Nautical Chart Auction

[Hayward2]

Can anyone tell me the range of winning bids for the Nautical Chart of the cruise that is auctioned at the end of the cruise during the Art Auction?

[Taylor_Dene]

Last year on the Grand Princes in early March, it went for about $125 US.

 

Deb

[sea++]

It went for $125 on the Dawn in 2005, as well.

[Hayward2]

Thanks for the information

[PescadoAmarillo]

It went for $165 on the Golden (a one week cruise) recently. I've seen them over $500 for the transpacific cruises.

[BigGuy25]

On the Tahitian Princess last summer (Tahtiti to Hawaii) I quit bidding at $400 and it ended up going for over $600.00

[kikiwik]

we just got off the golden on saturday and it went for $310.00

[taxatty]

I paid $180 on the Coral.

Les

[cruisinbuddy]

I'm just off of the Crown P. and it apparently went for $160.00. I've heard of it going for $500.00.

[caribill]

On the 2007 Golden Princess Antarctic cruise, it went for around $1500

[tazboyles]

Can anyone post a picture of what one of the charts looks like before I start saving my pennies? Thanks.

[sea++]

Here's the chart I got from the Dawn 10 day Southern Caribbean cruise in 2005. My wife took the chart, which came rolled in a tube, and framed it along with the picture we got with the captain on the bridge.

[tazboyles]

Thank you. It looks great.

[BigGuy25]

The chart that I was bidding on during our Tahiti - Hawaii Tahitian Princess cruise was quite elaborate. Really a work of art. In addition to charting the course of our travel, it included autographs of all the senior officers, a small chart was mounted on the large chart that showed arrival and departure times in ports as well as distances traveled. There were other pieces mounted on the chart that gave some history of the ports visited. And, little "flags" were added and attached next to the islands we visited that gave their names. That's what I recall .. and I think there was more. It was really very nice. I guess it all depends on the "artistic talents" of the staff member assigned to prepare the chart.

[King Neptune]

The chart from our Panama Canal trip on the Island Princess went for $500.

 

It wasn't actually a chart used during the trip it was more of a decoration and was actually outside the Lido all week on display.

[lois1112]

I paid $560 for mine fromthe Sapphire cruise Bangkok to Beijing. It is wonderful...has flags of the countries we went to ..autographs of the officers.times and alot of nautical information I really don't understand. I truly love it.

[cherylandtk]

On our last cruise the chart auction was unusual and the Vista Lounge was SRO, out the door and had many crew and staff members attending and betting on the final price...but that was because that cruise had a man overboard situation and the chart showed the search pattern in addition to the cruise itinerary. The final price was also unusual, well over $3000.

[NeurosurgeryNP]

Did they get the people rescued?

[cherylandtk]

Yes, they did. Six hours after they went over, which is a long time to tread water in choppy seas in the dark.