non smoker

[Buffettlovertina]

Ok I know the haters are gonna flame me but I need a answer.I as a non smoker and my Mom as a non smoker are leaving next week on the pearl. I am getting a little nervous that our room is going to reek of smoke . Both of us are very allergic to the smell of smoke and do not want to be ent to infirmery from lungs acting up from the smoke. Does NCL have a way to make rooms not have the smell of smoke. I have a inside room and have no way to just go on the balcony to get away from it. Please tell me I havent made a mistake. If my room is smoke smelly will they move us to another room?.

[SailBabySail]

Ok I know the haters are gonna flame me but I need a answer.I as a non smoker and my Mom as a non smoker are leaving next week on the pearl. I am getting a little nervous that our room is going to reek of smoke . Both of us are very allergic to the smell of smoke and do not want to be ent to infirmery from lungs acting up from the smoke. Does NCL have a way to make rooms not have the smell of smoke. I have a inside room and have no way to just go on the balcony to get away from it. Please tell me I havent made a mistake. If my room is smoke smelly will they move us to another room?.

 

NCL allows smoking in cabins...HOWEVER...they do a fabulous job of cleaning and I don't think you are going to have a problem. The only thing you will smell is freshness. Have a great cruise.

[Buffettlovertina]

thank you. I wa sreading other posts and the majority of complaints were from the pearl and thats my ship. Hope it works out. Mom wont be able to handle it if it is

[SailBabySail]

thank you. I wa sreading other posts and the majority of complaints were from the pearl and thats my ship. Hope it works out. Mom wont be able to handle it if it is

 

You will be fine. NCL are fanatics about cleanliness.

[pianoplayerla]

And if there is an issue, let someone at the desk know and I'm sure they will take care of you!! Happy sailing!!!

[johnql]

Whatever they do to remove the smoke smell definitely works. I have never had an issue with residual smoke. And I, too, am very sensitive to cigarette smoke.

[B40 Tha Cruisa]

I would agree, I have never had an issue with smelling smoke in the rooms on my NCL cruises. As another poster said, if you do have an issue let them know and they will likely do the best they can to remove any smell. That being said, I don't recall ever smelling a hint of smoke in my rooms.

[pianomanorlando]

There will be no issue with a smoke smell. There are cleaners that are used that completely eliminate smells of any kind.

 

However, I wouldn't tell them you are allergic to the "smell of smoke" as that is impossible and anyone would know that. You can be diagonsed by a physician as being allergic to nicotine and some of the other chemicals found in the smoke itself, but you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Sadly, that is just something that non-smokers say when they don't LIKE the smell of smoke, not realizing how foolish they sound. Those with diagnosed allergies typically know what chemicals they are specifically allergic to and would know that you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Oddly enough, the people who complain loudest about the smell of smoke are the same people who feel the need to lather themselves in awful perfume and then parade through the ship leaving traces of its ingredients everywhere they go causing those of us with REAL allergies to suffer. That has happend to me TWICE on cruises. I find it quite funny and ironic.

[reefgirl]

Maybe when someone says they are "allergic" to smoke it really just means it makes them physically ill. I think it's harsh to say it's foolish for wording it that way. I am an RN and have gone to homes that have been inhabited by human chimneys and have wanted to puke at the smell. It's not that I "don't like it", it makes me feel sick.

Edited to add that my room on the Pearl smelled fresh like a bouquet of daisies. The OP will have a wonderful time.

[Buffettlovertina]

There will be no issue with a smoke smell. There are cleaners that are used that completely eliminate smells of any kind.

 

However, I wouldn't tell them you are allergic to the "smell of smoke" as that is impossible and anyone would know that. You can be diagonsed by a physician as being allergic to nicotine and some of the other chemicals found in the smoke itself, but you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Sadly, that is just something that non-smokers say when they don't LIKE the smell of smoke, not realizing how foolish they sound. Those with diagnosed allergies typically know what chemicals they are specifically allergic to and would know that you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Oddly enough, the people who complain loudest about the smell of smoke are the same people who feel the need to lather themselves in awful perfume and then parade through the ship leaving traces of its ingredients everywhere they go causing those of us with REAL allergies to suffer. That has happend to me TWICE on cruises. I find it quite funny and ironic.

 

Yes perfume is also one of the smells that throw me into having to have to leave the area.. also spray cleaners. It is the propelent that the can uses to make the stuff come out.You are rught its not the smell its the chemicals and stuff that are put into the air from the hazardous and toxic stuff people insist on putting into their body and slathering all over their body. Usualy are fine but I was just worried about such an enclosed area that , I would not be able to just pick up and move. Unless you think sleeping on the lido deck is a option.

 

Cause in point I had a lady clean my office while at lunch when I got back I started to not be able to breath. Lungs were closing up. Come to find out she had used a propelent cleaner on my desk and I had to have oxygen for a while to clear my lungs out. So I would call it a allergic reaction. Not a thing I just say. I have the option to move anywhere on the ship Just not in my room. That was my worry. Im sure I will have a great time. I just never had a inside room before .

[bakerintn]

Your cabin should be fine.

 

However, since others on board can smoke in their cabins, you may smell some smoke as their doors are opened (ie, in the hallway). This is especially true with balcony cabins across from your inside cabin when the door to the balcony is open.

 

Also, the normal way to the theater on the Pearl is through the Casino which is a smoking area. We found that we could hold our breath as we walked through the casino. If that trip bothers you search out an alternative access (go forward on a different deck and take the elevator).

[camz]

I have allergies and the smell of smoke bothers me as well. I have been on 5 NCL cruises within the past year, both in inside, oceanview and balcony cabins. I have never had an issue with smelling the previous passenger's smoke. I always thought that was kind of odd, given the fact that I can smell stale smoke a mile away. No worries! :)

[garycarla]

I hate old smoke and have changed hotel rooms in the past. I have never had a problem on the ship.

 

As to those people that take a bath in their overpowering sickening perfume, that is another story. Somebody should tell them how disgusting it is.

[newmexicoNita]

Ok I know the haters are gonna flame me but I need a answer.I as a non smoker and my Mom as a non smoker are leaving next week on the pearl. I am getting a little nervous that our room is going to reek of smoke . Both of us are very allergic to the smell of smoke and do not want to be ent to infirmery from lungs acting up from the smoke. Does NCL have a way to make rooms not have the smell of smoke. I have a inside room and have no way to just go on the balcony to get away from it. Please tell me I havent made a mistake. If my room is smoke smelly will they move us to another room?.

 

frist of all, no one is actually alergic to the smell of smoke, you might be alergic to what is in the smoke. Now, that I have that out of the way. I have cruised many times and only once could we smell smoke in our cabin. It was on HAL. We asked to have the cabin sprayed. We only smelled it one other time, and that was only when we first walked into the cabin.

 

As for moving you, that would depend on how crowded the ship was and how bad the residue was, but I do not think you will have any problems. I have yet to hear of anyone that has been bothered by the smoke smell in the NCL cabins. Do stay out of the casino. There you will spell it, but there are slot machines elsewhere on the ship.

 

Nita

[waterguy631]

I was on the pearl 2 weeks ago the only place I smelled smoke was in the casino

[alwalaska]

There will be no issue with a smoke smell. There are cleaners that are used that completely eliminate smells of any kind.

 

However, I wouldn't tell them you are allergic to the "smell of smoke" as that is impossible and anyone would know that. You can be diagonsed by a physician as being allergic to nicotine and some of the other chemicals found in the smoke itself, but you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Sadly, that is just something that non-smokers say when they don't LIKE the smell of smoke, not realizing how foolish they sound. Those with diagnosed allergies typically know what chemicals they are specifically allergic to and would know that you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Oddly enough, the people who complain loudest about the smell of smoke are the same people who feel the need to lather themselves in awful perfume and then parade through the ship leaving traces of its ingredients everywhere they go causing those of us with REAL allergies to suffer. That has happend to me TWICE on cruises. I find it quite funny and ironic.

Although smoke is not an allergen, it is definitely an irritant. I get migraines from smoke and I do not wear any perfume and search long and hard for unscented laundry products, deodorant and other items for our family. My sinuses definitely react to being around smoke. Perfume is not an allergen either, so to be exactly correct, a person shouldn't say they are allergic to perfume. The thing is, the systems of a pollen "allergy" and a smoke "sensitivity" are exactly the same, so what makes on less valid than the other?

 

Smoke can also trigger asthma attacks. This is not an allergy either, but is still real and can be life threatening to some.

 

To the OP - I have not had a problem with any of our interior cabins on our cruises. My one worry is that I end up in a room next to a heavy smoker. There was a hallway on our Princess cruise that we could not walk down because the smoke was so bad. I am sure the rooms close to this one had a problem.

 

On the NCL Sky, I did find myself getting a headache in the atrium when we were trying to listen to the piano music because there was so much smoke coming out from the casino. There were many other places to listen to music, so this was only a minor inconvenience.

[3 gals and a buoy]

There will be no issue with a smoke smell. There are cleaners that are used that completely eliminate smells of any kind.

 

However, I wouldn't tell them you are allergic to the "smell of smoke" as that is impossible and anyone would know that. You can be diagonsed by a physician as being allergic to nicotine and some of the other chemicals found in the smoke itself, but you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Sadly, that is just something that non-smokers say when they don't LIKE the smell of smoke, not realizing how foolish they sound. Those with diagnosed allergies typically know what chemicals they are specifically allergic to and would know that you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Oddly enough, the people who complain loudest about the smell of smoke are the same people who feel the need to lather themselves in awful perfume and then parade through the ship leaving traces of its ingredients everywhere they go causing those of us with REAL allergies to suffer. That has happend to me TWICE on cruises. I find it quite funny and ironic.

 

I am no expert, but in my workplace, we have a person who suffers from some sort of "chemical sensitity" syndrome. They work in a chemical free room area which they have to use specific cleaning agents, there is no scented lotions, perfumes etc to be worn in this area. They suffer from headaches and difficulty breathing and it was an accomodation made so that they could be in the office. I thought it was a joke at first and had the same "how can you be allergic to a smell" thoughts. Apparently for some people this is very real.

[3 gals and a buoy]

There will be no issue with a smoke smell. There are cleaners that are used that completely eliminate smells of any kind.

 

However, I wouldn't tell them you are allergic to the "smell of smoke" as that is impossible and anyone would know that. You can be diagonsed by a physician as being allergic to nicotine and some of the other chemicals found in the smoke itself, but you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Sadly, that is just something that non-smokers say when they don't LIKE the smell of smoke, not realizing how foolish they sound. Those with diagnosed allergies typically know what chemicals they are specifically allergic to and would know that you cannot be allergic to a "smell".

 

Oddly enough, the people who complain loudest about the smell of smoke are the same people who feel the need to lather themselves in awful perfume and then parade through the ship leaving traces of its ingredients everywhere they go causing those of us with REAL allergies to suffer. That has happend to me TWICE on cruises. I find it quite funny and ironic.

 

I am no expert, but in my workplace, we have a person who suffers from some sort of "chemical sensitity" syndrome. They work in a chemical free room area which they have to use specific cleaning agents, there is no scented lotions, perfumes etc to be worn in this area. They suffer from headaches and difficulty breathing and it was an accomodation made so that they could be in the office. I thought it was a joke at first and had the same "how can you be allergic to a smell" thoughts. Apparently for some people this is very real.

[johnql]

I think it's silly to split hairs over whether a smell is an allergen or not. The smell itself may not be the allergen, but whatever's causing the smell is, so what's the difference? The real issue is whether a person has a negative, physical reaction to its presence.

[johnql]

I think it's silly to split hairs over whether a smell is an allergen or not. The smell itself may not be the allergen, but whatever's causing the smell is, so what's the difference? The real issue is whether a person has a negative, physical reaction to its presence.

[3 gals and a buoy]

I think it's silly to split hairs over whether a smell is an allergen or not. The smell itself may not be the allergen, but whatever's causing the smell is, so what's the difference? The real issue is whether a person has a negative, physical reaction to its presence.

 

I completely agree with you. I just didn't like the answer of how "foolish" he/she was for stating her concern and also "anyone would know that" comments.

[3 gals and a buoy]

I think it's silly to split hairs over whether a smell is an allergen or not. The smell itself may not be the allergen, but whatever's causing the smell is, so what's the difference? The real issue is whether a person has a negative, physical reaction to its presence.

 

I completely agree with you. I just didn't like the answer of how "foolish" he/she was for stating her concern and also "anyone would know that" comments.

[Micchi]

I think it's silly to split hairs over whether a smell is an allergen or not. The smell itself may not be the allergen, but whatever's causing the smell is, so what's the difference? The real issue is whether a person has a negative, physical reaction to its presence.

 

I agree with you. The problem is that way too many people claim to be "allergic" to something (smoke, tomatoes, whatever) when the truth is that they just don't like it... it's like they want to have some kind of excuse to take the onus of being annoying/making a special request off their shoulders :p

 

Not sure which camp you're in, OP, but either way, you have a right not to want to be around smoke.

[newmexicoNita]

I agree with you. The problem is that way too many people claim to be "allergic" to something (smoke, tomatoes, whatever) when the truth is that they just don't like it... it's like they want to have some kind of excuse to take the onus of being annoying/making a special request off their shoulders :p

 

Not sure which camp you're in, OP, but either way, you have a right not to want to be around smoke.

 

Thanks!! My feeling exactly. I have no problem with people who do not like the smell of smoke, I am one of them, my problem is with people who are suddenly alergic to so many things, we all lived with for years. They are annoyed, they don't like whatever or they are sensative, but truely alergic most of the time NOT!!!

 

Nita

[camz]

Ok well all I know, is that I sneeze constantly when around smoke or in a stale smoke environment. I am no doctor, but sneezing constantly and getting suddenly congested when around these factors, is no coincidence! :eek: