Cigars On Cruise

Originally Posted by Blueface

From NCL's website.

We want you to be comfortable on board, so public areas throughout all NCL ships are smoke free. If you smoke cigarettes, you can do so in your stateroom, on your balcony, in the casino or Cigar Bar (where available). If you prefer pipes or cigars, you can smoke in the Cigar Bar or designated smoking lounge. Also, you can smoke cigarettes, pipes and cigars outside on open decks (just not around food venues, sport decks, kids' pool areas and other designated non-smoking areas).

I consider a balcony outside and consider it an open deck.
I never saw this as an issue and this proves.
Can't phantom someone not complaining about cigarettes yet complaining about cigars, on a balcony, where the wind is blowing nearly off the ship.
An attorney in the house, please translate the parenthesis part as that clearly says to me, it is perfectly OK.
DUDE, light up and enjoy!!! Life is short.

You are right about what they say on NCL,,,but remember, you are crusing on NCL which doesn't have the best rating so you might want to consider this when picking any cruiseline.

Name Score

07 08
1 1 Crystal Cruises 90.67
2 2 Regent Seven Seas Cruises 88.71
3 4 Disney Cruise Line 82.50
4 3 Oceania Cruises 81.32
5 5 Cunard Line 80.07
6 6 Celebrity Cruises 78.37
7 7 Holland America 77.92
8 8 Princess Cruises 75.80
9 9 Royal Caribbean 73.09
10 - 10 Norwegian Cruise Line 68.26

Originally Posted by RX2010

on Royal Carribean, there's a smoking side and a non-smoking side. So if you want to smoke, you can simply go to the starboard side of the ship and sit on the deck chairs out there, or go to the port side for smoke free relaxation.

plus there was the cigar bar after 9pm in the library

You are correct except that on some of RC boats the library isn't used anymore for cigar smoking as the same for the Viking Lounge.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by Cigary

You are correct except that on some of RC boats the library isn't used anymore for cigar smoking as the same for the Viking Lounge.

Say it ain't so.
Going on the Navigator of the Seas in December. They have a nice Library with cigars and great high end cigar booze.
I have evolved to loving RC and sit on their deck and smoke away, on the smoker side. Have never had an issue. Have gone the last 7 or 8 or so cruises with them. Also enjoy my morning pot of coffee with a PC on my balcony.

Originally Posted by Blueface

Say it ain't so.
Going on the Navigator of the Seas in December. They have a nice Library with cigars and great high end cigar booze.
I have evolved to loving RC and sit on their deck and smoke away, on the smoker side. Have never had an issue. Have gone the last 7 or 8 or so cruises with them. Also enjoy my morning pot of coffee with a PC on my balcony.

Not all of the RC ships have a ban. Call your rep and ensure that the Viking Lounge will be open because I know they closed it on the Majesty of the Seas to all cigars and cigarettes. The Navigator is a nice boat and you will enjoy it and the last time I was on it they allowed cigars in the lounge but the way some things go,,,call ahead. Love the morning pot of "Joe" on the balcony and breakfast. I brought 20 cigars with me on my short 4 night cruise and smoked every single one of them.