Thread: Handy Dandy list of smoking policies

Azamara Club Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in the port side aft section of the Looking Glass Lounge and the starboard forward section of the pool deck.

Where You Can't: The rest of the ship is completely non-smoking, including all cabins and balconies. There is a non-smoking policy on all components of the land tour portion of all Azamara Club Cruises cruisetour products.


Carnival Cruise Lines

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in casinos, dance clubs, piano bars and other live music venues, as well as designated areas on open decks. Smoking is prohibited in Spa cabins on Carnival Splendor and Carnival Dream.

Where You Can't: All dining areas are non-smoking, as are a number of public rooms, including the aft cabaret lounge, main show lounge, library, and along the promenade.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Ships in Carnival's Destiny and Conquest classes have cigar bars.


Celebrity Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Cigarette smoking is only permitted in designated indoor and outdoor areas. Examples include the port side of the pool deck and sundecks on each ship; the port side of the Sunset Bar on Celebrity Century and on Celebrity's Millennium class of ships; and the port side, aft, outside of Winter Garden on Celebrity Galaxy and Celebrity Mercury.

Where You Can't: Smoking is prohibited in cabins and on balconies. Also, smoking is not permitted in any dining venue, casino, theater, hallway, elevator or corridor. On Celebrity's new Solstice, the Lawn Club and the Sunset Bar at the Lawn Club will not allow smoking.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is allowed only in specially designated sections of the open decks.


Costa Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted on the open decks, in cabins, including balconies, and in designated smoking areas in most public rooms.

Where You Can't: All restaurants and show lounges are non-smoking.


Crystal Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in parts of some bars and open decks.

Where You Can't: Banned in cabins and balconies, as well, all dining venues including the Crystal Dining Room, Bistro, Lido Cafe and alternative restaurants, are non-smoking, as is the Galaxy Lounge (the main show lounge).

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted either in the Connoisseur Club or on the open decks (except for Lido Deck).


Cunard Line

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted on private balconies and in the designated smoking sections of most bars and lounges. On Queen Victoria there are also limitations on the open decks. Smoking is only permitted on the starboard side of Deck 3 as well as the forward and aft areas of Deck 10.

Where You Can't: Smoking is no longer permitted in any public area with the exception of Churchill’s Cigar Lounge (cigars only) and designated areas on the open decks. Elevators, theaters, and the library are non-smoking, as are all restaurants on Queen Mary 2.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted in Churchill's Cigar Lounge aboard Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria.


Disney Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted on the starboard side of all open decks (except near Mickey's Pool) and cabin balconies.

Where You Can't: Smoking is prohibited in all indoor areas, including cabins. Also banned on the Promenade Deck before 6pm.


Fred. Olsen Cruise Line

Where You Can Smoke: Guests are only be able to smoke on cabin balconies and in specially designated areas on open-air decks.

Where You Can't: Due to a new policy phased in in 2009, smoking is now banned in all indoor areas on all Fred. Olsen ships.


Holland America Line

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in cabins, including cabin balconies, on open decks and in designated areas in most public spaces.

Where You Can't: All restaurants are non-smoking, as is the show lounge during performances.

Louis Cruise Lines

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted on the open decks and in designated smoking areas in most public rooms.

Where You Can't: All cabins are non-smoking, as well as the dining room.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar smoking is permitted only on the open decks.


MSC Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is only allowed indoors in the cigar rooms, the casinos and one dedicated lounge, and outdoors on one side of the sun deck.

Where You Can't: Each MSC ship is now 90 percent smoke-free. Smoking is prohibited in dining rooms, theaters and cabins (including cabin balconies).


Norwegian Cruise Line

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in cabins, on open decks, and in casinos and cigar bars.

Where You Can't: All indoor public areas except casinos and cigar bars are non-smoking.


Ocean Village

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in cabins, on open decks and in designated smoking areas of most public rooms.

Where You Can't: Restaurants, staircases, elevators and corridors are all non-smoking.


Oceania Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted only in the aft port side of Horizons, and the starboard forward section of the outdoor Pool Deck.

Where You Can't: All other areas are smoke-free. This includes all cabins and balconies, restaurants, public rooms and open decks except for the two designated smoking areas.

Please note: In April 2006, Oceania tightened its smoking regulations with a new "zero tolerance" policy, which imposes strict penalties upon those who smoke outside designated areas -- up to and including disembarkation from the ship.


P & O Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Until April 2010, smoking is permitted in one designated internal public space area onboard Arcadia, Aurora and Oriana, on certain areas of the open decks, in all cabins on Arcadia Aurora and Oriana, including balconies. Smoking is allowed on the balconies of Artemis, Oceana and Ventura.

Where You Can't: Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed public areas and in the cabins on Artemis, Oceana and Ventura. From April 2010, smoking will no longer be permitted in any inside areas, including staterooms, onboard Aurora, Azura and Oriana. Arcadia implemented the ban in May 2010.


Paul Gauguin Cruises

From FAQs:

What is your smoking policy?

In light of continuing legislative changes in smoking policies around the world as well as the comfort, health and safety of our guests and crew, both in terms of the proven dangers of second hand smoke and the fire hazard that smoking presents, smoking is prohibited in all suites, staterooms and balconies.

In addition, cigarette smoking is not permitted in any enclosed dining areas, whether it be the ship’s main dining room or the alternate dining venues. Cigarette smoking is only permitted in designated areas of the outdoor Le Grill. Other than open deck areas, the only public rooms or areas where cigarette smoking is permitted are La Palette (outside area only), Le Grill (designated area), and the Pool Bar.


Princess Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in cabins, including balconies, on the open decks and in designated areas in most public rooms.

Where You Can't: Smoking is prohibited in show lounges, elevators, dining rooms and all food service areas.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted only on the open decks.


Pullmantur Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted everywhere except in the non-smoking areas of the main restaurants. The line asks passengers to follow "the norms of good education and civility."

Where You Can't: The only non-smoking areas are in the main restaurants.


Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: RSSC allows smoking on open decks, in casinos and at all pool bars. Smoking is also permitted in the Connoisseur Club on Seven Seas Mariner, Navigator and Voyager, and in designated smoking areas in lounges on each ship.

Where You Can't: RSSC does not allow smoking in suites, staterooms or on private balconies. Smoking is also not permitted in any enclosed dining areas.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar smoking is permitted in the Connoisseur Club on Seven Seas Mariner, Navigator and Voyager, and in the designated area of the pool bar on those three ships. Pipe smoking is permitted only in the Connoisseur Club on Mariner, Navigator and Voyager, and is prohibited in open deck areas and on all other ships.


Royal Caribbean

Where You Can Smoke: Beginning January 2008, smoking was permitted only on cabin balconies, on the starboard side of open decks and in the designated smoking areas of public rooms.

Where You Can't: With the adoption of the new smoking policy, smoking will be prohibited in all cabins (except on balconies) and in one public room on each ship. In addition, as always, dining areas and show lounges will be non-smoking, along with the port side of open decks.

Any passenger caught smoking in a cabin will be charged a $250 penalty. The new smoking policy will not be enacted until the summer 2008 season on Legend of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas and Splendour of the Seas.


Saga Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in cabins, including balconies, in the designated smoking areas in many lounges, and on open decks.

Where You Can't: Smoking is prohibited in the dining room, cinema, theater, card room and library, as well as in the lounge during entertainment and lectures.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted on open decks, in the upper level of Club Polaris on Saga Rose and the View restaurant on Saga Ruby.


Seabourn Cruise Line

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in guest suites, on the starboard side of the observation lounge and on open decks (including the Sky Bar area), with the exception of the outdoor section of Veranda Cafe.

Where You Can't: Effective August 2, 2008, smoking is prohibited in all public rooms except the starboard side of the observation lounge.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is prohibited anywhere indoors, including in cabins, but is allowed after dinner in an outdoor area near Sky Bar.


SeaDream Yacht Club

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted outdoors on Decks 3, 4 and 6.

Where You Can't: Smoking is prohibited in all indoor spaces, including cabins, and outdoors on Decks 2 and 5.


Silversea Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is permitted in designated areas of The Bar, outside the Terrace Café, in the pool area, at the Panorama Lounge and in the Casino Bar, as well as in cabins, including balconies.

Where You Can't: The Restaurant, indoors at the Terrace Cafe, Saletta, the Show Lounge, Card/Conference Room, Library, Spa/Fitness Centre, Internet Point and Gift Shops/Boutiques are smoke-free.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted in designated areas outside at the Terrace Cafe and The Champagne Room.


Star Clippers

From FAQs:

Smoking / Non-smoking
A smoking tolerated section is situated in part of the piano bar lounge. The cabins, dining room and all other enclosed public areas are strictly non-smoking.


Thomson Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is only permitted in strictly designated areas of the open deck.

Where You Can't: Smoking is not permitted anywhere inside the ship.


Windstar Cruises

Where You Can Smoke: Smoking is allowed on the open decks, in cabins and on the port side of the lounge on all ships. It is also permitted in the casino and on the port side of the Compass Rose on Wind Surf only.

Where You Can't: Smoking is prohibited in the restaurants on all Windstar ships.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking: Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted on the open decks only.

Thank you for this useful info for both us nonsmokers and smokers alike.

Great information, Char! Thank you for posting it.

Garry

Thanks for the posting Charlene very useful. Celebrity seems the most restrictive. I wonder why RCCL and Celebrity are not exactly the same ?

Originally Posted by tonylinsdell

Thanks for the posting Charlene very useful. Celebrity seems the most restrictive. I wonder why RCCL and Celebrity are not exactly the same ?

Well Tony, I suspect that it's because they offer a different onboard experience and are targeting a different market. They are owned by the same parent company but the "children" (Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean) are all different.

Just like Carnivel owns a bunch of cruise lines and they are not all the same, either. HAL targets one segment of the market while Carnival targets another.

As a long-time smoker (like 45 years) who finally quit some 8 years ago, and as one now challenged by emphysema, caused by that smoking, I am sorry to see what comes across a little bit like an endorsement for smoking!

I try very hard to not judge smokers. But, I occasionally even stop by a table of smokers and try to discourage them.

So far (knock on wood), I do not require supplemental oxygen. But, I suspect that when the time comes that I do, I will make a point of wandering by the smokers and pointing out where they're headed!

We won't even address the cancer issue.

SWR

As always, the above policies are what they are using NOW...they could change tomorrow.

I foresee smoking being gradually phased out now that the initial changes have been made and the cruise lines didn't go out of business!

Originally Posted by tonylinsdell

Thanks for the posting Charlene very useful. Celebrity seems the most restrictive. I wonder why RCCL and Celebrity are not exactly the same ?

Originally Posted by Char

Well Tony, I suspect that it's because they offer a different onboard experience and are targeting a different market. They are owned by the same parent company but the "children" (Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean) are all different.

Just like Carnivel owns a bunch of cruise lines and they are not all the same, either. HAL targets one segment of the market while Carnival targets another.

Pullmantur is also under the RCCL umbrella and it looks like they have the most liberal policy.

Originally Posted by Blizzard

Pullmantur is also under the RCCL umbrella and it looks like they have the most liberal policy.

They sail primarily in Europe, don't they? It would appear that the Europeans are still smoking more than the US....from things I've read and heard.

Again, that looks like they catering to the target demographic.