My wife and I buy her one item (or set) of jewelry on board each cruise. We're not looking for a huge bargain, just something to remember each trip by. If we don't think a particular piece is worth the price, we won't buy it. If we do, then we buy it with no regrets. There's no rushing to a local jeweler when we get home for an appraisal or breathless bragging to friends about "such a deal" we got on the high seas.