Carnival Horizon question

[dcruisers]

We have been on over 30 cruises including on Carnival, Princess, RCL, NCL, Viking  and Celebrity.

We are considering the Horizon for next winter’s cruise.  It has ports that we haven’t visited in a few years and some of our traveling friends have never visited.

 We are partial to Celebrity’s no smoking policy- makes going to the casino more pleasant.    Is smoking  allowed in the Horizon  casino?  

Also, any input on pros and cons from former Horizon cruisers would be appreciated!

 

[mdin]

Smoking is allowed in the casino and you can definitely smell it when in there. Also, deck 11 starboard is basically a smoking section. I'm not a smoker myself and hate the smell of it, but it didn't ruin my experience at all (although I didn't spend too much time in the casino to be fair). Horizon is a great ship.

 

I'm just off the Horizon and did a quick review here in case you need more information:

 

 

[dcruisers]

Thank you so much- I throughly enjoyed your review!

We just got off Celebrity Equinox and had the same issue with chair hogs.  Wish staff would be more aggressive with removing “saved” chairs not used for hours!

I do have another question- what time was early dinner seating and was anytime dining an option?

again, I appreciate the information.

[mdin]

Thank you.

 

Early seating dinner was at 6pm. Your time dining is available. I believe it's between 5:45-9:30.

[jjcruiselover]

The casino on the Horizon is very smoky, probably the worst I have experienced.  I spent less time in the casino on the Horizon than ever before because of the smoke.  The casino seemed smaller and very compact so maybe that is why it seemed so smoky.   

[PhillyFan33579]

2 hours ago, jjcruiselover said:

The casino on the Horizon is very smoky, probably the worst I have experienced.  I spent less time in the casino on the Horizon than ever before because of the smoke.  The casino seemed smaller and very compact so maybe that is why it seemed so smoky.   

 

Seems like every Carnival ship I am on I think this is the smokiest casino I have smelled.  I guess the bottom line is every casino on Carnival is really bad when it comes to smoke. What’s worse, and this varies by ship class, is the smoke often drifts to areas adjacent to the casino.   

[mets123]

The smoking situation is the worst I have encountered on a Carnival ship. My lungs actually hurt when I got out of there. It was so bad that I saw casino employees wearing masks. You would think that their newest ship would have a better system to remove smoke. I guess Carnival doesn't care.

[Aplmac]

6 hours ago, mets123 said:

The smoking situation is the worst I have encountered on a Carnival ship.

 

My lungs actually hurt when I got out of there. ===> That should not be the case!

 

It was so bad that I saw casino employees wearing masks. ===> Just dreadful!

You would think that their newest ship would have

a better system to remove smoke. I guess Carnival doesn't care.

.

Carnival seriously needs

to double or triple its Casino Ventilation efforts

 

[PhillyFan33579]

2 minutes ago, Aplmac said:

.

Carnival seriously needs

to double or triple its Casino Ventilation efforts

 

 

Or you could increase your effort to cruise on other lines that are more serious about limiting smoke exposure.  

[mdin]

I noticed that the casino funnel is enclosed in glass on the 5th deck above the casino bar, obviously to keep the smoke from escaping the area. That shows how smokey it is in there.

 

I hung around the 4th deck in the atrium a few times and never really noticed the smoke smell around there. I think they do a decent job containing it to the casino, however a better filtration system is badly needed.

[mets123]

Thanks for your advice. My next five cruises are on RCCL. FYI, I'm Platinum on Carnival so I have seen enough of their casinos to know what I'm talking about. Three of four years ago it was never this bad.

 

[dcruisers]

On 3/9/2019 at 6:31 AM, PhillyFan33579 said:

 

Or you could increase your effort to cruise on other lines that are more serious about limiting smoke exposure.  

That’s the main reason out of 30 + cruise we enjoy Celebrity’s no smoking policy.

However- we also check itinerary and the Horizon has one that we haven’t sailed to in a few years.  Also- when my husband had appendicitis ( ruptureD)  on the Carnival Magic  last year- the medical staff was phenomenal!  

We were so hoping that the new ship would have less issues with smoke.

[BENHANDEL]

I am so sensitive to smoke. I am allergic to it, have asthma and reactive airway disease. Although I would love to visit a smoke-free casino, I knew going on carnival cruise the casino would not be a option, but I was worried about smoke leaking into to the common areas. I was pleased with that. The only place I could even smell it was when I took the stairs and rounded the landing by the casino entrances. 

 

Overall, I really enjoyed my time on horizon, enough to try another carnival ship.

[PhillyFan33579]

11 hours ago, BENHANDEL said:

I am so sensitive to smoke. I am allergic to it, have asthma and reactive airway disease. Although I would love to visit a smoke-free casino, I knew going on carnival cruise the casino would not be a option, but I was worried about smoke leaking into to the common areas. I was pleased with that. The only place I could even smell it was when I took the stairs and rounded the landing by the casino entrances. 

 

Overall, I really enjoyed my time on horizon, enough to try another carnival ship.

 

Thats good that you were at least able to cruise on Horizon. We have friends who will not cruise on Carnival with us because of medical conditions that cannot tolerate even minimal exposure to smoke. 

[Jaguar37]

I feel your pain. I despise smoke more than just about anything in the world for a list if reasons... health and being able to breathe being one of them.

 

I abhor the Casino floor on the Carnival Cruises I have been on... Splendorx2 , Glory, Breeze, Inspiration. The smoke seeps everywhere to the 3rd floor atrium... and just about the entire floor the casino is on and more.

 

To hear that they have somewhat limited it seeping to other floors and areas on the Horizon gives me some comfort. Still I am hesitant to have much hope and basically have to deal with it while my lungs take weeks to recover from the damage.

[Bases5]

Do you think you all could answer the OP question about the Horizon other than making it another smoking argumentation. 

The first responder answered their smoking question  

 I would love to here more about the Horizon 

im a non smoker but these threads get old

[BENHANDEL]

15 hours ago, Jaguar37 said:

I feel your pain. I despise smoke more than just about anything in the world for a list if reasons... health and being able to breathe being one of them.

 

I abhor the Casino floor on the Carnival Cruises I have been on... Splendorx2 , Glory, Breeze, Inspiration. The smoke seeps everywhere to the 3rd floor atrium... and just about the entire floor the casino is on and more.

 

To hear that they have somewhat limited it seeping to other floors and areas on the Horizon gives me some comfort. Still I am hesitant to have much hope and basically have to deal with it while my lungs take weeks to recover from the damage.

Horizon casino is glassed in. Completely different than the older ships. Also, the activities (like trivia) on Horizon are not close to the casino. I did not realize what a plus that was until I went on Imagination and realized we could not participate in any of the activities. 

[purplephenom]

Are there areas around the Casino that should be avoided if the smell of smoke bothers you?  I dont think I'm allergic, I just end up with a cold/sinus thing if I'm around smoke too much.  

[BENHANDEL]

1 hour ago, purplephenom said:

Are there areas around the Casino that should be avoided if the smell of smoke bothers you?  I dont think I'm allergic, I just end up with a cold/sinus thing if I'm around smoke too much.  

I am as sensitive as they come and I was fine on horizon. So easy to avoid the casino area and I could not smell it in common areas outside of the mid-ship stairwell on the same floor. If I were an elevator user u would not have even encountered that area. And the smoke was not overwhelming to my lungs-could simply "smell" it. I was very pleased! (And nervous about the breeze at Christmas with the open casino area....)

[Jaguar37]

Thank you for the insight. As for Breeze it was fairly typical. 5th floor near elevator which goes to the café has a smokey feel and affected my lungs. Quite a few of the nearby shops on the floor have noticeable seepage. Once you get fairly fast from the Casino area its not too bad. I'd take floor 2 to bypass the Casino area to go bow to aft and then up the aft stairs.

 

Breeze was a fantastic beautiful ship... best Carnival cruise ship I have sailed on... Horizon is in 2 days. Yayee!!! 

[purplephenom]

1 hour ago, BENHANDEL said:

I am as sensitive as they come and I was fine on horizon. So easy to avoid the casino area and I could not smell it in common areas outside of the mid-ship stairwell on the same floor. If I were an elevator user u would not have even encountered that area. And the smoke was not overwhelming to my lungs-could simply "smell" it. I was very pleased! (And nervous about the breeze at Christmas with the open casino area....)

 

Thanks! I'm not a gambler so I have no reason to go in the casino.  So if its easy to avoid, I'm happy.  

[Erik101]

3 hours ago, purplephenom said:

Are there areas around the Casino that should be avoided if the smell of smoke bothers you?  I dont think I'm allergic, I just end up with a cold/sinus thing if I'm around smoke too much.  

Yes, that would be the casino bar!  I would avoid that area especially at night when the casino gets busy. 

[RWolver672]

On 3/9/2019 at 10:29 AM, mets123 said:

Thanks for your advice. My next five cruises are on RCCL. FYI, I'm Platinum on Carnival so I have seen enough of their casinos to know what I'm talking about. Three of four years ago it was never this bad.

 

 

I believe the reason it's gotten this bad is because they have limited the smoking areas to just a few places.  No more smoking in the cabins or balconies  so most smokers just go to the casino.