I wont lie, the entire lantern tied to your death thing? I -love- it. From the way they make your ship look, to just the entire gimmick of it. What I don't like however is how hard and often impossibly hard it is to get some of the colors, especially if you want just that special "look" for your ship.
My Suggestion: Either after you complete the achievements to get all colors or, when the time passes and those achievements no longer give blue doubloons, have the special lantern colors available from a shipwright as added customization options.
I really -really- love the white lightning flame and the way it makes a ship look, but unfortunately RNGsus does not love me, and I do not have the time to spend 3-4 hours chasing storms just to customize my ship further.
I know its a dumb suggestion, but hey....
