Explorer cigar lounge

[proposal]

Does explorer of the seas still have a cigar lounge?  

[SteelCityCruiser10]

19 minutes ago, proposal said:

Does explorer of the seas still have a cigar lounge?  

Yea it still exists but is no longer for smoking 

[proposal]

1 hour ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Yea it still exists but is no longer for smoking 

Well that seems senseless!  I assume you can't smoke them in the casinos either....  

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Yea we checked it out very briefly in the way to the lounge for trivia.  There was 1 crew member in there on his phone.  It’s kind of a game room type room.  There was a computer terminal and some books, puzzles etc if I remember right but no smoking

[SteelCityCruiser10]

This was also pre- dry dock so maybe it totally changed - don’t know

[proposal]

Thank you.  I doubt that after dry dock they put the lounge back in.   

[davekathy]

On our March 2022 B2B Explorer cruise the Connoisseur Club (no longer allows smoking 👍) was designated as the Pinnacle Lounge for those cruises. 

[George C]

Rccl needs to restore smoking there and eliminate it in casino.

[davekathy]

Just get rid of all indoor smoking. 

[proposal]

20 hours ago, davekathy said:

Just get rid of all indoor smoking. 

I don't see how that little room was bad, it kept people in one spot to smoke.   It's not like the casinos where they force you to basically walk through them, it was out of the way with a closed door and proper ventilation.  

[Big_G]

On 3/13/2023 at 12:04 AM, George C said:

Rccl needs to restore smoking there and eliminate it in casino.

 

I don't think it would accommodate the numbers George. They should just bite the bullet and copy Celebrity.

[davekathy]

2 hours ago, proposal said:

I don't see how that little room was bad, it kept people in one spot to smoke.   It's not like the casinos where they force you to basically walk through them, it was out of the way with a closed door and proper ventilation.  

I'm not forced to walk through the smoking lounge, aka casino either. Personal opinion. Glad to see RC is taking baby steps to eliminate indoor smoking. I don't blame you smokers, I blame RC for allowing inside smoking. RC offers smokers smoking areas with great views, bar service and food near by. 

Edited March 14, 2023 by davekathy

[George C]

1 hour ago, Big_G said:

 

I don't think it would accommodate the numbers George. They should just bite the bullet and copy Celebrity.

The majority of our cruises are now on celebrity, no smoking better suite perks , sailing on celebrity in 2 days 😁

[Big_G]

On 3/14/2023 at 10:27 AM, George C said:

The majority of our cruises are now on celebrity, no smoking better suite perks , sailing on celebrity in 2 days 😁

 

I hear you. Just got off Reflection Sunday and heading to Equinox in May. We still have Independence this year but then back to Celebrity.

[Tlbecker1]

8 hours ago, Big_G said:

 

I hear you. Just got off Reflection Sunday and heading to Equinox in May. We still have Independence this year but then back to Celebrity.

 

On 3/14/2023 at 7:27 AM, George C said:

The majority of our cruises are now on celebrity, no smoking better suite perks , sailing on celebrity in 2 days 😁

Just got off 14 days on Celebrity last weekend.  We did enjoy the non smoking casino, but we are looking forward to being back on Royal. The crew all seemed miserable and we didn’t enjoy the service at all.

[Big_G]

On 3/15/2023 at 9:45 PM, Tlbecker1 said:

 

Just got off 14 days on Celebrity last weekend.  We did enjoy the non smoking casino, but we are looking forward to being back on Royal. The crew all seemed miserable and we didn’t enjoy the service at all.

 

We like both cruise lines equally but cruise experiences vary from ship to ship and week to week. On Reflection we experienced the most happy, upbeat, and helpful crew that we've seen in a few years. Sorry you didn't have the same experience. 

[TheMastodon]

On 3/14/2023 at 7:35 AM, proposal said:

I don't see how that little room was bad, it kept people in one spot to smoke.   It's not like the casinos where they force you to basically walk through them, it was out of the way with a closed door and proper ventilation.  

 

I loved those cigar lounges !!! Perfect atmosphere for enjoying a cigar.