E-Cigarettes

[GeriatricNurse]

On my recent NCL cruise onboard the GEM, I observed one 'mature' woman smoking an ?e-cigarette while sitting upright in a lounger by the 'Adult' Pool! What are the rules, if any, for smoking e-cigarettes onboard NCL ships, fleetwide, including by the pools? :o

[hftmrock]

e-cigs have the same rules as cigarettes

 

What about smoking on the ship?

As the health and well-being of our guests and crew is of the utmost importance, Norwegian Cruise Line will institute changes to its smoking policy for all sailings on or after November 1, 2014. The specific changes prohibit smoking on stateroom balconies and limit smoking in the casino to players. On Norwegian Getaway and Norwegian Breakaway, smoking on The Waterfront will be permitted on the starboard side, except by the outdoor dining areas.

Guests in the Garden Villas may smoke in their private garden and on their private sun decks.

Public areas throughout all our ships are smoke-free. If you smoke regular or electronic cigarettes, you can do so in designated areas only. If you prefer pipes or cigars, you can smoke in the Cigar Bar or designated smoking lounge. Smoking cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars and pipes is permitted in outdoor public guest spaces and open decks where designated by the ship's management based on the ship's specific characteristics and arrangement. Smoking, including electronic cigarettes, is prohibited in or near venues serving food, the jogging track, outdoor sporting venues, The Haven outdoor areas and children's pool areas. On ships with The Waterfront, smoking is permitted on the starboard side excluding any food service areas. Active Casino players may smoke cigarettes in the Casino during gaming hours. Cigarette smoking is not permitted in any other indoor venue or location.

Guests are not permitted to smoke cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars or pipes in their staterooms or on their balconies. Cigar and pipe smoking in staterooms and on balconies is prohibited. Smoking inside your stateroom or on your balcony will result in a $250 USD cleaning charge added to your onboard account. If cigarette burns on furniture, linens, towels or carpeting are detected; guests will be advised and charged for the damages.

Electronic cigarettes cannot be used in public areas where there is a No Smoking policy in force; simply because these cigarettes look so realistic and therefore other guests' perception is that we are not enforcing the No Smoking rule.

[maggie cruises]

The rules sometimes do not exist. I was on the Gem on the non smoking sun deck and started to smell a cig next to me. I told them it was non smoking up here and she put it out but wondered why the waiter never told her as he had been serving her all day and she had been smoking. Btw I did report the waiter to the lido deck officer in charge

 

I've taken to playing dumb these days and wherever I place myself...be it a ships sun deck on on the sidewalk to watch a parade I now just ask those nearby if they smoke

 

Even though I well know that certain areas are non smoking in our civilized society

 

 

Another time on the Gem a pax was blatantly smoking on an upper deck non smoking area and I said...oh I didn't realize this was a smoking area as I didn't see any ashtrays and I assumed that meant non smoking

 

She knew she was wrong but actually couldn't tell if I was a smoker or non smoker because I was so innocent sounding

 

 

Btw...she and her companions did get up and leave.....but in response to my question to her about it being a smoking area she actually had the gall to say yes it was a smoking area as she must have thought I would light up a cancer stick too...and that's when I said I didn't see any ashtrays. Lol

 

 

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[cb at sea]

You may "vape" wherever smoking is allowed.

[zqvol]

The rules sometimes do not exist. . . .

 

The rules exist, they are just not enforced.

[gambit57]

The rules exist, they are just not enforced.

 

What if you complain about lack of enforcement? Will they bother doing something then?

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

What if you complain about lack of enforcement? Will they bother doing something then?

Nope. No one does anything to enforce anything. Sad.

[zqvol]

What if you complain about lack of enforcement? Will they bother doing something then?

 

They MIGHT say something to the offender, but they are not going to raise a stink, unless it is safety related. They want to keep everyone happy, even if it makes others unhappy.

[maggie cruises]

Nope. No one does anything to enforce anything. Sad.

 

 

 

If you remove dsc you have done something that ncl will notice

 

 

Now to the posters who will disagree...go ahead disagree and use all the arguments you want but if I make a complaint about a rule being broken and ncl does nothing to enforce their rule and it takes away from my comfort you can bet I'm reducing or removing the dsc

 

Simply because I had a complaint that ncl was required to fix but didn't That is the number 1 service issue ever!!! Ncl did not rectify the situation when they had an obligation to do so and had the ability to do so but didn't

 

 

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