How To Travel With Your Diamond Engagement Ring

While your jewellery selections are often the last thing on your mind when packing for a vacation, whether or not to travel with your diamond engagement ring should be one of the first things to consider. While there are several valid reasons to keep your diamond engagement ring at home while travelling, there are also several ways to ensure the diamond engagement ring stays safe when you decide to bring it along with you.

If you are travelling to someplace you've never been before, you may be better off leaving your diamond engagement ring behind. Other cities and even countries have their own ways of life, their own cultures, and their own customs, which is what makes travelling so invigorating at times. Other cities and countries, however, also have their own nicer areas and poorer areas, making travelling through unfamiliar areas somewhat risky at best. While we would all like to think that no one would ever attempt to steal our diamond engagement ring, the fact is that many countries have groups that rely on theft and pickpocketing as their means of income, particularly when tourists are involved. For the most part, the less noticeable you make your self in a foreign place, the less likely your chances are of being the victim of theft, particularly when it comes to your diamond engagement ring. Most of the time you're better off opting for just your wedding ring and leaving the diamond engagement ring safely behind, making yourself much less of a target, particularly in unfamiliar towns or countries.

In some cultures, a woman displaying her diamond engagement ring may be taken as offensive. Some areas don't believe in the practice of women wearing jewellery or adornment at all, particularly a diamond engagement ring. In other areas, culture may dictate that a diamond engagement ring should be small and simple, as opposed to many of the more elaborate diamond engagement ring styles on the market today. Once again, unless you are familiar with the particular customs in an area, your diamond engagement ring is better off left behind.

For some travel occasions, it may be necessary or desired to proudly wear your diamond engagement ring. This is especially true for honeymoons or other trips involving special occasions of a more formal nature where the diamond engagement ring would be a must have accessory. When this is the case, there are a few options to best keep your diamond engagement ring safe.

If you are on your honeymoon, for example, everyone you know will expect to see your beautiful bridal set, diamond engagement ring especially, on your finger in every single photo. While simply explaining that you chose not to bring your diamond engagement ring along for safety purposes should be enough, many people still believe the diamond engagement ring is the must have prop in every photo. Because of this, some jewellery designers are offering a unique option when purchasing the diamond engagement ring and allow you to purchase a dummy ring along with your real diamond engagement ring.

The dummy diamond engagement ring is not a diamond at all, but rather often a simulated stone used for costume jewellery. The metal for the fake diamond engagement ring is by no means precious and is often gold plated or silver. The fake diamond engagement ring serves two primary purposes. It allows you to appear to be wearing your diamond engagement ring in every photo or when travelling to unknown areas, while also minimizing the loss should the fake diamond engagement ring be lost or stolen. Costume diamond engagement rings that mirror the genuine diamond engagement ring are particularly popular for more expensive pieces, giving the owner the ability to keep the valuable diamond engagement ring at home, while still giving the appearance of the real diamond engagement ring.

A simpler option when travelling is to simply leave your diamond engagement ring at the hotel or one the cruise ship when venturing into new areas. By utilizing a room or cabin safe, the diamond engagement ring stays securely in the room to be worn on an as needed basis. The benefit of checking the diamond engagement ring, and any other valuables, in with the hotel's front desk, is the fact that any items held in the hotel safe on your behalf, such as your diamond engagement ring, are covered against loss or damage by the hotel's insurance policy, giving you a definite piece of mind when it comes to the safety of your diamond engagement ring.