Can I smoke?

Are cruises now becoming smoke free cruises? it’s almost like airlines now where smoking is banned completely. The latest lines to ban smoking on balconies are Carnival and NCL, so there are no lines now that I know about that allow you to smoke on the balcony. I can understand that policy as nearly all new ships are built in a way that all the balconies are so close to each other and when people smoke it does travel onto the next cabins and it’s not very nice even if you are a smoker. I don’t smoke myself and never have, but I do feel for people who smoke and it’s part of their holiday (the smoking). However as people got used to bit by bit, not to smoke in Buses, trains, offices, pubs and of course airplanes they will get used to not smoking in their cabins. It is also very unpleasant to get into a cabin that people smoked in the last cruise as you can still smell it on the furniture and in the air. The positive for the smokers is that it’s not completely banned on board as they all offer some designated areas that you can still smoke. I have highlighted below the latest smoking policies on various lines, what do you think?

Costa Cruises

Smoking is permitted in designated spaces on the open decks, on private balconies and in the Cigar Bar. Passengers may smoke e-cigarettes only in cabins and in the Cigar Bar.

Cruise & Maritime River Cruises

Smoking is permitted on two designated areas on the open decks. All cabins, restaurants, public rooms and show lounges are non-smoking.

Carnival Cruises

Cigarette smoking in public venues is only permitted in Carnival’s dance clubs as well as in designated areas within the casino and casino bar. Smoking (including cigars) is permitted in designated exterior open deck areas of all ships and nowhere else.

Unless listed above, all other areas are non-smoking.

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity ships are designated as non-smoking, however they do recognize that some of their guests smoke. Therefore, Celebrity Cruises’ Smoking Policy permits cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking in designated outdoor areas of the ship.

Celebrity Cruises’ Smoking Policy includes smoking-like products such as electronic cigarettes. Also, smoking is not permitted inside any stateroom, nor on any stateroom veranda.

Crystal Cruises

There are a number of outdoor smoking facilities, including the Seahorse Pool area and Promenade Deck (left sides only).

Smoking is prohibited in cabins, suites and on verandas, as well as all indoor areas, with the exception of the Connoisseur Club and VIP Casino. Crystal Esprit is an entirely non-smoking yacht.

Cunard Cruises

Smoking (including Electronic alternatives) is not permitted in staterooms, on stateroom balconies or in public rooms. You will find designated areas of the open deck on each ship where smoking is permitted, these will be clearly signposted on board and listed in the Daily Programme.

Electronic cigarettes are permitted in cabins and private balconies, and Churchill’s Cigar Lounge is no cigarette smoking. It is reserved for only cigar and pipe smokers all day.

Fred. Olsen Cruises

Passengers are only able to smoke on cabin balconies (except for Deck 7 terrace balconies on Black Watch and Boudicca) and in specially designated areas on open-air decks, anywhere else is banned on all Fred. Olsen ships.

Holland America Line

As of 2017, smoking will be permitted only in designated areas. For active slot players, there will be smoking-designated areas for active slot players in all casinos except Oosterdam and Eurodamm which are entirely smoke-free casinos.

MSC Cruises

For passengers on the MSC, there is one designated outside smoking area. The rules for smoking indoors are that you can only smoke in the cigar rooms, the casinos and one dedicated lounge. It is prohibited in dining rooms, theatres and cabin (including cabin balconies).

Norwegian Cruise Line

Smoking is permitted in designated areas on open decks, in casinos and in cigar bars. On ships that have the Waterfront, smoking is allowed on the starboard side excluding food-service areas. Cigar and pipe smoking is allowed in cigar bars and designated smoking lounges.

Oceania Cruises

Smoking is only permitted on the right side of the deck as long as you are past the Horizons lounge. When on the outdoor Pool Deck, you may smoke on the front, right side of the ship. All other areas are smoke-free, including private balconies.

P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises allow passengers to smoke on certain open decks, anywhere else is prohibited: including cabin balconies.

Princess Cruises

Smoking designated areas are clearly marked and are available onboard which include a sufficient number of ashtrays. Generally, these areas include cigar lounges, a section of the nightclub and casino, as well as a portion of the open decks.

Regent Cruises

Smoking areas are quite specific onboard when travelling with the Regent. You are allowed to smoke in designated areas of the outdoor pool area fleetwide. Depending on the ship: the Connoisseur Club (not found on the Navigator) and the following areas: Horizon Lounge (designated area outside) on Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner, and Galileo’s on Seven Seas Navigator.

Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted in the Connoisseur Club; cigar smoking is also allowed in the designated area of the pool area (opposite the pool bar), but pipe smoking is not.

Smoking in cabins, suites and private balconies is not permitted.

Royal Caribbean

Smoking is permitted in designed areas of the open decks, which for the majority of Royal Caribbean’s ships (apart from Oasis-class ships, which is on the left side) which will usually be on the starboard (right) side of the ship.

Seabourn

On Seabourn ships, smoking is permitted on one side of the Sky Bar and one side of the open terrace aft of The Club on Deck 5. It’s also allowed on the starboard side of the open terrace aft of Seabourn Square on Deck 7.

Electronic cigarettes may be used in all suites and, if not mentioned above, smoking is prohibited anywhere else.

Thomson Cruises

For passengers onboard Thomson cruise, smoking is only permitted in strictly designated areas of the open deck. Electronic cigarettes may be used in the casino and in adjoining bar areas, and in the open-deck areas that are designated for smoking.

Anywhere else on the ship is not permitted.