mickey89 Posted May 6, 2018 #26 Share Posted May 6, 2018 We last cruised the Caribbean on HAL in 2014 and changed to Celebrity due to smell of smoke everywhere, corridors, casino, balconies and quite a lot of outdoor areas. I know that they have stopped smoking on balconies but knowing HAL I bet balcony smoking goes unchallenged. Has it really changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted May 6, 2018 #27 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Vicd1969, I enjoyed reading your review and the analogy was excellent! :D Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stateroom_Sailor Posted May 6, 2018 #28 Share Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) We last cruised the Caribbean on HAL in 2014 and changed to Celebrity due to smell of smoke everywhere, corridors, casino, balconies and quite a lot of outdoor areas. I know that they have stopped smoking on balconies but knowing HAL I bet balcony smoking goes unchallenged. Has it really changed? Yeah, this doesn't sound like a plus. We paid for balcony in Alaska, only $300 total for the 3 days we're on the ship, but thought it would be worth it to see Tracy Arm Fjord. I don't think it will happen, but I'd be ticked if I couldn't enjoy it due to cigarette smoke. Of course as you ban smoking on balconies, it's just going to increase the smoking in the casino, and other designated areas. Edited May 6, 2018 by Stateroom_Sailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bEwAbG Posted May 6, 2018 #29 Share Posted May 6, 2018 It appears that HAL is making their casinos non-smoking as they do updates. It's what encouraged me to pick them over Princess on an upcoming Alaska cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted May 6, 2018 #30 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Thanks for the comparison. We have always gotten into out Celebrity room by noon, so that can vary. Funny, we find Celebrity too be a tad sleepy in the activities dept. Based on your review I would have jumped at Celebrity. But Princess has many many more activity choices for a similar sized ship than Celebrity. RCCL is ship dependent—loved The many choices on the Allure, but not so much on the Mariner. Good to read a comparison tho...guessing HAL would be FAR too sleepy for us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug & Cindy Scrap Hunter Posted May 7, 2018 #31 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Thanks for the comparison. We have always gotten into out Celebrity room by noon, so that can vary. Funny, we find Celebrity too be a tad sleepy in the activities dept. Based on your review I would have jumped at Celebrity. But Princess has many many more activity choices for a similar sized ship than Celebrity. RCCL is ship dependent—loved The many choices on the Allure, but not so much on the Mariner. Good to read a comparison tho...guessing HAL would be FAR too sleepy for us... I saw this thread earlier and booked Ruby Princess because of what people have been saying. I'm sure Celebrity is nice in many ways and maybe we'll try it down the road, but Princess seems like more our speed now. Thanks for the comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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