Churchills on Princess

My sister in law is a smoker and I am helping her with cabin selection and I know Churchills is a smoking lounge but I keep reading that it is a "cigar lounge" ..... is it almost always cigars, I don't want her to feel uncomfortable if so and right now she is positioned just above where she would only have to go down one floor to get there. Is there a better inside stateroom location for her to access a smoking area? Thanks for your help!!

My sister in law is a smoker and I am helping her with cabin selection and I know Churchills is a smoking lounge but I keep reading that it is a "cigar lounge" ..... is it almost always cigars, I don't want her to feel uncomfortable if so and right now she is positioned just above where she would only have to go down one floor to get there. Is there a better inside stateroom location for her to access a smoking area? Thanks for your help!!

Churchill's will have a mixture of cigar and cigarette smokers. I have seen more cigar smokers at night but they can be there anytime.

Another cabin area to consider is aft on Riviera. There are exit doors to the Terrace Pool area and a smoking area exists there as well.

My sister in law is a smoker and I am helping her with cabin selection and I know Churchills is a smoking lounge but I keep reading that it is a "cigar lounge" ..... is it almost always cigars, I don't want her to feel uncomfortable if so and right now she is positioned just above where she would only have to go down one floor to get there. Is there a better inside stateroom location for her to access a smoking area? Thanks for your help!!

Without knowing which ship it is difficult to comment on where the smoking areas are located. Since you mentioned "Churchills" maybe you are speaking about the Coral, Island or Caribbean Princess.

Smoking areas on U.S./Europe based Princess ships are very limited. Indoors: The Cigar Bar and the Casino which does have some smoke free times. Since the cigar bar is the only location on the ship which officially allows cigar and pipe smoking this is where all these passengers go. Of course you can duck in there for a cigarette. Skywalker's (if your ship has one) generally has a smoking section after 10pm. During the day it is smoke free.

Outdoors: Most ships usually have a limited area on the deck above the lido pool near the bar. There is normally a small section of the promenade deck where smoking is permitted. It is where the special fire containers for smoking materials are attached to the wall, and is generally all the way aft. On Princess ships, except for the small section, the promenade is non smoking. On the Caribbean Princess the port side of the Horizon Terrace will be a smoking area. I know there are some passengers that select a cabin on aft on deck 14 so they can walk out and up one deck to the smoking area.

Smoking is not permitted in any cabin nor on any balcony.

Without knowing which ship it is difficult to comment on where the smoking ares are located. Since you mentioned "Churchills" maybe you are speaking about the Coral, Island or Caribbean Princess.

Smoking areas on U.S./Europe based Princess ships are very limited. Indoors: The Cigar Bar and the Casino which has some smoke free times. Since the cigar bar is the only location on the ship which officially allows cigar and pipe smoking this is where all these passengers go. Of course you can duck in there for a cigarette. Skywalker's (if your ship has one) generally has a smoking section after 10pm. During the day it is smoke free.

 

Outdoors: Most ships usually have a limited area on the deck above the lido pool near the bar. There is normally a small section of the promenade deck where smoking is permitted. It is where the special fire containers for smoking materials are attached to the wall, and is generally all the way aft. On Princess ships, except for the small section, the promenade is non smoking. On the Caribbean Princess the port side of the Horizon Terrace will be a smoking area. I know there are some passengers that select a cabin on aft on deck 14 so they can walk out and up one deck to the smoking area.

Smoking is not permitted in any cabin nor on any balcony.

I was speaking about the Regal. From what I can see of the deck plans if she booked on deck 14 she would have to walk or take the elevator up three floors to deck where the Terrace Pool is, or am I reading those plans incorrectly? Thanks for the help.

I was speaking about the Regal. From what I can see of the deck plans if she booked on deck 14 she would have to walk or take the elevator up three floors to deck where the Terrace Pool is, or am I reading those plans incorrectly? Thanks for the help.

There is also a designated smoking area on Promenade Deck (Deck 7) aft, Starboard side.

You could book Caribe Deck (Deck 10) aft, and it would be a three deck walk down.

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I was speaking about the Regal. From what I can see of the deck plans if she booked on deck 14 she would have to walk or take the elevator up three floors to deck where the Terrace Pool is, or am I reading those plans incorrectly? Thanks for the help.

I have not been on the Regal, but have been on the Royal. I have read on these boards that a section of the Terrace Pool area is a smoking section. The Terrace Pool is 3 decks up from deck 14.

I was speaking about the Regal. From what I can see of the deck plans if she booked on deck 14 she would have to walk or take the elevator up three floors to deck where the Terrace Pool is, or am I reading those plans incorrectly? Thanks for the help.

Smoking areas on the Royal/Regal.

Church Hills Deck 6 Inside

Aft Deck 17 Out Side Covered

Deck 7 Out Side Aft Starboard Side

Casino Starboard side (Except on Formal Nights)

From what I can see of the deck plans if she booked on deck 14 she would have to walk or take the elevator up three floors to deck where the Terrace Pool is, or am I reading those plans incorrectly? Thanks for the help.

No, you are reading the Deck Plans correctly.

The smoking area is Aft on Deck 17.

From what I saw, there is coffee there.

I was only pipe smoker on recent cruise- standing room only with cigarette smokers

Yes the cig smokers usually over run Churchill's .

My sister in law is a smoker and I am helping her with cabin selection and I know Churchills is a smoking lounge but I keep reading that it is a "cigar lounge" ..... is it almost always cigars, I don't want her to feel uncomfortable if so and right now she is positioned just above where she would only have to go down one floor to get there. Is there a better inside stateroom location for her to access a smoking area? Thanks for your help!!

Just to assure you.... There will be as many women smoking cigarettes in Churchill's as where will be men smoking cigars. She will NOT be uncomfortable. ;)

LuLu

I was only pipe smoker on recent cruise- standing room only with cigarette smokers

Sounds like there is no need to light a cigarette. Just breathe in the existing air.

Just to assure you.... There will be as many women smoking cigarettes in Churchill's as where will be men smoking cigars. She will NOT be uncomfortable. ;)

 

LuLu

Thank you! THAT made me feel much better....she doesn't smoke that much...but she's also somewhat challenged by walking long distances and the room she's in now D315 is close to elevator. So unless deck plans are wrong she would only have to hop on, go down 3 floors and from what I can see Churchills is just off the elevators. Is that correct?

Thank you! THAT made me feel much better....she doesn't smoke that much...but she's also somewhat challenged by walking long distances and the room she's in now D315 is close to elevator. So unless deck plans are wrong she would only have to hop on, go down 3 floors and from what I can see Churchills is just off the elevators. Is that correct?

Yes -- Churchills is very close to the Forward Elevators

Thanks!!:)

Gracie ... If you are able to tolerate smoke for a while, it might be nice to go with your sister-in-law the first time.

While farther from her cabin, she actually might enjoy the outside smoking area occasionally on a pretty at sea day so maybe you could help her find that one as well.

LuLu

Sorry to ask such a stupid question and risk getting flamed off this board but, "can you buy a churchhill on princess" I might actually enjoy a cigar and brandy after dinner - gasp

Sorry to ask such a stupid question and risk getting flamed off this board but, "can you buy a churchhill on princess" I might actually enjoy a cigar and brandy after dinner - gasp

Princess does sell cigars.

Gracie ... If you are able to tolerate smoke for a while, it might be nice to go with your sister-in-law the first time.

While farther from her cabin, she actually might enjoy the outside smoking area occasionally on a pretty at sea day so maybe you could help her find that one as well.

LuLu

Oh I will and am sending her all the deck plans showing her the various smoking areas.....she wanted something easy access to her stateroom and Churchill's does that but I suspect on sea days especially she will be at the outdoor ones...

Thanks!!:)

Sorry to ask such a stupid question and risk getting flamed off this board but, "can you buy a churchhill on princess" I might actually enjoy a cigar and brandy after dinner - gasp

Yes they usually have a nice Dominican and Honduran selection and the prices aren't as bad as you would expect. I'm sure it's the lack of taxes

Sorry to ask such a stupid question and risk getting flamed off this board but, "can you buy a churchhill on princess" I might actually enjoy a cigar and brandy after dinner - gasp

DH tells me YES! Seems there are several brands of those great big Churchill cigars for sell in the cigar bars on Princess ships.

Enjoy one with your brandy! :D

LuLu