Smoking ?

[CatFan00]

My wife and I are both allergic to smoke. Has anyone else cruised and had this be a problem? I asked TA, and she said all rooms are smoking rooms. She said they are cleaned well, and the smell would not be a problem. I have been told this many times, and it has never been true...any info would help!

[Krazy Kruizers]

There are times when smoke can bother me. But we have never encountered any problems with our cabins. We have been fortunate to enter a cabin and there weren't any lingering smoke smells.

The restaurants are now all smoke free so there shouldn't be a problem there. The main show lounge is also smoke free. And the lounges all have a smoke free area.

You should be all right.

If you do smell any smoke when you get to your cabin, address the situation to your cabin steward. He should be able to take care of it for you.

[vjb223]

we have never had a problem, I can smell smoke a mile away, house burned down when young due to dad smoking ,even married a fireman, 1 st time. We have never had a problem with a smokey cabin smell.

[idiebabe]

Book a balcony room. I've never smelled smoke in any of the rooms I've stayed in and I've been on 11 cruises. There are smoke free areas on the ship (the restaurants, some lounges) but there are also smoking areas: casino, lounges, sections of the Lido deck.

I'm a non-smoker and smoking doesn't bother me. I'm not allergic and I really don't care if people smoke. I sympathize, however, with your allergies and if you are that allergic that it might ruin your trip, you may want to reconsider and book a land base vacation. Based on how severe your allergies are only you can really decide.

[sail7seas]

We have noticed on our recent cruises that, like in society as a whole, there are fewer smokers in the lounges, at the pools....on the ship. We are aware of it and have been surprised to notice the percentage is really getting quite small.

On July 5, 2004 in Massachusetts, ALL work places became smoke free. That means no smoking in any bar, restaurant, office, etc etc Because of that, we are now used to being in smoke free environments and notice when there are people smoking around us.

We used to be smokers.

[Navy_Chief]

Agreed. We didn't notice anything on our first cruise. There are smoke free cruises also. I know that CCL has a smoke free ship. Don't know about HAL

[sail7seas]

CCL has a ship named Paradise which was built and, until now, has sailed smoke free. Carnival has announced it no longer will in the very near future. Guess it was not particularly successful as no more ships followed suit for Carnival. (I think perhaps Oceana sails "just about" smoke free. Very limited smoking on Raddison?

[anngie]

We have been on many cruises. My husband is Asthmatic. Whatever they do to take the smoke away in cabins works. It has never been a problem for him. He always has his inhaler with him just in case. At times in the Ocean Bar the smoke has been a problem even in the no smoking section and we just leave. The smoke from the adjoining balconies has been a problem before but we went inside when it got too bad. I think smokers have rights and as long as they smoke in designated places it does not bother us.
I do wish that people would not smoke in their cabins because of the risk of fire.

[idiebabe]

I believe CCL either discontinued or will be discontinuing the Paradise non-smoking ship because it wasn't profitable (at least that's the info given to me by passengers on my last cruise who had sailed it).

[ASM]

The only time I've noticed smoke was near the casino. I had to hold my breath walking by. Otherwise, no problems.

[MeAbFab]

I believe CCL either discontinued or will be discontinuing the Paradise non-smoking ship because it wasn't profitable (at least that's the info given to me by passengers on my last cruise who had sailed it).
if I'm not mistaken, the reason Carnival took the "non smoking" requirement off the Paradise was due to the repositioning and itinerary changes. As far as I know, the Paradise had one of the highest booking rates of any Carnival ship, and was strong especially among repeat cruisers on the ship. But, due to the move to the West Coast (from Miami) and the shortening of its usual trips from 7-week Carribean to 3-4 day Mexico (party) cruises, they decided to make it a traditional ship. More potential customers in the long run, and the Paradise remains the highest-rated of any Carnival ship in the CondeNast and T&L rankings. Not bad thinking on their part.

[jazzsea]

I have only had trouble with one cabin in the last ten years on Holland America. I discussed this with the front desk and with the Head of Housekeeping.

All of our bedding was changed. The carpets were shampooed and the drapes were taken down and cleaned. All of this within two and 1/2 hours. Just to be sure, an air cleaning machine was brought in to our cabin while we were at dinner. Not a trace of smoke when we returned from dinner. Only then did we feel safe in unpacking.

SO.... since then I always travel with a can of lysol spray. I spray the drapes, the bedspread, the air vents and the door handles and then spray the ceilings. DH and I leave the cabin for at least one hour. When we return to the cabin we know that the air and the cabin are fresher and that most of the germs have been killed.

A can of lysol spray doesn't take up much room in your luggage and it can come in very handy. We also travel with an extension cord and a small roll of duct tape.

[jhannah]

We have never had a problem with smoke smells, either. My DW can sniff a cigarette a mile away.

Carrying a can of Lysol (or even Febreeze) for odor control is a good idea.

[RevNeal]

One of the places where I have the most trouble with smoke is in the Casino, and it's not so much the smoke in the air -- which I know how to tolerate given that my mother smokes -- but the ashes in the ash trays. Sometimes it can get really bad right in front of you. I put them aside ... out of the way ... the they don't normally bother me too much.

[glrounds]

if I'm not mistaken, the reason Carnival took the "non smoking" requirement off the Paradise was due to the repositioning and itinerary changes. As far as I know, the Paradise had one of the highest booking rates of any Carnival ship, and was strong especially among repeat cruisers on the ship. But, due to the move to the West Coast (from Miami) and the shortening of its usual trips from 7-week Carribean to 3-4 day Mexico (party) cruises, they decided to make it a traditional ship. More potential customers in the long run, and the Paradise remains the highest-rated of any Carnival ship in the CondeNast and T&L rankings. Not bad thinking on their part.The Carnival PARADISE was the most heavily-discounted ship in the Carnival fleet.

She also had the lowest BOOZE and GAMBLING revenues of all the Carnival ships.

Her non-smoking status played havoc with the booking of groups.

Money talks. :)

[phlewt]

We did not detect any smoke odor in our cabin during our 1998 Maasdam cruise. We were in cabin B220, and did experience smoke when we were on the verandah on occasion. The employee smokers often took their breaks on the rear deck below us and the smoke sometimes drifted up into our verandah.

phlewt