drsel Posted June 11, 2018 #76 Share Posted June 11, 2018 ROFL ! :p:p:p That's probably pretty close to the truth. :cool: - EBCLol, you guys are hilarious! But it's not as bad as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom.Kitten Posted June 18, 2018 #77 Share Posted June 18, 2018 How much are the certified miniature artworks, (that they give as gifts, with a Certificate of authenticity) actually worth?Exactly what you pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted June 18, 2018 #78 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Great news! Hope that all the cruise lines follow. I have read very negative articles about the "Gallery". Time on a cruise should be better spent. My DH and I collect art- originals-not prints and cringe when people pay money for those prints- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted June 18, 2018 #79 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Exactly what you pay for it.Zero? Some cruise critics said 50 cents, $1 and even $80! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom.Kitten Posted June 18, 2018 #80 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Zero? Some cruise critics said 50 cents, $1 and even $80!Sell it to the person that offered you $80, then run like hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsel Posted June 18, 2018 #81 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Sell it to the person that offered you $80, then run like hell.If it was so easy to sell a painting, then Park West wouldn't need to pay the cruise lines thousands to hire their floor space, huge salaries and commissions to their employees and free "champagne" to the passengers who gave their precious time to attend the art auction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee60 Posted June 18, 2018 #82 Share Posted June 18, 2018 On our last cruise, the "paintings" in the art gallery were horrible, very commercialized, and very over-priced. There was nothing interesting or original, just things that looked like "schlock." So just who the heck IS this new artist? I haven't seen any artwork by "schlock." :confused: Oh, wait... now that I think about it... all of the Park West "art" is "schlock." ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted June 18, 2018 Author #83 Share Posted June 18, 2018 So just who the heck IS this new artist? I haven't seen any artwork by "schlock." :confused: Oh, wait... now that I think about it... all of the Park West "art" is "schlock." ;) Schlock is the 2nd cousin of Dreck Sent from my iPhone while I probably should be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted June 19, 2018 #84 Share Posted June 19, 2018 They are crooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBay Cruisers Posted June 19, 2018 #85 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Schlock is the 2nd cousin of Dreck LOL:p. Exactly. And really, really expensive. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina del Mar Posted June 19, 2018 #86 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I hate getting those ads in my mail box. Piles of them end up in the cabin stewards garbage. I feel sorry for them having to dump the wastebasket filled with all those pieces of paper trying to get money out of you. The spa, jewelry, art auction, your feet, sick of Effy ads, on and on. Waste of paper and ink. Totally agree ..what a waste! However, if the revenue gained by Cruiseline from those who don't mind spending money on overpriced 'art', 'fine jewellery' etc , keeps the price down for the rest of us..then please continue! I would not dream of buying either aboard a cruise ship..but that is my personal choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted June 19, 2018 #87 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Schlock is the 2nd cousin of Dreck Sent from my iPhone while I probably should be working. LOL! So true! What is the saying-" There is a sucker born everyday" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted June 19, 2018 #88 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Totally agree ..what a waste! However, if the revenue gained by Cruiseline from those who don't mind spending money on overpriced 'art', 'fine jewellery' etc , keeps the price down for the rest of us..then please continue! I would not dream of buying either aboard a cruise ship..but that is my personal choice. Exactly. :D If they people stupid enough to spend their money for junk on the ship just because they get a piece of paper in their mailbox it keeps my price lower. I say send more ad's out 3 or 4 times daily. " There is a sucker born everyday" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby3334 Posted June 19, 2018 #89 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I have never understood who would buy art or diamonds on a cruise but apparently enough do that it is profitable For them to rent the space Mike Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom.Kitten Posted June 20, 2018 #90 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I have never understood who would buy art or diamonds on a cruise but apparently enough do that it is profitable For them to rent the space Mike Sent from my iPhone using Forums If you buy a piece because you love it and you must have it on your wall, you're not a 'sucker'... If you buy one because you think it's a great investment, you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TriumphGuy Posted June 20, 2018 #91 Share Posted June 20, 2018 This is the best thread I've read in months! On our first cruise a few years ago, we wondered who buys this stuff? To me it's akin to all the "designer" shops that sell overpriced name-brand crap at cruise ports. I just don't get it. Most of that stuff is probably counterfeit anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAMarathoner Posted June 23, 2018 #92 Share Posted June 23, 2018 If you buy a piece because you love it and you must have it on your wall, you're not a 'sucker'... If you buy one because you think it's a great investment, you are. ^^ This ^^ I saw a nice set of paintings on the last cruise that I might have paid a reasonable price for. $1000 for an unknown artist isn't reasonable, though. I've found some talented folks on Etsy and purchased more than a few there. Talked to a guy whose wife spent more than five grand on the previous cruise. He was okay with it because he considered it prepaying his next cruise (free balcony room) and it made her happy. I'm happy to let HIM subsidize my cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingofcool1947 Posted June 23, 2018 #93 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Schlock is the 2nd cousin of Dreck Sent from my iPhone while I probably should be working. Could it be Peter Max or Thomas Kinkade?:confused: King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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