Princess Cruises To Ax Smoking On Balcony's
 

Effective 1/15/2012 cabins as well as balcony's will be off limits. Those passengers who violate the new policy will be subject to a $250 charge added to their shipboard account.

We love to cruise but at this point I don't know if I really give a damn anymore. Plently of other places to spend our $$$'s.

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That blows. I can see why you they might not want you to in the cabin but why not on the balcony? I suppose it could disturb others if they don't like smoke but why not just make certain rooms smoking balcony and others non smoking balconies and atleast let people smoke? Maybe I am over thinking again lol.

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Interesting...that's part of the reason why I get a balcony. Room I understand but a balcony come on now. I've never cruised with them before though.

Tyler makes a good point...make the port side smoking starboard side non-smoking. :tu

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Figures....I'm booked on princess in December of 2011. I'll sneak my stix onboard!

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You should be ok, ban starts 1/15/2012.

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Another cruise line to boycott!!!

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pretty soon they are going to ban smoking at all vacation locations. only place youll be allowed to smoke is you house and even then maybe. im sure they will make that illegal some day.

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In some places in Cali, it is illegal to smoke at home!!! :td

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this is why i'm glad i found the perfect all inclusive where the only place i can't smoke is inside the restaurant

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This is crazy! I guess I will just not get a balcony on my next cruise so I am not tempted. Do they allow smoking on the pool deck?

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Usually it's on open decks and only on a certain side of the ship.

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Don't keep it all to yourself, do share with the LOTLs! :D

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Where?

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That sucks we are going to do an Alaska cruise and this is the cruise line my wife has chosen :td

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well that just sucks!!

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Here's a recap of the current (& changing) smoking
policies of most cruise lines in US, Caribbean & Europe:

http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=225

Many (or most) of the Carnival-owned cruise lines have changed
their smoking policies to take effect between 12/1/11 & 1/15/12,
depending on the line.
You will still be able to smoke on your balcony on Carnival or
Holland America next year (NO smoking in the cabins anymore),
but of course you have to spend more to get a balcony.

Pesonally, I didn't like smoking on the balcony - too isolated.
I much prefer to sit on the back of the open Lido deck (where
one can still smoke cigars on Holland America & other lines),
and actually interact with other passengers.

The prohibition of in-cabin smoking, however, will mean that my
upcoming cruise with Holland America in November will be my
last one with them. This after averaging a cruise every year
for 15 or more years. If I can't light a cigarette in my room,
I'm not booking the room.

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They get out of control on these bans. I think a few of them make complete sense, like not smoking in restaurants. But on a balcony, come on. Is there a designated smoking section on the ship?

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Nearly every cruise line ship has some designated smoking area(s),
usually outside on part of the open decks. Many also still have a
few designated smoking areas inside, but usually not for cigars or
pipes. Depending on the ship, it might be the casino or certain
bars. Getting to be fewer & fewer, though.

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Edit, Nevermind it's not illegal to smoke in your own home, yet.

Second edit:

It's illegal to smoke in your apartment if the following:

(4) Individual Units of Multi-Unit Residences, if such Units share at least one
common floor or ceiling with another such Unit.

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I can't believe someone hasn't sued to get this kind of crap overturned. This simply cannot be constitutional. It's a LEGAL product. If you can't smoke in your own home, where can you smoke?

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All the Princess Cruise ships I've been on have Cigar Lounges. Are they planning on closing those also?

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I don't plan my trips around smoking cigars...so I don't get the reason to boycott something.

I agree as much as the next guy, I do enjoy a cigar when on vacation, but it's not the end of the world if I can't. I didn't book the trip to smoke a cigar in a different location.

Anyways, I was on Princess last winter and they had a cigar lounge on it. I went to it a few times. It was dead in there whenever I went. I could only imagine it getting busier if they ban smoking. But then again I do believe there were designated smoking areas on the boat.

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Good point! And if the cigar lounge gets busier, it'll be a good way to meet some new cigar smokers to shoot the breeze with. :tu

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In the casino on princess and on every other line you can smoke anything you want in the casino.

Anyways, as far as Princess is concerned, my last princess I smoked on the aft deck. No smoke went up to any cabins and there is not too much wind back there. I even asked the officers about it and they said "its technically not allowed, but no one will tell you to stop unless there are complaints." There were crew all around while I smoked and no one said a word. Since the smoke was shooting out behind the fantail at 24 knots no one complained and I smoked there for 14 days.

The view from the aft deck when underway is great, by the way.

--bob

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I wouldn't say I boycott places that don't allow smoking if i'm going on vacation. but if I have a choice I'd rather pick a place that allows smoking over one that doesn't all things being equal....or in the case of my honeymoon an assload cheaper

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Looks like I'll just give the Princess the ax. Feeble attempt to drain one of more money, it's what all the travel industry is trying to do...milking.