Meraviglia Art Auctions for US Sailings?

[optimusprime82]

Does anyone know if MSC has contracted an art dealer for the Meraviglia's US sailings this fall and winter? I called Park West last week and they didn't think they were going to be onboard for the 10/28/19 repositioning cruise from NYC to Miami. I don't recall which company held the auctions onboard the Divina in 2017 but I remember them saying that MSC didn't do much with art auctions since that's an "American tradition." Park West is the auction company onboard the Seaside and I don't think they're on the Divina right now either.

 

Park West emails me weekly about registering for our next cruise to get a "free art work" and a bonus bid credit which I can't take advantage of since it doesn't sound like the Meraviglia will be hosting them. We look forward to the auctions even though we rarely go home with any art over $100 but it's still a bit of extra culture... and no, it's not about the free champagne.

[Essiesmom]

We found it a welcome change that there was NO art auction on Armonia.  EM

[GOLDENBONNY]

I hope not. 

[emmas gran]

Hopefully no art auctions on that cruise 

[tallnthensome]

It is an American tradition for US cruisers to get suckered into onboard art auctions where the value is highly inflated and the art is not an original but a giclee. I hope all cruise lines get rid of Park West and all of their crap  off of cruise ships ........