loonyloo

Well thanks to everybody that has posted. I'm still none the wiser really but I suppose as earlmarie has said non-smokers can't really do a whole lot about it if the policy allows balcony smoking. Still, it'd be nice to avoid drama though!

Thanks again!

Well, yes, obviously we'll try to book a cruise where smoking is allowed on balconies. Maybe I should have specified- but even on lines where smoking is allowed on balconies we'd still prefer to be considerate toward non-smokers, so I'd appreciate any feedback from smokers and non-smokers alike that have stayed in these types of cabins.

Thanks for the posts so far!

Hi,

My husband and I are planning our first cruise. We're both smokers and while we'd like to be able to smoke on our balcony, we'd also like to minimise the chances of bothering non-smokers that may be nearby.

I read on one website that aft-end balconies are best for smokers as the wind tends to take the smoke straight off the balcony toward the wake, without floating into the balconies either side. By aft-end I mean the cabins that are on the very back end of the ship so you can see the wake, not the ones on the side but in the back third (I'm not quite 100% on my cruise terms yet so I'm not sure if it was clear otherwise!)

So, as a general rule, have people here found it to be true that smoke is less noticeable at the aft-end?

Moreover, does getting a cabin in the middle of the aft-end or toward the side, or the choice of floor have any affect?

Thanks!