Arwenmark Posted December 7, 2009 #1 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Now this is on MSC and I know this is NCL which I usually cruise the most. But the idea horrifies me and I hope does not spread. According to the article on AOL today, MSC is going to start scenting their entire ship with a Fruity smell??? I cannot imagine being stuck on a ship that smells everywhere of any particular persons choice of scent. That would be HORRIBLE. Just wondered what others thought of this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruznut1111 Posted December 7, 2009 #2 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I think this is horridly dangerous. I wouldn't worry about what it smelled like, but what the chemicals were that give off the scent. Way to many of our "normal VOCs" are extremely toxic and are airway irritants. As an asthmatic, I would stay far away. Besides, what odors are they trying to hide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbisson Posted December 7, 2009 #3 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I'd have to smell it first to decide...but the problem is I'd have to be onboard to first smell it, and if I hated it, I'd be stuck with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulekrause Posted December 7, 2009 #4 Share Posted December 7, 2009 About a year and a half ago we were on the Dawn and noticed that every time we were in the theater, we smelled vanilla. Not a bad or strong smell but definitely there. This was a trip with rough seas. The following year we were on the Dawn to Bermuda again but with smooth seas... and there was no smell. Wondering if the vanilla smell was used to help people handle the rough seas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planer's Edge Posted December 7, 2009 #5 Share Posted December 7, 2009 What, and not smell the fresh ocean air. I don't think so. PE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted December 7, 2009 #6 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Though I voted I would avoid this, I am not 100% sure. i tend to avoid people with heavy perfume as some give me an instant migrane. But, a light smell? Maybe, maybe not. I know the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Vegas has a unique smell. We do not like it, but it does not keep us from visiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnql Posted December 7, 2009 #7 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I am definitely against the idea. Most perfumes bother me. I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if it was very lightly scented, but I'm generally opposed to the whole concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjbdtz Posted December 7, 2009 #8 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Though I voted I would avoid this, I am not 100% sure. i tend to avoid people with heavy perfume as some give me an instant migrane. But, a light smell? Maybe, maybe not. I know the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Vegas has a unique smell. We do not like it, but it does not keep us from visiting. It's probably the scent of pumped-in oxygen...designed to keep you awake & alert, and unaware that it's 3a.m. and you've lost the rent money! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy-mae Posted December 7, 2009 #9 Share Posted December 7, 2009 There are a few large retail stores that have a particular scent. I could always tell when I entered a local Mikasa (chinaware) shop, because of the very distinctive smell. I think they must have pumped it throgh the ventilation system. Our local casino (or what passes for a casino here in Ontario -- it's attached to the harness race track) has a combination beach/pool (chlorine) smell that I'm sure is supposed to loosen up the patrons and make them feel like they are on holiday. There is probably a whole scintific discipline devoted to scent and how it affects the average person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scchasgal Posted December 8, 2009 #10 Share Posted December 8, 2009 A constant smell and I would go to bed with a headache and wake up with one. No thanks would not be interested in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted December 8, 2009 #11 Share Posted December 8, 2009 All of the large Casino/Hotels in Las Vegas now have scent generators that produce smells that make you want to spend more money, buy more food, etc. It is hardly surprising that the cruise lines are following their lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCruisingYearsOfLife Posted December 8, 2009 #12 Share Posted December 8, 2009 ... MSC is going to start scenting their entire ship with a Fruity smell??? ... Couldn't they just hand out cards upon embarkation? Then those who want to can partake of scratch-and-sniff sailing. My mother, ever the wilderness camper, didn't like buildings decorated with "Canned Nature ala Union Carbide". I'm sure that if she got a whiff of a Fruitified cruise ship, she'd say what she always said in such situations: "It smells like a whorehouse on a Sunday morning". I always wondered how she could make such authoritative assertions.:confused: InThe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbisson Posted December 8, 2009 #13 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Couldn't they just hand out cards upon embarkation? Then those who want to can partake of scratch-and-sniff sailing. My mother, ever the wilderness camper, didn't like buildings decorated with "Canned Nature ala Union Carbide". I'm sure that if she got a whiff of a Fruitified cruise ship, she'd say what she always said in such situations: "It smells like a whorehouse on a Sunday morning". I always wondered how she could make such authoritative assertions.:confused: InThe ROTFL-let's just hope she was part of the Saturday Morning Cleaning Crew and not there in any other capacity ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawton54 Posted December 8, 2009 #14 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Having sailed MSC I certainly don't want to have a common smell that I might encounter daily dragging my memory back to them. DW and I endured 17 days of attitude/incompetence with them last December and have no desire to be reminded of the shipboard experiences. The only thing I can say concerning smell was that the customer service, daily entertainment, and addressing passenger issues really "stunk". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted December 8, 2009 #15 Share Posted December 8, 2009 It's probably the scent of pumped-in oxygen...designed to keep you awake & alert, and unaware that it's 3a.m. and you've lost the rent money! ;) Rent money? I had rent money? Where'd it go? Oh, Craps. :D I would avoid it because I have family members with allergies and breathing issues and wouldn't want to take a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted December 8, 2009 #16 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I've been in theme parks where they puff out vanilla smells near the cup cakes....and fallen for it! I've travelled on Swedish ferries which I can recognise blindfold for the bitter coffee and the herb dill. I can recognise the scent of chlorine as soon as I set foot in a Spanish airport. And Italy is always garlic, coffee and red wine.- jocap. What should NCL's smell be, do you think? jocap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseacruiser Posted December 8, 2009 #17 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Casinos in Vegas and Atlantic City have been using aromatherapy for years to make people subconsciously want to stay and gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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