Malama Makena

Everybody sailing on Seabourn must go to the hotel manager and tell him it's unacceptable that smoking is allowed indoors at night in the Observation Lounge and on verandas. Tell him that Regent and Silversea have much more restrictive smoking policies and that if Seabourn doesn't change, we'll book cruises on their competitors.

We are currently on Quest, the other night my wife and I had a quick dinner then went up to the Observation Lounge at 9pm to enjoy Quests cruise down the beautiful Gerlache Strait.

The room reeked of smoke, there was one women smoking over on the Port side (NOT Mrs W) and no one else up there, we had to leave as I could not breathe. (It was -2c outside)

On Quest in 2012 we thought that we would try a Veranda, we managed to use it twice in 25 days as we had a chain smoker two cabins foreword from us.

We now just stick to an A1 and will until Seabourn do something about smoking onboard (we have 150 days sailed in 4 years on Seabourn)

We had room service dinner and breakfast while crossing the Drake Passage in up to 55 knot winds, both times the RS waiter stunk of cigarette smoke, that lingered in the room after he left.

I have to hold my breathe as I cross the bridge on deck 5 (past the offices) as the passageway stinks of cigarette smoke (plus pipe smoke last night).

Seabourn of course should realize that by not offering their workers a smoke free working (and living) environment, they leave themselves open to future litigation.

I now 68 years old and have a lung condition caused by exposure to cigarette smoke from family when growing up and later on in the workplace. I take medication 3 times daily to allow me to breathe. I have never smoked, my lung condition was caused by secondhand smoke.

Quote from. Secoma 4 "Apart from the health issues, what smokers seems to have trouble grasping is that for many the smell of cigarettes (not to mention pipes and cigars) is repulsive."

My mother a heavy smoker, just before she died from lung cancer at 62, stopped smoking.

I remember her being amazed that she could taste and smell things again !

 

If Seabourn continue to allow Pax and crew to smoke onboard why can't they fit dedicated smoking room(s) such as in airports, vented up through the funnels ?

We have exactly the same complaints! We can't use the Observation Lounge after dinner. I don't walk on deck 5 anymore. It's time Seabourn entered the 21st century. Either no smoking (smokers can go ashore and smoke all they want) or have a dedicated, ventilated room with double doors for smokers. We are boarding the Sojourn Jan. 4 for our 12th trip (199 days) but we will be giving up Seabourn if the policy doesn't change.

But that would quickly stop the problem...:cool:

Easy enough in a hotel - there's always the street or outside cafes etc. Kinda difficult mid-Atlantic.

Smokers can avoid multi-day crossings. All other itineraries have port stops. They can go ashore and smoke to their heart's content (though I'm certain their hearts wouldn't like it!)

We are currently on the Odyssey. Being our first SEABOURN cruise, I have no idea what is the norm. That being said, I will say that I am very sensitive to smoke, and I was not able to sit on my veranda yesterday because of neighboring veranda smoking. Ugh! We found a spot above the pool that also had smokers around the pool that wafted up to us. Hoping for fresh air today!

 

Shelley

Please write to Seabourn asking them to make the ships smoke free, like 5 star hotels.

It's time for Seabourn to enforce no smoking anywhere indoors at any time (including evenings in the Observation Lounge) as well as outside where drifting smoke can disturb others (verandas, Sky Bar) I'd prefer no smoking at all but if it need be, it should be aft on deck 8.

I also often smell smoke in the corridor on deck 5 which I believe comes from crew smoking behind closed doors. Smoke is released into the corridor when they open the door.

Most first class hotels now prohibit smoking everywhere. Seabourn should follow suit.

Currently on board from HKG to DXB. Everything exactly as on every other SB cruise - food excellent, crew outstanding, ambience perfect, other passengers charming and good company (well most of them!) and crew were out freshening up the exterior paintwork on the dockside in Saigon yesterday. As Mr L says -worry not.

Great!!! We've booked Norway on the Legend June 22 and are sooooooo glad to hear things are as usual. This is our throwback nostalgia cruise - our first was on the Pride in 2001 where, of course, we fell in love with Seabourn. Sad to see the triplets go. We've been on all six ships but had to have one last cruise on one of the babies.