Rebels82 Posted July 9, 2022 #576 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Is the Rotterdam casino smoke free? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgee Posted July 9, 2022 #577 Share Posted July 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, Rebels82 said: Is the Rotterdam casino smoke free? Thanks. No. Newer HAL ships' casinos allow smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebels82 Posted July 9, 2022 #578 Share Posted July 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, edgee said: No. Newer HAL ships' casinos allow smoking. Thanks….will not be doing that ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandryl Posted July 17, 2022 #579 Share Posted July 17, 2022 My Mother (smoker) and I cruised HAL a lot. Noordam was a FAV!! Great Ship. IMHO where ever smokers are << They have the Most FUN!! Its my favorite place on ship Aft smoking part/half of the area near the BAR!! 👍❤️ 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted July 18, 2022 #580 Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 hours ago, shandryl said: My Mother (smoker) and I cruised HAL a lot. Noordam was a FAV!! Great Ship. IMHO where ever smokers are << They have the Most FUN!! Its my favorite place on ship Aft smoking part/half of the area near the BAR!! 👍❤️ Agree.. I don't smoke, but DW does. So you'll find both of us hanging out at the deck 9 aft smoking area near the seaview bar, where the FUN people are! 🙂 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVgirl Posted July 21, 2022 #581 Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/17/2022 at 6:28 PM, shandryl said: My Mother (smoker) and I cruised HAL a lot. Noordam was a FAV!! Great Ship. IMHO where ever smokers are << They have the Most FUN!! Its my favorite place on ship Aft smoking part/half of the area near the BAR!! 👍❤️ On 7/17/2022 at 9:40 PM, KroozNut said: Agree.. I don't smoke, but DW does. So you'll find both of us hanging out at the deck 9 aft smoking area near the seaview bar, where the FUN people are! 🙂 I agree with you both 100%. My husband was a smoker. He passed a couple of years ago and I'm thinking that when I next cruise alone I might go sit in the smoking area on the aft Lido deck just to meet the friendly people. We've met and kept in touch with many wonderful people. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandryl Posted July 22, 2022 #582 Share Posted July 22, 2022 4 hours ago, OVgirl said: I agree with you both 100%. My husband was a smoker. He passed a couple of years ago and I'm thinking that when I next cruise alone I might go sit in the smoking area on the aft Lido deck just to meet the friendly people. We've met and kept in touch with many wonderful people. Absolutely! 100% I have made many friends and still keep in touch today! So much Fun! so many fond memories/good times! laughed so much! I cried. lol I definitely think if you are traveling solo that part of the ship is where you will meet the most friendly people! 🙂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBerard Posted August 14, 2022 #583 Share Posted August 14, 2022 When my husband and I cruise, we usually have friends/family tagging along with us. However, this past March, we cruised without anybody else on the Rotterdam. We do both smoke, so we spent the majority of our time at the aft pool. We met so many wonderful people, and wherever we sat, our "regular" friends would sit with us. We had the same group too whenever there was music trivia. In fact, we became very fond of another older couple. We just truly enjoyed our time spent with them and even went to dinner with them one evening for our specialty dinner. We exchanged numbers and email addresses, and are now going to cruise with them again this Jan. on the Nieuw Statendam. LOVED our Holland Rotterdam cruise!!!! Great bunch of friendly people at that aft pool area! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefulsiren Posted August 24, 2022 #584 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Goin on Nieuw Statendam for NYE this year and wanted to verify if anyone new if the 9 deck aft is still smoking and if the casino is as well. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted August 24, 2022 #585 Share Posted August 24, 2022 15 hours ago, peacefulsiren said: Goin on Nieuw Statendam for NYE this year and wanted to verify if anyone new if the 9 deck aft is still smoking and if the casino is as well. Thanks, Current policy from HAL's site: Designated Smoking Areas Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, Rotterdam Sea View Bar area Casino-smoking is allowed in designated areas for active players only and only when outside of 12NM from the Netherlands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twentyknots Posted August 29, 2022 #586 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I can't find HAL's smoking policy on their website. I thought I read somewhere recently that smoking was not allowed on HAL ships except in outside designated areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipeeinthepools Posted August 29, 2022 #587 Share Posted August 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, twentyknots said: I can't find HAL's smoking policy on their website. I thought I read somewhere recently that smoking was not allowed on HAL ships except in outside designated areas. Here you go https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/faq.shipboard-life.is-smoking-allowed-on-board.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twentyknots Posted August 29, 2022 #588 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Thanks Pools for that link. Was planning to book the Nieuw Statendam but will switch to Celebrity. I guess the smoking ban imposed during Covid was lifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipeeinthepools Posted August 29, 2022 #589 Share Posted August 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, twentyknots said: Thanks Pools for that link. Was planning to book the Nieuw Statendam but will switch to Celebrity. I guess the smoking ban imposed during Covid was lifted. YW. If you're a non-smoker, Celebrity certainly does have a very good smoking policy that eliminates smoking from all indoor areas. You may want to avoid cabins that are above smoking areas on the Promenade deck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extraordinaire Posted September 4, 2022 #590 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 10/17/2018 at 9:48 PM, blueboro said: On our recent Koningsdam cruise the smoke from the casino did go into other areas...including the stairwell down to the music walk. One of the cruises we were on previously, not HAL, that allowed smoking in Casino, we would try to avoid that elevator bank/stairway due to smell of smoke. Just got off Oosterdam, no smoking in that Casino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy2x Posted September 15, 2022 #591 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Does HAL still sell cartons of cigarettes aboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybikermom Posted September 15, 2022 #592 Share Posted September 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, jimmy2x said: Does HAL still sell cartons of cigarettes aboard? My son bought a carton on the NA in March, so I would say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyCruiser Posted September 15, 2022 #593 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Currently on the Rotterdam, sailing the Norwegian fjords, with majority Europeans/Dutch. Sea View Bar smoking section are always packed with nice friendly vapes, cigarette & cigar Smokers... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagarsmoker Posted September 15, 2022 #594 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, jimmy2x said: Does HAL still sell cartons of cigarettes aboard? Yes, the gift shop sells single cartons. They usually only have name brands and discounts on buying 3 or 5 cartons in a bundle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELENPSL Posted September 15, 2022 #595 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, jimmy2x said: Does HAL still sell cartons of cigarettes aboard? On most ships it’s buy 3, get one free. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blurrededge Posted September 16, 2022 #596 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Does anyone know if the Oak Room on the Noordam has been reopened for cigar/pipe smoking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy2x Posted September 16, 2022 #597 Share Posted September 16, 2022 17 hours ago, seagarsmoker said: Yes, the gift shop sells single cartons. They usually only have name brands and discounts on buying 3 or 5 cartons in a bundle. Thank you and all of the others that replied. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaine5 Posted October 3, 2022 #598 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Rotterdam: if we are in an OV room one floor above the casino, near the front elevator/stairs, would we smell smoke in the hallway/elevator area drifting up from the floor below? I am somewhat sensitive to smoke/asthma. But, don't want to overreact if its not an issue. There are very few rooms left and there is a good one in that location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipper50 Posted October 4, 2022 #599 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I posted a reply about stopping smoking in 83 with the help of a hypnotist and now its been taken down, THAT WAS IN 83 and cartons were $6, not that hard to stop. Smoked 1.5 to 2 packs a day not had one since 83. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipper50 Posted October 4, 2022 #600 Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 5:30 PM, NavyCruiser said: Currently on the Rotterdam, sailing the Norwegian fjords, with majority Europeans/Dutch. Sea View Bar smoking section are always packed with nice friendly vapes, cigarette & cigar Smokers... Cough, eww, stink...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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