17 Comments Celebrity Cruises Bans Smoking In Cabins & Verandas

1. Dochawk

   April 10th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

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   Too bad no one will enforce this. I was on a New Years cruise on the Infinity and there were large numbers of smokers who smoked virtually everywhere. The smoke in the casino could have been cut with a knife. Security personal didn’t attempt to enforce the rules they had (nor about where children were allowed either).

2. Anne Campbell

   April 10th, 2008 at 6:55 pm

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   People think they can get away with smoking. Oceania Cruises kicks people off the ship at the first port if they find anyone smoking outside the tiny area allocated on deck.

   If they really charge people $250 I believe that might stop smoking. But any program has to be inforced for it to work.

3. Harry Martin

   April 10th, 2008 at 10:13 pm

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   Scratch Celebrity off my list of cruiselines. No smoking even on balconies! RCCL was bad enough inside the cabins, but this cruiser will never step foot on Celebrity from here on. (And I had already put RCCL on my “pick another” cruiseline.) Didn’t the cruiselines learn *anything* from the Carnival Paradise??

4. Anne Campbell

   April 11th, 2008 at 6:36 am

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   Frankly I was very surprised. The problem with smoking bans for cruise lines that it becomes very difficult to attract groups, which make up a huge part of the business. I will be surprised if it lasts.

5. smokinbruce

   April 11th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

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   WELL WELL, I believe that the cruise lines do not know that you go out for dinner for a short time. You are on a cruise day and night for severial days and nights. There is a BIG differance than going out for cocktails or out to eat, or sailing around the clock. You can not step outside for a smoke unless you can tread water very fast! As for Caranival’s Ship with no smoking they did not fill that ship, nor could they book large groups because of the no smoking policy. If they did why would they stop the ship They would have cornered the market for no-smokers.There would have been a money maker!!!!!!. Booze is a health risk, liver, problems heart problems to name a few. Let us not forget the roudy Drunks, pucking everwhere, fighting, loudness and Oh my God in front of the Kids. On my last cruise they kicked a man off the ship for drunkness causing a problem in the Gambling hall and dancing dirty on the Lido Deck. Which brings us to Gambling, which, is also a problem people lose thier homes and all they have so should we band that also, I mean the kids see adults at the tables my my.So if you have a drinking or Gambling problem we should ban that next. The Ships leave port earlier and earlier so you SPEND more time and money on them, Now we can not smoke!! What about FAT People like me no more Buffetts because it is un-healthu to eat to much and who dose not gain a few pounds on a cruise? WHEN SMOKING be comes illegal that will be differant untill then people will smoke and have a right to.

6. K.C.

   April 11th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

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   I don’t understand all the fuss.
   They are not banning smoking altogether just limited some places where people can smoke
   It gives non-smokers a place to enjoy the ship also

7. smokinbruce

   April 12th, 2008 at 10:24 am

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   I was on the Crown Princess in Jan. I was smoking a cigar on the Lido deck in the smoking area (I checked with the 1800Princess before I booked and they said I could smoke a cigar there) three days and 1/2 on the cruise, a non smoker complained about me smoking a cigar. I was told to put it out and the Pass. service Rep. had a talk with me DOWN STAIRS in his office and told me I could not smoke cigars on the Lido Deck. Showed it to me in thier smoking policy. I was some upset as I was on a 14 day cruise.I spent most of the time in a cigar bar the rest of the cruise. I will NEVER cruise Princess again. I spent a lot of money to go on a 14 day cruise, Plane flight to PR. to get on a the cruise and a 3 day stay in PR. just to be told sorry this was there policy. So the do inforce it . I seen other cigar smokers on deck but I did not dare smoke. The complainer got off the ship in 3/1 days later I was still stuck in my cigar lounge for another 7 days if i wanted to sit in a cigar lounge I could have stayed home and save a bunch of cash.

8. Anne Campbell

   April 12th, 2008 at 10:33 am

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   Just asking once would have been sufficient…..but to haul you into an office like that is out of bounds!

9. smokinbruce

   April 12th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

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   The reason for the fuss is we pay good money for our cruises and we are enjoying a legal product not doing Coke or Grass etc. and as it has been going we are slowly being attacked every were if we do not speak out we will soon be without any where to smoke. Every smoker should be calling the cruise lines and give them what for , before it is to late. If we start canceling cruises then this will stop. But as always people will not, untill it is to late.

10. K.C.

    April 12th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

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    smokinbruce
    I guess the same could be said by non smokers,
    we also pay good money for our cruises so why do we have to breathe in your smoke

    As I said before they are not banning smoking just reducing the areas where you can smoke.

    Here in Canada you cannot smoke in public buildings, bars, restaurants etc……smokers are still surviving

11. Harry Martin

    April 12th, 2008 at 5:20 pm

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    What I see as the problem with the new policy is not only can you not smoke in your cabin, but also on your own balcony. RCCL only bans in cabins (which I still don’t agree with) but adding balconies to the mix? What they are going to find, like when the Carnival Paradise was non-smoking, is that smokers by and large drink more and gamble more.

12. smokinbruce

    April 12th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

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    Well KC you might 24 hours in bars and public buildings and Rest. most do not, but sea days you do. When in port you are off the ship for around 8 hrs that gives you about 16 hours on board. In AC the where they have been losing big money because you can not somke and gamble where you use to. Yes in the next state you can smoke they are showing big profits! I wounder why? smoking maybe? If people do not like smokers move else where is an option we do no longer have that option we are stuck in a corner somewhere like on the Crown Princess no-smokers have most of the rest of the ship

13. K.C.

    April 12th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

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    “If people do not like smokers move else where is an option we do no longer have that option we are stuck in a corner somewhere like on the Crown Princess no-smokers have most of the rest of the ship”

    I guess if smokers don’t like the policies they can spend their money elsewhere.

14. smokinbruce

    April 13th, 2008 at 6:03 am

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    Just to make sure n#13 was written by smokinbruce and not KC i sent it out to KC as a responce somehow to looks like KC wrote it. Sorry KC

15. K.C.

    April 13th, 2008 at 6:24 am

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    I quoted you smokinbruce
    but in case it was confusing I will post my response again

    I guess if smokers don’t like the policies they can spend their money elsewhere.
    Celeb is only banning smoking from parts of the ship so you can still smoke on the other part but if smokers want the whole ship to smoke on then maybe choose Costa or MSC.

    Enjoy your cruise whatever line you choose

16. Anne Campbell

    April 13th, 2008 at 9:28 am

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    Bruce…..I know two other people who won’t be taking Celebrity any longer. I would bet this policy won’t hold up very long…..

17. smokinbruce

    April 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am

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    I would like to think Anne you are right. I still believe that smokers need to let all the cruise lines know that enough is enough, or it will keep going

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