Smoking

[agee23]

My brother was told by a NCL employee that he can smoke in the balcony. Is this true?

[jaja]

No. 

[Oakman58]

This is from the NCL webiste.

 

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.

[mapleleaves]

 

A quick search on the NCL web site shows this policy:

 

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.

[BirdTravels]

The locations you can smoke are very limited and vary by ship. For example, we were just on the Joy and the only cigarette smoking areas was on the open deck at the aft of the ship and in the casino if you are actively gambling. 

[Kwakwa630]

Absolutely not. 

 

Not only can it be a fire hazard, smoking on the balcony subjects unwilling guests to smoke that they can't get away from. Your desire to smoke does not trump others' desire to enjoy their balcony.

[FranknBeans]

Absolutely NO.

[Tapi]

No, specially if he’s going to be my next door neighbor. 

[iamaqt2]

I literally don't smoke, but wondered, how would scentless vaping affect anyone if it was done from an aft balcony? No fire hazard, no ash, and no butt to dispose of?  Would anyone notice other than the vapor trail?

 

[Sweetnspicy]

43 minutes ago, iamaqt2 said:

I literally don't smoke, but wondered, how would scentless vaping affect anyone if it was done from an aft balcony? No fire hazard, no ash, and no butt to dispose of?  Would anyone notice other than the vapor trail?

 

 

5 hours ago, mapleleaves said:

 

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.

 

[tallnthensome]

9 hours ago, agee23 said:

My brother was told by a NCL employee that he can smoke in the balcony. Is this true?

That employee no longer works for NCL.

[Sam Ting]

7 hours ago, iamaqt2 said:

I literally don't smoke, but wondered, how would scentless vaping affect anyone if it was done from an aft balcony? No fire hazard, no ash, and no butt to dispose of?  Would anyone notice other than the vapor trail?

 

One of the greatest things about ecigs is you can use them almost anywhere as long as you are discrete.  just turn away from others, use it, and immediately put it back in your pocket.  If someone says something just tell them it’s your asthma inhaler and they should mind their own business.  If you use one with an led light, just cover it with tape or your finger when inhaling. 

 

I use the Juill almost everywhere as there is no smell and nobody is the wiser. Now if you use one of those that make massive clouds of steam there could be an issue but otherwise vape away!

 

have a great cruise!

 

 

[agee23]

5 hours ago, tallnthensome said:

That employee no longer works for NCL.

🤣 thank you 

[fshagan]

On 10/24/2019 at 9:13 PM, iamaqt2 said:

I literally don't smoke, but wondered, how would scentless vaping affect anyone if it was done from an aft balcony? No fire hazard, no ash, and no butt to dispose of?  Would anyone notice other than the vapor trail?

 

 

I think all the cruise lines (except one) treat e-cigs exactly the same as cigarettes. The exception is HAL that allows vaping in the stateroom (but not on the balcony). The interesting thing is that HAL used to allow smoking on the balconies; when they banned smoking on the balconies they made an exception for vaping in the stateroom.  The same enforcement rationale is given for banning vaping on the balconies. 

 

Prohibitions against vaping in the cabin are not enforceable anyway; no one is going to know that you vaped in the cabin (assuming unscented vape juice.) But, so far, I think HAL is the only one with such an exclusion.