[Caymus]

Interesting...this is contrary to what we were told and understand. One of the reasons we booked it was because it was one of the few ships where smoking on the balcony was permitted. On our previous cruises, Holland America and MSC, it was clearly not permitted (though the MSC Orchestra had a great cigar lounge), and we decided next time we'd go on a ship where I could smoke on the balcony because I thought that would be so enjoyable. We had orginally booked a cabin on the Spa deck, but later found out that was the only deck where smoking was not permitted on the balcony. We called Carnival to confirm, and they did. So now we are on the Panorama deck, where we were told by Carnival and our travel agent that yes, I can indeed smoke cigars on my balcony.