Yes, you can smoke in the cabins. You can often tell the heavy smokers by walking past cabins -- you can smell the tobacco in the hallway (sorry, Lars, had to get a dig in  ).
We haven't been on the Grand, but I do believe many of the Princess ships have a cigar lounge so that's one place you can go. Otherwise, smokers on one side (I believe starboard, but I could be backwards on this) up on decks and non-smokers on the other side. You can tell because the tables on one side will have ashtrays and the other side won't and will have no smoking signs.
There is a soda card, I think it's about $4/day plus the gratuity. You buy it on the first day of the cruise, you get a sticker for your cabin keycard. Whenever you want a soda, go to any bar and they'll give you a fountain drink (doesn't cover cans, which I think are $2.50/can plus tip). We didn't get it for the girl on our last cruise as I brought on Pepsi and Mountain Dew (the ship uses coke products, which I don't care for).
I've heard there's a coffee card for the specialty coffees, and an ice cream card for the sundae bar near the pool. But there's free ice cream in the dining rooms at lunch and dinner, and an ice cream bar in the buffet mid-afternoon (on our last cruise, there was unusual flavors, homemade ice cream plus toppings). For some reason, Princess doesn't seem to mention this in the Patters, but it's very popular. Just look for it around 3:30, but you may need to check either side of the Horizon Court for this. |
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