Non-smoking cruise ships

[davetecsgirl]

Does anyone know of a cruise line that has a no smoking policy... I went on my first cruise on the Explorer of the Sea and did not go into the casino once because they allow smoking also. I also stayed away from the pools as smoking was allowed there.

 

 

Are there any cruise ship that have tighter laws on the smoking

 

Thanks

 

From a person who cant stand smoking.

[1025cruise]

There are no US based cruise lines that are 100% non-smoking. I'm not sure about the European based ones. Some, like Celebrity, Princess, and HAL are stiffer as to where smoking is allowed, but the casino and part of the pool deck are usually on the allowed list.

[kelmac]

Does anyone know of a cruise line that has a no smoking policy... I went on my first cruise on the Explorer of the Sea and did not go into the casino once because they allow smoking also. I also stayed away from the pools as smoking was allowed there.

 

 

Are there any cruise ship that have tighter laws on the smoking

 

Thanks

 

From a person who cant stand smoking.

 

No non-smoking ships, however, there are a few that have very limited smoking.

The best include:

 

--Oceania

--Azamara

--Celebrity (no inside smoking at all; just a few on deck areas; best of all, no smoking on balconies)

 

Enjoy!

Kel

[Bonnie J.]

Carnival has tough smoking rules now. No one can smoke IN their cabin but may do so on their balcony. Smoking on the open deck is only on the starboard side (right). There might be one lounge that allows it and only at certain slot machines. In the casino you can only smoke if you are actively playing at a table. On the Serenity deck there is no smoking at all (and no one under 21!).

 

Years ago we took a New Years cruise on Carnival's Paradise which was completely no smoking. That included the crew. It was a wonderful cruise but Carnival lost $$$ on her so allowed smoking again. Now ships are making tougher rules about smoking=YEA!

[flamomo]

On Princess, there are limited smoking areas.

It is not permitted on any balcony nor in any cabin.Also nowhere where food is served, and not in the lounges. I believe there is still a corner in Skywalkers where it is permitted in the evening when that venue functions as a disco. But there is no smoking allowed during the daytime.

There is a smoking area on the Lido deck in the area of the unenclosed pool, but it is not allowed close to the pool. There are several tables next to the windows that are designated as "smoking permitted".

On the port side of the Promenade deck there are about 3 "smoking stations", which are boxes for cigarette disposal attached to the wall of the ship. I have rarely seen any of them in use.

Smoking is permitted in the casino, but there are non-smoking nights. Also, on some ships there is a non-smoking section on one side of the casino. That seems to depend on the size and layout of the casino.

[maryann ns]

Azamara has no inside smoking and just one very small area (easily avoided) on one deck where it is allowed.

[alexandra cruiser]

,but ,of course is luxury line.Depends on what you want and what you can afford,it seems.But I love it,,,

No balcony,cabin,restuarant,etc..just small outside area and cigar room.;)

[Gonzo70]

Out of the mass market lines (i.e. non real expensive lines) Celebrity has the best policy for those wishing to avoid cigarette smoke. Casino and all indoor areas are 100% smoke free. Private balconies 100% smoke free. Just 3-4 outdoor areas where cigarette smoking is permitted and just one of these permits pipe and cigar smoking. Celebrity also happens to be a great cruise line. :)

[cb at sea]

Carnival tried a totally non--smoking ship....didn't do well at all. Most lines don't allow smoking in the cabins anymore. And many will have "smoke-free" casino nights...

[jmf123]

In June 2011 Frommer's had an article 'Smoking Bans on Cruise Ships'. It includes 'The Best Ships for Nonsmokers' and 'Smoking Regulations, Line by Line': http://www.frommers.com/articles/7345.html

[sail7seas]

Carnival tried a totally non--smoking ship....didn't do well at all. Most lines don't allow smoking in the cabins anymore. And many will have "smoke-free" casino nights...

 

 

Paradise sailed smoke free for coming up to ten years as I recall.

It was a very different time and there were far more smokers then as compared to now.

Carnival never changed the itinerary for that ship so enthusiastic smoke free cruisers got tired of the same old again and again.

 

I think a non-smoking ship, such as Paradise, would do very much better today where there are so many of us who live in states/provinces/countries with strict smoking restrictions.

We live in MA and are just about never exposed to smoke at home as smoking is banned in all work places. Just about anywhere you go is a workplace for someone. When you live in a smoke free environment, it is unpleasant having to deal with it on vacation.

 

[Chatteress]

Paradise sailed smoke free for coming up to ten years as I recall.

It was a very different time and there were far more smokers then as compared to now.

Carnival never changed the itinerary for that ship so enthusiastic smoke free cruisers got tired of the same old again and again.

 

I think a non-smoking ship, such as Paradise, would do very much better today where there are so many of us who live in states/provinces/countries with strict smoking restrictions.

We live in MA and are just about never exposed to smoke at home as smoking is banned in all work places. Just about anywhere you go is a workplace for someone. When you live in a smoke free environment, it is unpleasant having to deal with it on vacation.

 

I agree ... I live in Southern California and had a rough time visiting Las Vegas due to the fact that smoking was allowed in the casinos ... I'm not a gambler so avoiding the casinos would have been easier if the hotel layouts did not require passing through the casinos to get into and out of the hotel ... I don't think I'll be rushing to visit Las Vegas again. Hopefully, the cruise ship layout makes it possible for non-smokers to avoid the smoking sections if they desired to.

[kitty9]

All Celebrity ships are totally smoke free indoors, including the casino. No smoking on balconies either. There are two outdoor smoking areas on Celebrity ships, and they don't impact non smokers at all.

[Gonzo70]

Carnival tried a totally non--smoking ship....didn't do well at all. Most lines don't allow smoking in the cabins anymore. And many will have "smoke-free" casino nights...

 

Not true. Paradise did very well for years. Unfortunately it eventually became an old ship with a tired, unattractive itinerary and sales dwindled. This was also many years ago before smoking restrictions were common place. Were a ship to try this now it likely would be very successful, but the current trend to minimize smoking areas so that they are out of the way and unlikely to significantly impact non-smokers (rather than to 100% ban smoking) is the smartest business model for now (and is becoming the industry standard as more and more lines start mimicking Celebrity's extremely popular and successful severe smoking restrictions).

[Cruisin' Chick]

Paradise sailed smoke free for coming up to ten years as I recall.

It was a very different time and there were far more smokers then as compared to now.

Carnival never changed the itinerary for that ship so enthusiastic smoke free cruisers got tired of the same old again and again.

 

I think a non-smoking ship, such as Paradise, would do very much better today where there are so many of us who live in states/provinces/countries with strict smoking restrictions.

We live in MA and are just about never exposed to smoke at home as smoking is banned in all work places. Just about anywhere you go is a workplace for someone. When you live in a smoke free environment, it is unpleasant having to deal with it on vacation.

 

 

The Paradise was built originally to be a non-smoking ship (even had a cigarette with line drawn through it on the hull). When we heard there was a non-smoking ship, hubby and I decided that one day we'll sail on it, and we did in March 2011. It was such a great experience being able to be on a ship for seven days and not have to worry about smelling tobacco except when we went into port. It was also a clean-smelling ship with no carpet burns. I imagine it was also easier for the stewards to clean on turn-around day.

 

When fillling out our comment card on the last day, we suggested that Carnival consider moving the ship to the west coast as many other Californians would sure love this ship. We stayed a week post-cruise in Florida and whenever we ran into another family at the hotels we stayed at, we recommended the ship to them (don't think any knew about the NS ship). About a month before, I was talking to a TA to get a rate, and I remember she didn't know there was a non-smoking ship. So it seems that Carnival never really marketed the ship very well. And keeping it sailing the Caribbean undoubtedly didn't help sales either. I once asked hubby if it had kept its NS status when it came to the west coast, would we have gone on it again, and he said certainly.

[cruisemom42]

Paradise sailed smoke free for coming up to ten years as I recall.

It was a very different time and there were far more smokers then as compared to now.

Carnival never changed the itinerary for that ship so enthusiastic smoke free cruisers got tired of the same old again and again.

 

 

 

 

The Paradise sailed as a smoke-free ship for 5 years only: December 1998 to December 2003 when the policy was abandoned.

 

Given that many folks on these boards enthusiastically sail the same itineraries year after year (many say they do not even get off the ship), I have to think there was some other reason for Carnival changing the policy.

 

As you say, times may have changed enough now to make that model work. I guess we won't know until someone tries it.

[CPT Trips]

All Celebrity ships are totally smoke free indoors, including the casino. No smoking on balconies either. There are two outdoor smoking areas on Celebrity ships, and they don't impact non smokers at all.

 

Summit has one section of the large lounge that is smoking, the only indoor area.

 

The Paradise sailed as a smoke-free ship for 5 years only: December 1998 to December 2003 when the policy was abandoned.

 

Given that many folks on these boards enthusiastically sail the same itineraries year after year (many say they do not even get off the ship), I have to think there was some other reason for Carnival changing the policy.

 

As you say, times may have changed enough now to make that model work. I guess we won't know until someone tries it.

 

There was lots of speculation that Paradise had not only the non-smoking crowd, but also the non-gambling teatotaler crowd and had lower revenues in these departments.

 

Kudos to Carnaval for giving it a go . . . hopfully another line will try again.

[sail7seas]

Carnival got some bad press regarding Paradise when they seemed to go a bit 'overboard', forgive the pun. They not only did not permit smoking anywhere on the ship but they did not permit any smoking materials. There were stories that a whole family was put ashore in a port because a steward found a pack of matches in a cabin. I think they were a bit too vigourous in enforcement doing something like that. There was no smell of smoke in the cabin and no one found any cigarettes or saw them smoking.

 

There were reports of guests who, probably their own fault but nevertheless, did not know they weren't permitted to carry their lighter in their carryon bag. No one ever accused them of smoking on board or even of possessing cigarettes but were in trouble for bringing the lighter they said they forgot was in their carryon and I find that very believeable.

 

I think they may have scared some potential guests away by what some may have called over-reaction.

 

JMO....

[Happy ks]

The Paradise sailed as a smoke-free ship for 5 years only: December 1998 to December 2003 when the policy was abandoned.

 

Given that many folks on these boards enthusiastically sail the same itineraries year after year (many say they do not even get off the ship), I have to think there was some other reason for Carnival changing the policy.

 

As you say, times may have changed enough now to make that model work. I guess we won't know until someone tries it.

 

It wasn't abandoned, they moved the ship to the west coast for 3/4 night cruises. I suppose the figured they wouldn't get much of a party going disallowing smoking.

 

I have to agree with the comment regarding a non smoking ship today would be more successful. I don't see the ships with limited smoking areas suffering from no bookings!

 

We had our first cruise on a Princess ship this year since they no longer allow smoking on the balconies. I have to say, it was so pleasant. A year ago, before the ban there were times we had to leave our balcony with the smoke wafting onto our balcony. This year no matter when we were out there, no offensive cigarette odors. Sorry smokers, the smoke does not drift out to sea with the wind quite as good as you think it does :(

[cruisemom42]

It wasn't abandoned, they moved the ship to the west coast for 3/4 night cruises. I suppose the figured they wouldn't get much of a party going disallowing smoking.

 

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The nonsmoking policy was discontinued in December 2003; the ship wasn't moved to the West Coast until September 2004. But I'm not a Carnival historian so perhaps the sources have it wrong....

 

The market will dictate what cruise ships eventually allow. If it's true that ship revenue decreases on a nonsmoking ship, then fares would probably be higher as a result. The cruise lines have these figures and have pondered them many times, I'm sure.

 

If two ships that were virtually the same were sailing the same itinerary but one was nonsmoking and charged more per cabin, I'd bet there are people (myself, a nonsmoker, included) who would opt for the less expensive trip. Others may not. Hopefully there will continue to be a variety of choices.

[sail7seas]

We would be willing to pay more to not have a smoky casino or risk smokers on the verandas next to ours. We would be on the higher priced ship you describe..... assuming it is a realistic amount of $$ different and not some 'stupidly' higher sum.

[boogs]

Summit has one section of the large lounge that is smoking, the only indoor area.

 

Not any more. As of the first of this year, there is no smoking in any lounge, or any indoor area on all the ships in Celebrity's fleet. It's the most restrictive smoking policy in the business. Celebrity has been the leader in this movement, and more cruise lines are following that lead, but always one or two steps behind.

 

We would be willing to pay more to not have a smoky casino or risk smokers on the verandas next to ours. We would be on the higher priced ship you describe..... assuming it is a realistic amount of $$ different and not some 'stupidly' higher sum.

 

I agree. I value my health and comfort more than saving a few bucks. We all have our priorities, I guess.

[Chatteress]

I'm scheduled to sail on my first cruise this summer on RCL Enchantment of the Seas and was wondering which areas do I need to avoid if I wish to avoid cigarette smoke? My eyes burn like crazy when I'm faced with too much smoke and I want to enjoy myself. I don't plan on using the casinos but what about the dance clubs and other areas? I'll be staying in an inner cabin so I don't have to worry about the balcony issue.

[davetecsgirl]

I'm scheduled to sail on my first cruise this summer on RCL Enchantment of the Seas and was wondering which areas do I need to avoid if I wish to avoid cigarette smoke? My eyes burn like crazy when I'm faced with too much smoke and I want to enjoy myself. I don't plan on using the casinos but what about the dance clubs and other areas? I'll be staying in an inner cabin so I don't have to worry about the balcony issue.

 

I was on the explorer of the sea, so I cant help you on your ship, but the problem i had was the casino was below the Promenade and when we went to the coffee shop or shopping the smoke smell came up from the casino into the promenade... It was nasty. also up by the pools they have areas that you could smoke but you could smell it all over the upper deck. Hopefully your cruise ship has a better policy then the Explorer of the Sea

[SadieN]

The nonsmoking policy was discontinued in December 2003; the ship wasn't moved to the West Coast until September 2004. But I'm not a Carnival historian so perhaps the sources have it wrong....

 

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The last year or two when Paradise was on the West Coast the Casino alternated between smoking and non-smoking.

Smoking on the 3day and non-smoking on the 4day cruises.

Never did figure out if it was a corporate decision or an individual Casino Host decision.