Smoking bans on cruise ships

Carnival, Princess and Holland America are enforcing more stringant smoking policies and some are from immediate effect.

Effective today (June 15), cigarette smoking in public venues will only be permitted in Carnival’s dance clubs as well as in designated areas within the casino and casino bar. Smoking (including cigars) will be permitted in designated exterior open deck areas (starboard side) of all ships. Additionally, smoking will also be allowed in the jazz clubs of the following ships: Carnival Destiny, Carnival Triumph, Carnival Victory, Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Glory, Carnival Valor, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Freedom, and Carnival Splendor.

 Effective December 1, smoking will be prohibited in all guest staterooms. Those guests in balcony accommodations will be permitted to smoke cigarettes and cigars outside on the balcony. Spa staterooms — currently featured on Carnival Splendor, Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic — will continue to remain entirely smoke-free, including on the balconies.
 
Princess have announced from 15th Jan 2012 there willl be no smoking in cabins or on balcony’s across its entire fleet.
 
Also effective January 15, Holland America’s new smoking policy designates cabins as non-smoking areas. Smoking will still be, however, permitted on cabin balconies.
 
Now I know clients book balcony cabins for this and this alone, will they now have to change to a cruise line which allows balcony smoking?  Mind you with the way smoking is going on land you might see other cruise lines following suit.
 
Your opinions please.  Whether you are a smoker, non smoker.