Discuss Implementation of Smoking Policy

[Lucky TGO]

On 6/8/2022 at 5:41 PM, supaflyrobby said:

This was Discovery Princess, sailing out of Seattle on May 29th. Though I am filling away all of this helpful info posted by others for future reference. While I do not consider it essential to have cigars while on vacation, it is certainly a nice perk that I enjoy. 

 

Also, one more thing that I forgot to point out earlier, but the selection of cigars at Churchill's on Discovery left much to be desired. Only one side of the humidor was occupied by inventory and selection was hardly what i would call robust. Since I am not a regular cigar smoker I am unsure if the various supply chain and inventory issues effecting other industries has had an impact on cigar manufacturing, but I thought it was worth pointing out. 

Thanks for the info.

Tony

 

 

 

 

[cruzin4us]

 

Can anyone tell me where the smoking section(s) are on the Diamond Princess?

 

 

[skynight]

13 hours ago, cruzin4us said:

 

Can anyone tell me where the smoking section(s) are on the Diamond Princess?

Are you trying to avoid or find them?

This ship was previously positioned in the Asian market, where smoking was allowed in the Asian market and could be different than the US market. Some of the smoking areas should be the same as other Grand Class ships.

Promenade starboard side all the way aft outside Club Fusion. Deck 15 by Tradwinds Bar. A section of Skywalker's Nightclub in the evening. Churchill Lounge for cigars & pipes. Some casino slots while playing. Maybe the Wake View Bar if open. There could be others for crew once the ship begins sailing in September. 

[candydane]

Is Churchill Lounge usually the only place for cigars and pipes?  It's been several years since we cruised a Grand Class ship.

[skynight]

24 minutes ago, candydane said:

Is Churchill Lounge usually the only place for cigars and pipes?  It's been several years since we cruised a Grand Class ship.

Usually yes.

[Lucky TGO]

5 hours ago, skynight said:

Usually yes.

Most of the people are smoking cigars and pipes. I was told people that smoke cigarettes are frowned upon in churches.

Tony

[FraudBroad]

Can anyone please advise the smoking areas on  Caribbean Princess? TY!

[jsn55]

43 minutes ago, FraudBroad said:

Can anyone please advise the smoking areas on  Caribbean Princess? TY!

The most accurate answer to your question is:  you never know exactly where smoking will be allowed until you board and explore the ship.  Today it's 'there', tomorrow it's 'over here'.  But there will always be a section to enjoy a cigarette somewhere unless a ship has banned smoking altogether.  You just go find it after you board.

[skynight]

4 hours ago, FraudBroad said:

Can anyone please advise the smoking areas on  Caribbean Princess? TY!

Usually smoking areas are not moved around. They are fairly standard across the classes of ships. They should be listed in the Patter on the first day.

Outdoors:

Deck 16 a section by the Tradewinds Bar. Tables and chairs are there.

Deck 7, starboard aft a small standing section just before the the promenade narrows to go around the stern. Standing. 

Indoors:

Churchill Lounge, deck 6 forward. This is the only place where cigar and pipe smoking is allowed.

Casino, about half the slots while playing. The remainder of the casino is smoke free including table games and the casino bar.

Skywalker's Nightclub may have a smoking section in the evening, possibly also during the daytime.

There may also be some crew smoking areas related to covid plus maybe some cabins that are used for quarantine purposes.

[Lucky TGO]

On 6/29/2022 at 2:59 PM, skynight said:

Usually smoking areas are not moved around. They are fairly standard across the classes of ships. They should be listed in the Patter on the first day.

Outdoors:

Deck 16 a section by the Tradewinds Bar. Tables and chairs are there.

Deck 7, starboard aft a small standing section just before the the promenade narrows to go around the stern. Standing. 

Indoors:

Churchill Lounge, deck 6 forward. This is the only place where cigar and pipe smoking is allowed.

Casino, about half the slots while playing. The remainder of the casino is smoke free including table games and the casino bar.

Skywalker's Nightclub may have a smoking section in the evening, possibly also during the daytime.

There may also be some crew smoking areas related to covid plus maybe some cabins that are used for quarantine purposes.

Thanks for the info.

Tony

[chubbypiggy]

Can anyone tell me where the outdoor smoking section(s) are on the Discovery Princess?  I want to avoid those areas when I do my outdoor daily walking around the ship.

[skynight]

40 minutes ago, chubbypiggy said:

Can anyone tell me where the outdoor smoking section(s) are on the Discovery Princess?  I want to avoid those areas when I do my outdoor daily walking around the ship.

Should be the same as the Sky and other Royal Class ships.

Starboard aft patio on deck 7

Deck 17 aft

Maybe deck 17 above and just forward of the Lido Pool (not sure about this)

Walking track is on deck 18 and do not intersect any of these areas. There is no full promenade on the Discovery. 

[jsn55]

1 hour ago, chubbypiggy said:

Can anyone tell me where the outdoor smoking section(s) are on the Discovery Princess?  I want to avoid those areas when I do my outdoor daily walking around the ship.

It will be easy for you to tell once you're on your daily walk, so you can alter your route.

[chubbypiggy]

Thank you for the information.

[Lucky TGO]

On 8/23/2022 at 12:27 PM, chubbypiggy said:

Can anyone tell me where the outdoor smoking section(s) are on the Discovery Princess?  I want to avoid those areas when I do my outdoor daily walking around the ship.

You will know when you start to get close by the awful cigarette smoke smell .😳

Tony

Edited August 29, 2022 by Lucky TGO

[nini]

3 hours ago, Lucky TGO said:

You will know when you start to get close by the awful cigarette smoke smell .😳

Tony

Great answer! Perfect.

[amandawalker1]

On 1/31/2012 at 8:36 AM, MacWiz said:

 

We recently booked a Princess cruise BECAUSE of this policy. We had our choices narrowed down to three cruises we were considering, one on RCCL, one on HAL and one and Princess. We choose the Princess cruise because of this policy change. We made sure Princess (through our Princess travel consultant) was aware of why we choose Princess over the others.

 

(Subject should probably say "That's minus two and plus one.")

Agree, bonus, less smokers on cruise the better

[Steelers36]

It's long past high time PCL banned smoking indoors at all (except for the closed Churchill's I could live with).  Only public place left is the casino.  Heck, I'd be happy with 100% NS, but I don't mind one outdoors area that would be as aft as possible so the smoke wafts away as soon as possible in the wind.  They had the chance when they placed the indoor ban due to Covid and they blew it by reverting to their former policy.

[Steelers36]

17 minutes ago, jsn55 said:

................................. Why don't they just build a little 'greenhouse' in a central location with great ventilation like places in Europe for us to go have our cigarettes? ..............................

They already have Churchill's for this.

 

[jsn55]

32 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

They already have Churchill's for this.

 

I'm told that you can only smoke cigars in Churchill's.

[Steelers36]

18 minutes ago, jsn55 said:

I'm told that you can only smoke cigars in Churchill's.

Oh, I do know you can smoke cigars there, but don't recall that is all you can smoke there.  Something I never needed to know... ha, ha.

 

 

ETA:  Looked up Churchill's on Princess.com: 

Enjoy Premium Cigars in an Intimate Setting

Smoking a cigar doesn’t have to be a reminder of another era — at Churchill’s you can puff on your favorite stogie among like-minded aficionados. Churchill’s is a hidden gem where the cozy, pub-like atmosphere invites cigar and cigarette smokers to sit down with a refreshing drink, their favorite smoke and enjoy the evening. Located near the casino, the comfortable lounge is decked out with humidors and high quality cigars for sale.

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Steelers36

[skynight]

9 hours ago, jsn55 said:

I'm told that you can only smoke cigars in Churchill's.

If you can handle the smell you can smoke cigarettes in the cigar lounge.

[scott4020]

Us cigar smokers hate the smell of cigarettes in the only place we are allowed by rules to smoke. 

[jsn55]

21 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

Oh, I do know you can smoke cigars there, but don't recall that is all you can smoke there.  Something I never needed to know... ha, ha.

 

 

ETA:  Looked up Churchill's on Princess.com: 

Enjoy Premium Cigars in an Intimate Setting

Smoking a cigar doesn’t have to be a reminder of another era — at Churchill’s you can puff on your favorite stogie among like-minded aficionados. Churchill’s is a hidden gem where the cozy, pub-like atmosphere invites cigar and cigarette smokers to sit down with a refreshing drink, their favorite smoke and enjoy the evening. Located near the casino, the comfortable lounge is decked out with humidors and high quality cigars for sale.

 

So the same people write the rules for Churchill's and for virus protocols.  The only reason I even knew the rules (or some version thereof) was that I think it's hilarious that cigar smokers object to the smell of cigarettes.   I'll think of you when I march in there in December and light up.

[GoHuskies!]

Funny how the odors of each different set of smokers irritate the others.  I am certainly overwhelmed by concentrated cigar smoke and for that reason buy pipe tobacco online rather than in a smoke shop, where one can hardly breathe.  Yet cigars don’t bother me nearly as much as cigarette smoke.  The mere whiff of a distant cigarette is irritating to me and absolutely pervasive within great distances.  It’s unfortunate that pipes and cigars are BOTH lumped together onboard ships—I don’t want to smoke anything in a cigar lounge, or even a cigarette lounge if one exists.  Admittedly I am a very infrequent pipe smoker at all—always outdoors, never in, and sometimes weeks in between.  But I would enjoy a pipe while on a cruise vacation if I could find a legitimate place outdoors.