smoke a cigar

[suec12]

My husband enjoys an occasional cigar - are there any areas where he can smoke on the Journey? Thanks

[RW75]

The smoking area on the pool deck. Very comfortable, very sociable and the Living Room take care of drinks service in the evening after the pool bar closes. 
Heat lamps and blankets in the evening if a little chilly. 
Due to Covid even the over dramatic fake coughing by the odd anti smoker passing by  has almost dried up entirely. 

[Grandma Cruising]

2 minutes ago, RW75 said:

The smoking area on the pool deck. Very comfortable, very sociable and the Living Room take care of drinks service in the evening after the pool bar closes. 
Heat lamps and blankets in the evening if a little chilly. 
Due to Covid even the over dramatic fake coughing by the odd anti smoker passing by  has almost dried up entirely. 

 Can assure you it’s not always fake. My husband has chronic bronchitis & coughs if he goes anywhere near smoke.

[RW75]

Grandma Cruising, I quite appreciate how smoking can and does effect people. Especially with chest complaints thrown into the mix. 
 

There’s a huge difference between the drama some unnecessarily cause and people whom are caused discomfort. 
 

Picked up my first cigarette in my mid thirties and feel I am particularly aware of the smoke and odour issue.  We become fewer as each year passes. 

[Grandma Cruising]

2 hours ago, RW75 said:

Grandma Cruising, I quite appreciate how smoking can and does effect people. Especially with chest complaints thrown into the mix. 
 

There’s a huge difference between the drama some unnecessarily cause and people whom are caused discomfort. 
 

Picked up my first cigarette in my mid thirties and feel I am particularly aware of the smoke and odour issue.  We become fewer as each year passes. 

We’re happy to use the other doors and mostly it doesn’t bother us. We quite appreciate that smokers need to have an area to ‘indulge’ and at least on Azamara it’s outdoors!

[RW75]

Now you’re making me wonder which cruise lines allow smoking indoors these days. 
 

I recall a cigar room on a couple of ships in the past. Don’t remember the last time I smoked indoors on a ship, even in the casino. 
 

The first time I was on Azamara, smoking was allowed along one side of the living room, obviously the casino and the deck area was two tables on the opposite side of the bar to the current area. Much better arrangement now. 

[uktog]

The new Explora line boats are being built with cigar lounges 

[donaldsc]

17 minutes ago, uktog said:

The new Explora line boats are being built with cigar lounges 

 

Are they hermetically sealed double door negative pressure rooms to make sure that none of the air and odors that are within the room get out of the room.  They should also make the people who are inside wear some sort of full body suit that they take off before they leave the room.  Have you ever had the misfortune to stand next to someone who smokes cigars even if they are not smoking them at the time.

 

DON

[RW75]

Uktog - Explora looks very interesting and has some great pricing for next year. Along with some some eyebrow raising pricing also. 
 

donaldsc - think you’re confusing yourself, we aren’t talking about the Hindenburg.

😉

Forgive my humour.  Some cigars have a wonderful aroma, can’t smoke one at all, always liked the smell of a good cigar, even when I didn’t smoke.  Understand what you’re saying though,  the smell of any smoking can linger.

[donaldsc]

1 hour ago, RW75 said:

Uktog - Explora looks very interesting and has some great pricing for next year. Along with some some eyebrow raising pricing also. 
 

donaldsc - think you’re confusing yourself, we aren’t talking about the Hindenburg.

😉

Forgive my humour.  Some cigars have a wonderful aroma, can’t smoke one at all, always liked the smell of a good cigar, even when I didn’t smoke.  Understand what you’re saying though,  the smell of any smoking can linger.

 

My point was that if you have double doors and negative pressure in the room none of vile cigar smoke smell will get out of the room.  I would bet that if one took a survey of people's attitude towards cigar smoke the majority of people would agree w me about how bad they smell and how badly the odor is retained on the clothes of people who smoke them.

 

DON

[Host Jazzbeau]

I haven't yet seen a ship review that lauded the effectiveness of the 'negative pressure' cigar lounges.  The stink is always smarter than the engineers...

[Benthayer Gonbak]

2 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

I haven't yet seen a ship review that lauded the effectiveness of the 'negative pressure' cigar lounges.  The stink is always smarter than the engineers...

I have seen too many negative pressure rooms in government building that leaked cigarette smoke too.  However, it seemed Crystal might have perfected it.  Either that or there was never anyone in the lounge.  From the deck map it was pretty close that I expected to be, but I totally forgot to notice!  And yes, I can normally detect smoke in peoples clothing etc when they enter a room.  

[Mackdogmolly]

I can smell a cigar a mile away - indoors or out. Yuk.