have to pay $35 for it”?  Is this fraud, deceptive practices, bait & switch or what?  And what is the excuse if you are willing to take it right then and there and not ask them to store it for you?  (Other than “the price of this item is $35 so we’re pretending you won it, but then we are tricking you into paying for it”)

 

Or am I too harsh?

They will tell you that they have no copies on board, will have to ship it to you from their warehouse in the USA.  They claim they can get 5 prints in one $35 tube, so if you win or buy up to 5 it costs $35 shipping.

[newmexicoNita]

20 hours ago, Named-Tawny said:

Yeah, the art auctions are trash, but amusing if you have some time to kill.

It was good for a laugh, but not much more than that.  A lot of very suspicious 'bids' from way in the back of the seating, behind where anybody could see.  lol

Agree with you but some of the pieces, if you purchase are fun and nice to have on the wall, plus a lasting memory of the cruise. Now who bids and is it suspicious, you bet!!!!

[eowyn13]

It’s entertaining to attend an auction and see them trying to sell “original “ art that you saw on your last cruise on another ship. I also have a friend who cruises on Carnival who took a picture of an “original “ Thomas Kincaid Disney print of the Little Mermaid that I have seen at an Art Auction on the Star.

[MoniMommy]

On 9/23/2019 at 6:08 PM, mugtech said:

Even if you win an art raffle for larger pieces of art you need to pay $35 to have the rolled up print shipped to your home, cannot take it with you.  Other raffle prizes include a $100 credit on art selling for more than $1,000.  Just a waste of time and money.  Sometimes they do a 45 lecture on certain artists or styles, informative if you are not familiar with Picasso or Thomas Kinkaid. 

Once I won the "free art", on I think a Celebrity ship, but had to pay $40 for the tube to put it in. You could not get it without the tube. So I was wondering if I could bring my own tube on my upcoming NCL cruise. I happen to have a tube. I know each ship is different. 

[erdoran]

And you can’t get it without the $40 tube because?????

 

Should be your decision if you want to risk damaging your “free” art.  It would be interesting to see what happens if you show up with your own tube, would love to hear the excuse they use to force the $40 tube on you.