Hot Glass Show

I have attended the Hot Glass Show on both the Equinox and the Eclipse. Both were quite entertaining. I won two pieces, a vase and a full size pineapple, on the Equinox. Not so lucky on the Eclipse. Each show is different as they are doing different types of pieces. They did raffle off more items on the Equinox. I think the raffle process is controlled more by the artists. Their skills are quite exceptional. The Eclipse cruise was pre-Christmas in 2011 and the charity pieces went for $800-$2100.

DH & I both love the hot glass shows so much we'll only sail X ships that have them. My favorite show is the one they do at night...because the fire and glass absolutely glow.

me too! I would miss it terribly if I went on a S-Class ship without it.

And if you do visit.....it's free !! (see attached from the CMoG website !!

 

Celebrity Cruises SeaPass DiscountTOP

 

Those who have experienced the Hot Glass Show at Sea aboard the Celebrity Solstice, Equinox, or Eclipse, or traveled on any Celebrity Cruises ship are invited to visit the Museum as a special guest! Just show your Celebrity SeaPass and receive free admission for two and a 10% discount in the GlassMarket. Plus, kids and teens, 19 and under, are always free. (Valid for US residents only through December 31, 2013. The offer is non-transferable and you must provide a photo ID. Discount applies to non-sale items purchased in-store only. May not be used in conjunction with any other discount.)

 

Enjoy,

 

Woody

Cool! Thanks for the information.

I have to confess, I have been to a couple of the glass shows and just don't see what the fuss is all about. To me, kind of a 'once is enough; been there, done that' kind of thing. But of course it is not all about me and clearly based on this thread there are many that really enjoy the show. It will be interesting to see if the venues remain as the ships age or if people will grow tired of it and desire a change.

I have to confess, I have been to a couple of the glass shows and just don't see what the fuss is all about. To me, kind of a 'once is enough; been there, done that' kind of thing. But of course it is not all about me and clearly based on this thread there are many that really enjoy the show. It will be interesting to see if the venues remain as the ships age or if people will grow tired of it and desire a change.

It's kinda like any art form....some/a lot....of people enjoy watching artisans create....we watch painters paint; or sculptors sculpt; woodworkers carve; metal workers weld and craft items; pottery workers mold and shape; chefs cook; etc....Some enjoy...some don't....options !!

It's a highly skilled art form....and fun and fascinating to watch and learn about.

Whether they remain, as you said...we shall see. Obviously, the fact that Celebrity didn't put them on the 2 newest ships already says something...variety/income generation/options...etc ??

If they ever consider changing that space into another venue...I still vote for a coffee-roasting/out-door cafe. Obviously, the electric ovens have proven safe....so why not ??!! Imagine the wonderful aroma from roasting beans...and then great, fresh coffee that could be served throughout the ship !! You'd never read another thread about the poor quality of coffee onboard !!

Enjoy,

Woody

DH & I both love the hot glass shows so much we'll only sail X ships that have them. My favorite show is the one they do at night...because the fire and glass absolutely glow.

My DH, DD and I are right there with you. When we sail X, it is only on ships with the Hot Glass studios and we never miss a show. When Corning's traveling road show came to a city not far from our home, we made a trip down there as well

We went to the Hot Glass show many times on the Solstice in the Med. They only did a few raffles and I was not lucky enough to win.

 

Besides - how the heck would I have gotten it home!

One of the many reasons the HGS was not put on some of the newest ships is that Corning wants to keep the quality of the show high and that they did not want to stretch the number of artisians doing the shows too far. I can understand that, but I was very disappointed that X was not able to replace the HGS with something a bit more interesting than yet another pay-to-eat venue!

 

One of the many reasons the HGS was not put on some of the newest ships is that Corning wants to keep the quality of the show high and that they did not want to stretch the number of artisans doing the shows too far. I can understand that, but I was very disappointed that X was not able to replace the HGS with something a bit more interesting than yet another pay-to-eat venue!

The decision was financial...Celebrity pays Corning to do the shows. Corning would have no problem providing quality glass artisans....when the program was announced originally, they had many hundreds of applicants...it is an outstanding job for a young(er) single person.

Glass show: money paid out; Lawn Grill: money in. It was that simple.

I have to confess, I have been to a couple of the glass shows and just don't see what the fuss is all about. To me, kind of a 'once is enough; been there, done that' kind of thing. But of course it is not all about me and clearly based on this thread there are many that really enjoy the show. It will be interesting to see if the venues remain as the ships age or if people will grow tired of it and desire a change.

I'm kind of like you--I have sat and watched for a while, but the show seemed to move with glacial speed. Nothing really happened while I was there; maybe I just caught a bad moment.

I think it is great and interesting to celebrate arts such as glass blowing, though, and even if it is not my thing, many people really love it. I hope it is kept and I may try it again!

the ovens take a great deal of power, sometimes the ship turns down the power to them, ( the artist told that at one show)

I could see when they refurbish the ships it could be gone

I like the idea of coffee roasted cafe :D

I loved the glass blowing shows.

 

Just as a data point... IIRC, the three pieces auctioned on our Equinox cruise went for about between $250 and $450.

 

A question did come up during one of the shows asking about how many pieces get raffled off. They said they pretty much raffle off everything they make but that some pieces break (while setting over night (in the annealer?), during a rough/windy night at sea, etc) and essentially what a previous poster mentioned about not raffling off pieces that aren't up to snuff.

I have to agree we loved the glass blowing shows when we were on the Eclipse. At that time it seemed there were several raffles & I was very fortunate to win a ruby red bowl! Yes, it was a challenge getting it home since we had no packing material!!!

I was lucky enough to win a glass bowl on the Equinox in 2011. The artist was leaving the ship and raffled off many of his pieces at the last glass show. The frequency of the raffles seems to depend on the artists who are on board at a given time.

As for packing, I wrapped the bowl in many layers of dirty laundry and put it in the middle of my suitcase. It arrived home without breaking.

The glass shows are marvelous.

I was lucky enough to win a glass bowl on the Equinox in 2011. The artist was leaving the ship and raffled off many of his pieces at the last glass show. The frequency of the raffles seems to depend on the artists who are on board at a given time.

 

As for packing, I wrapped the bowl in many layers of dirty laundry and put it in the middle of my suitcase. It arrived home without breaking.

 

The glass shows are marvelous.

Beautiful piece! I posted the one we won on the Eclipse in 2012 on page 1 of this thread, I think ours was by the same artist, Carl Seigler. Sounds like you need to catch the ship he is working on.:D

We had befriended an officer and when we told her that we had won a piece and asked where we could find bubble wrap, we were surprised with an awesome Celebrity bag filled with bubble wrap, tape, beach towels, tee shirts and other goodies. We wrapped the vase in bubble wrap and the towels and put it in our carryon and it made it home in pristine condition.

Beautiful piece! I posted the one we won on the Eclipse in 2012 on page 1 of this thread, I think ours was by the same artist, Carl Seigler. Sounds like you need to catch the ship he is working on.:D

 

We had befriended an officer and when we told her that we had won a piece and asked where we could find bubble wrap, we were surprised with an awesome Celebrity bag filled with bubble wrap, tape, beach towels, tee shirts and other goodies. We wrapped the vase in bubble wrap and the towels and put it in our carryon and it made it home in pristine condition.

Yes, the piece was by Carl Siegler. He was amazing.

I hope he is on our upcoming Eclipse Cruise.

Hot Glass Show artist here,

The team decides when to raffle and how much, so it can vary... When I was at sea we would try to raffle away glass at the end of the shows for the fans that stayed and asked great questions. We would think of the raffles as a 'thank you' for really engaged and enthusiastic guests.

We never send glass back to Corning; it is all either raffled away for free or auctioned at the end of the cruise for charity. We support a scholarship fund at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Sometimes we perform Hot Glass Shows for the Crew (late at night, 12AM-2AM) and my team and I would try to make many, many cups and small pieces in our free time so that our hard-working crew could have a great raffle.

The auction prices vary depending on the demographics and nationalities of the passengers. I believe our record is $6K for a vase that supported the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. A woman stated at the beginning of the auction that she was going home with that piece of glass, but another passenger kept bidding her up. After the auction, the woman who did not win revealed that under her hat she had no hair from chemotherapy treating her breast cancer. So inspirational. Whether you plan on bidding or not, the auctions are fun to see, AND you get to see the glassblowers all dressed up! Sometimes the glass sells below market value and people get a real steal.

Most of the glass artists on ships are also working artists when they are on land, not just the guy on the Equinox. Glad to hear so many of you enjoyed the shows, we have lots of fun!

Hot Glass Show artist here,

 

The team decides when to raffle and how much, so it can vary... When I was at sea we would try to raffle away glass at the end of the shows for the fans that stayed and asked great questions. We would think of the raffles as a 'thank you' for really engaged and enthusiastic guests.

 

We never send glass back to Corning; it is all either raffled away for free or auctioned at the end of the cruise for charity. We support a scholarship fund at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Sometimes we perform Hot Glass Shows for the Crew (late at night, 12AM-2AM) and my team and I would try to make many, many cups and small pieces in our free time so that our hard-working crew could have a great raffle.

 

The auction prices vary depending on the demographics and nationalities of the passengers. I believe our record is $6K for a vase that supported the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. A woman stated at the beginning of the auction that she was going home with that piece of glass, but another passenger kept bidding her up. After the auction, the woman who did not win revealed that under her hat she had no hair from chemotherapy treating her breast cancer. So inspirational. Whether you plan on bidding or not, the auctions are fun to see, AND you get to see the glassblowers all dressed up! Sometimes the glass sells below market value and people get a real steal.

 

Most of the glass artists on ships are also working artists when they are on land, not just the guy on the Equinox. Glad to hear so many of you enjoyed the shows, we have lots of fun!

Thanks for the post Meg....I have enjoyed the shows on both the Equinox and Eclipse...dozens of times...and though I never won a raffled piece:(, I never tire of watching you all create !!

Keep up the great work, and I hope the relationship between Celebrity and the CMOG continues for quite some time !!

Hope to meet you onboard some day !

Woody

Besides - how the heck would I have gotten it home!

 

One of the factors why we chose our next cruise on the Eclipse was the Hot Glass show. Very talented artisans.

 

The best was watching the show as we slowly left Venice.....so ironic.

I agree, watching the show while being in Venice was amazing! We hand carried our piece home we won at the auction! You can read about it here if you want: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=35792845&postcount=209

Hot Glass Show artist here,

 

The team decides when to raffle and how much, so it can vary... When I was at sea we would try to raffle away glass at the end of the shows for the fans that stayed and asked great questions. We would think of the raffles as a 'thank you' for really engaged and enthusiastic guests.

 

We never send glass back to Corning; it is all either raffled away for free or auctioned at the end of the cruise for charity. We support a scholarship fund at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Sometimes we perform Hot Glass Shows for the Crew (late at night, 12AM-2AM) and my team and I would try to make many, many cups and small pieces in our free time so that our hard-working crew could have a great raffle.

 

The auction prices vary depending on the demographics and nationalities of the passengers. I believe our record is $6K for a vase that supported the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. A woman stated at the beginning of the auction that she was going home with that piece of glass, but another passenger kept bidding her up. After the auction, the woman who did not win revealed that under her hat she had no hair from chemotherapy treating her breast cancer. So inspirational. Whether you plan on bidding or not, the auctions are fun to see, AND you get to see the glassblowers all dressed up! Sometimes the glass sells below market value and people get a real steal.

 

Most of the glass artists on ships are also working artists when they are on land, not just the guy on the Equinox. Glad to hear so many of you enjoyed the shows, we have lots of fun!

HI Meg! Thank you for coming on here and posting. I just wanted to share that my fiance and I were blown away by the show! I am not kidding- we will only go on Solstice class ships that have the show now! It was a big part of our trip :) My parents surprised us a won a piece for us at the auction as an engagement gift (he proposed on our trip last summer in Europe). We were kinda obsessed with the show the whole trip- I think we made it to 5 shows. We never caught a raffle show.

Again I just wanted to thank you for the work and show you all put on, amazing! I am going to give you the link to my review from the auction day: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=35792845&postcount=209

-Ashley

Looking foreword to watching this on our first X cruise. :)

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Is there a show every day?

We loved the night show we caught on Solstice last December, even though it was freezing cold! The crew handed out blankets which were very appreciated. I was lucky enough to win a beautiful blue vase in the raffle. They did three draws. My number was drawn out first so I was able to choose the piece I wanted. It was a little nerve racking getting it home but we buried it in laundry in the middle of the biggest suitcase and all was fine. I heard that pieces went for $500 to $800 at the auction. That was a lucky trip for our group - one won big in the casino and another won one of the high end raffles and won a very expensive man's watch.

Here is the vase:

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Is there a show every day?

There is at least one show on most days; the same glass blowers do each show and they have the occasional day off. On our Eclipse Med cruise in September there were two shows on some sea days.

Shows vary, some in the afternoon, some at night. You can come and go as you please. They may be listed as 1-3 p.m. but if you have something else to do at 2, it's ok to get up and leave, or you can come late, too. They are a lot of fun to watch, interesting and educational too.

We recently returned from the Equinox TA where I attended many of the glass blower shows. They did raffles at each of the shows I attended. The last day be fore our arrival at Port Everglades they raffled many pieces, approximately 10, including anumber of huge pieces which they hadn't given away during their summer on the Med. They asked how many were Florida residents or had cars at the pier, as they would have been impossible on a plane. Even with this advantage I had no winner! Three glass blower cruises and never a winner!

Even with this advantage I had no winner! Three glass blower cruises and never a winner!

You are not the only one :)

After two cruises and multiple tries, I came away empty-handed as well. And to rub salt in the wound, one of our table-mates won a vase after I reminded her about the glass show that was to take place that evening.

It was probably just as well since my suitcase was pretty close to the weight limit by the time I boarded my return flight.

We really enjoyed the hot glass shows - first the Solstice and the Eclipse. While we are not lucky enough to ever win a piece (and I've only ever seen them give away 1 piece per show and sometimes not that) we did attend the auction on the last full day of our Eclipse cruise. We purchased 2 stunning pieces - one was the Breast Cancer Research piece and another a beautiful bowl. The bidding was fierce - usually I buy some jewelry while cruising but last year - I bought glass :D We see it our living room every day - what a wonderful reminder of an excellent cruise.

I have enjoyed the glass shows since 2010. I was lucky enough to win a vase and a pineapple on an Equinox cruse, so it does happen.

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