Thread: Smoking/nonsmoking by cruiseline!!!

Carnival Cruise Lines

There is no FAQ section on Carnival's Web site detailing smoking policies, but we did find this ominous note in the Contract of Carriage: "(c) Guest acknowledges that Carnival's vessels contain non-smoking sections. Guest agrees to refrain from smoking in those sections and agrees that Carnival has the right to disembark the Guest for failure to observe Carnival's non-smoking policy." Carnival's policy is similar to most cruise line policies: No smoking in the restaurants, no smoking in the theatres and no smoking around the indoor aft pool (on the newer ships) because food is served there. Smoking is permitted on one side in lounges and out on deck, and in cabins.

Celebrity Cruises

There are no non-smoking cabins. Smoking is permitted in designated areas in the bars, lounges, and outside on open decks. All other areas on board Celebrity's ships, including restaurants and theatres, are non-smoking.

Costa Cruises

Smoking is allowed in designated areas in most public rooms onboard. However, smoking is prohibited in the main restaurants and in show lounges. Some of Costa's newer ships have at least one lounge that is entirely non-smoking.

Crystal Cruises

Most areas of Crystal's ships are non-smoking, especially restaurants (though there are designated smoking/non smoking areas in bars and lounges). The Galaxy Lounge, the ships' main production venue, is also smoke-free. Otherwise, pipes and cigars are permitted only in the Connoisseur Club, and on open decks, except all areas of Lido Deck. Pipes and cigars may not be smoked in guest penthouses, in staterooms, on verandahs or in corridors.

Cunard Line

On Queen Mary 2, all restaurants are non-smoking; pipes and cigars are allowed only in Churchill's Cigar Lounge and on open decks. Most lounges and bars offer both smoking and non-smoking areas. On Queen Elizabeth 2, most restaurants have a small smoking section, with the exception of the Princess Grill, which is non-smoking. Pipes and cigars are allowed in the Chart Room, Golden Lion Pub and Crystal Bar. All theatres, elevators and the library aboard each ship are designated non-smoking.

Delta Queen Steamboat Company

Smoking is allowed on open decks on all three steamboats and in staterooms on American Queen and Mississippi Queen. Smoking is not allowed in any indoor public spaces or in cabins on the oldest boat, Delta Queen, because of the filtration system.

Disney Cruises

Second in "most restrictive" only to Oceania, Disney also prohibits smoking in cabins (but does allow puffers to light up on their balcony). Smoking is only allowed in the sports bar and the piano lounge in Beat Street, which has many entertainment rooms for adults. Smoking is allowed on the open deck except around the Mickey Pool and the aft deck where guests dine.

Holland America Line

Smoking is allowed where designated but it's never permitted in restaurants or theatres. Most public spaces have a smoking section on one side only. Pipe and cigar smoking is allowed only in the smoking lounge. There are no non-smoking cabins but Holland America does an air-purifying cleaning so there is no residual odor.

MSC Cruises

Smoking is allowed in cabins and smokers are permitted to light up in some public rooms on the ships' port sides. MSC Cruises allows smoking on the port side only. Smoking is off limits in any dining room or theater.

Norwegian Cruise Line

There are no non-smoking cabins. Smoking is permitted in designated areas in the bars and outside on open decks. All other areas on board NCL's ships are non-smoking.

Oceania Cruises

Smoking is permitted only in a designated section on the aft port side of Horizons, and the starboard forward section of the outdoor Pool Deck. All other areas will remain smoke-free. These include all guest suites and staterooms, verandahs, restaurants, public areas, the casino, and everywhere else on the ship. 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 -- including disembarkation from the ship.

Princess Cruises

Smoking is prohibited in show lounges, elevators, dining rooms and all food service areas onboard all Princess ships. Smoking is permitted in passenger staterooms and many public rooms offer both smoking and non-smoking areas. Guests who enjoy pipes or cigars are accommodated in the cigar lounge. Guests are asked to refrain from smoking pipes or cigars in other enclosed public areas of the ship.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

No smoking is allowed in the main show lounge of each ship, plus certain other lounges (e.g. Navigator lounge). Nor is smoking is allowed in any of the specialty/alternate restaurants though there is a smoking section in each of RSSC's main restaurants. Pipe and cigar smoking is only permitted in the Connoisseur Clubs or on open decks. Smoking is allowed in staterooms and on balconies.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

There are no non-smoking cabins. Smoking is permitted in designated areas in the bars and outside on open decks. All other areas onboard RCCL's ships are non-smoking, including elevators and showrooms.

Silversea Cruises

Smoking is allowed in designated spaces in the public lounges, in staterooms and on verandas. There is no smoking in Silversea's restaurants. Pipe and cigar smoking is allowed on the open decks and inside in the cigar bar only.

Windstar Cruises

Cigarette smoking is allowed on the starboard side of the lounges. Pipe and cigar smoking is allowed only on the deck. Smoking is not allowed in the casino on Wind Star or Wind Spirit because of size and the filtration system, but is allowed in the casino aboard Wind Surf. Smoking is not permitted in any restaurants onboard Windstar ships. There are no non-smoking staterooms.

Just to clarify the RCL policy.

There are designated areas on the outside decks. Normaly on one side of the ship. Witch side varies by ship.

I remember some years ago when we were trying to decide between a Carnival cruise and a RCL one (price was about the same as well as itinerary). It came down to Carnival didn't allow smoking in the dining rooms but RCL still had a smoking area in their dining rooms at that time. We picked Carnival.

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But the HIV/AIDS epidemic will be the leading cause of illness and disability in low- and middle-income countries by then and take an increasing number of lives worldwide, it said.

The study by World Health Organization researchers projects global figures for mortality and the burden of 10 major disease groups in both 2015 and 2030.

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The authors, whose study updates the first such long-term projection issued in 1996, found it had "substantially underestimated" the spread of AIDS and deaths from the epidemic.
AIDS burden

AIDS, which currently kills an estimated 2.9 million people a year, is on track to take some 4.3 million lives in 2015, climbing to 6.5 million in 2030, according to the latest study.

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UNAIDS says just 24 percent of the 6.8 million AIDS patients in need now receive the life-extending drugs, and those in poor countries are often denied access to treatment due to cost.

Tobacco, currently blamed for some 5.4 million deaths a year, is set to kill 6.5 million in 2015 and 8.3 million in 2030, with the biggest rise in low-and middle-income countries.

Deaths attributable to tobacco are projected to double to 6.8 million in low-and middle-income countries in 2030. However, they will decline by 9 percent between now and then in rich countries, which will account for the remaining 1.5 million.

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HAL is supposed to have only one area for smoking on the open decks -- but too often we have seen people move the ash trays to suit themselves.

Good Topic!!

To continue the contraversy, admit to being a smoker, I have moved ashtrays at times due to the fact that non smokers were using up the tables in "our" area and leaving tables free in the non smoking area!

I am a smoker! I have no problems with the designated smoking areas. That is where I smoke. I do have a problem with the folks who come in to my smoking area and complain about the smoking.

We smoke too and we are really careful not to offend, if a family with children stop at the rail to look around, and the wind is blowing smoke at them, we move to be below the wind.

Glad some of you smokers are coming out of the woodwork, thought I was the only one defending myself. I too will not allow smoke to blow at another traveler, even if it's next to a smoker. It's true, non smokers come to our areas and complain. I don't think non smokers realize how limited our areas are. The way some people post their negative comments, you'd think we had the run of the ship!

Originally Posted by cruisin' chick

I remember some years ago when we were trying to decide between a Carnival cruise and a RCL one (price was about the same as well as itinerary). It came down to Carnival didn't allow smoking in the dining rooms but RCL still had a smoking area in their dining rooms at that time. We picked Carnival.

Don't know how long ago this was for you because as long as three years ago there was NO SMOKING in the Dining Rooms on RCCL (ok, have to calll it RCI now) ships... not even a small section like they use to have!

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