Corning Hot Glass show

[CTBob]

Sorry about using the links - my photos are on Flickr and I do not know how to have them show up here. :o

No problem, beautiful. Thanks

[pbrady]

My husband is from a town adjacent to Corning, NY. We have been to the museum many times & it is worth the stop if you are near it. Your Celebrity Sea Pas card gets you in free. In our last 10 cruises (I can only book cruises with the glass show), he has never missed a show. He has won 3 pieces & they are beautiful. Since he enjoyed it so much, our daughters got him a couple classes to a glass blowing school near us.

[Mr. Click]

I have really enjoyed the hot glass shows too. It was tough in November on Solstice because it was just so cold some days but they always drew a nice crowd. No luck for me in the auctions or drawings but I do have a picture I really like of a piece coming out of the oven that I made on Equinox. I had it printed up and it hangs over the fireplace so I get to enjoy it all winter.

[Kirsten T]

On Equinox in January they had added a "Science of Glass" show, which was basically the last 20 minutes of their final show of the cruise. They demonstrated in various ways how glass can be very strong or very fragile, depending on the shape, temperature and other factors. It included shattering a lot of glass, which I have to admit was way cool. They ended by blowing an open balloon-shaped piece and making popcorn in it. Not sure they do it on all 3 ships, but if it's offered it's well worth a look. Especially if you're kind of a science geek, which my DH and I definitely are. ;)

[helen haywood]

We were lucky enough to win the raffle for one piece...and then to make friends with another couple who later won a piece and were unable to take it with them on a plane so they gave it to us!!

 

Making friends AND Hot Glass Shows!!

Edited February 18, 2016 by helen haywood

[Host Jazzbeau]

If you need a fix between cruises (and live in Florida!), there are wonderful art glass museums in St. Petersburg [Dale Chihuly, pirate and glass art genius!] and Sarasota [a local couple's private collection]. Both places show documentaries of Chihuly directing a large team to produce his works. We could sit for hours watching, just like on the ship!

[Marsic]

I've been fortunate enough to experience them on two ships, never won a piece and haven't bothered bidding on them as you can buy quality glass art anywhere.

[oztravellerleeds]

In my opinion it's one of the best things on a cruise , my wife and I love them and have seen many many shows, Corning staff are great, make it fun but educational, looking forward to seeing the show in March when we on the Solstice..

[Maligator]

EDIT : Ugh. I see the Tapatalk app isn't smart enough to rotate a portrait format photo. Oh well.

 

 

Tom (forgot his last name) did this one in 2013.

 

 

Done by an artist named Jack Schmidt on a previous sailing on Eclipse. He wasn't on ours.

 

The third piece went to my mother-in-law. It was a pink and white vase with green, vine-like whirlygigs. No pics of it.

 

Sent via my Samsung Note 4 while I should probably be doing something productive

Edited February 18, 2016 by Maligator

[CTBob]

Thanks for the photos, they are beautiful. For us it wouldn't be just about the glass but about the whole experience and the memories of the cruise that they bring. I collect bracelets and each time I put a different one on I'm reminded of that place. My favorite is one I bought while rushing back to the tender in Santorini. My lunch there at Oia on a terrace overlooking the caldera was one of the best travel experiences of my life. Ah...I an still feel the breeze. Bob

Edited February 18, 2016 by CTBob

[Jane2357]

I've been fortunate enough to experience them on two ships, never won a piece and haven't bothered bidding on them as you can buy quality glass art anywhere.

 

Yes you can purchase quality glass art in certain places but THESE pieces you get to see made and it comes with memories of a wonderful cruise, some see the value in that and others not. I also was happy that the Breast Cancer Awareness piece money goes to that cause. :D

[hcat]

Hope it is on EQ when we cruise on her next Jan...LC Grill is nice but the glass show is very special!

[davekathy]

EDIT : Ugh. I see the Tapatalk app isn't smart enough to rotate a portrait format photo. Oh well.

 

 

Tom (forgot his last name) did this one in 2013.

 

 

Done by an artist named Jack Schmidt on a previous sailing on Eclipse. He wasn't on ours.

 

The third piece went to my mother-in-law. It was a pink and white vase with green, vine-like whirlygigs. No pics of it.

 

Sent via my Samsung Note 4 while I should probably be doing something productive

 

We've heard about the hot glass show but never imagined the pieces looking this fantastic. Thanks for sharing. We will attend one of the shows on our 3 April 2016 Eclipse Caribbean Cruise.

[Maligator]

We scouted a working hot glass shop in Quebec City on Summit in the old town. And, naturally, the Mecca of glass art, Murano, in Venice. When in Rome (ha!), there's a glass shop (but no artisans) just around the corner from Piazza Navona. All have tasted the wrath of my wife and her Visa card.

 

Sent via my Samsung Note 4 while I should probably be doing something productive

Edited February 18, 2016 by Maligator