Last April I told the story of Courtney Thompson, who spent $24,000 on jewelry for his wife while on a cruise stop in Santorini, Greece. When Thompson returned home to Florida, two appraisers valued the jewelry - a necklace, a bracelet, a ring and several pairs of earrings -- at less than $9,000. As Tripso's cruise ombudsman, I looked into the case for Thompson, but I was unable to help. Recently all that changed.

Onboard Media contracts with Celebrity Cruises to run its "Guaranteed Shopping Program" in Santorini. According to Rogavopolous, Onboard Media gets 10 percent of every sale made to cruise passengers, plus an additional 5 percent to cover advertising costs on board the ships. "Every time the ship come in I send them [Onboard Media] a check for $5,000, $6,000 -- sometimes more," Rogavopolous complained. "Onboard Media are pimps to the cruise tourists." Read Full Story