Art Auctions

[thoma458]

On RCI a few years back my wife and I went to the art auction, lured in by the free champagne... then we ended up winning 4 pieces of art valued at over $1000! We never had them appraised, but they made great souvenirs and nice gifts to our parents. Plus, it was fun bidding "blind" on some pieces of art - we were under no obligation to purchase of course! We ended up buying a beautiful piece by Thomas Kinkade - when I got back to the states again, no appraisal (a gift for my parents) but I compared the price to a few local Kinkade specialty stores in MI and found I had gotten a great deal.

But like I said, the free champagne is good enough for us :)

[jhannah]

Never purchased any art onboard. Went to one auction just to see what it was like. Stayed 15 minutes. That was enough for me!

[gizmo]

The thread that I Luv Crusin is referring to can be found here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=298255

 

It is indeed *very* interesting - but I wouldn't be showing up at any auctions hoping Park West will make the same mistake twice ;)

 

Wow ! I just read that thread. Unbelievable !

[Krazy Kruizers]

Thanks for the link - yikes!