Smoking allowed in casinos

[davekathy]

1 hour ago, Glock said:

I have nothing against cigar or pipe smoke, but find cigarette smoke disgusting!
Walking in to the casinos reminds me of getting on a smoking carriage on the London Underground Tube! RUN!, whilst holding your breath to get to the next carriage.

I don't draw the line for any tobacco product as the stench is bad from all of them. I guess I'm an egalitarian when it comes to smoking. 

 

 

[Cigar King]

2 hours ago, LGW59 said:

Wow they actually have a smoking train on the underground!?!

I'm assuming this was a whole ago.  Last time we were in London, I don't think smoking of any type was allowed in the Underground.

 

[Guest]

Correct! Many years ago. That is why I  can't believe Royal STILL hasn't changed their casino policy.

[hotsauce126]

I'm pretty sure some of the same people defending cigarette smoking in the casino would have a fit if they suddenly let you smoke weed in there

[davekathy]

25 minutes ago, hotsauce126 said:

I'm pretty sure some of the same people defending cigarette smoking in the casino would have a fit if they suddenly let you smoke weed in there

Hmm, second hand/contact high. 😁✌️

Edited November 1, 2021 by davekathy

[bucfan2]

2 hours ago, hotsauce126 said:

I'm pretty sure some of the same people defending cigarette smoking in the casino would have a fit if they suddenly let you smoke weed in there

Hmm...I'm anti-cigarette smoke, but a little weed freshner sounds good.  Bring plenty to share please.

Edited November 1, 2021 by bucfan2

[Guest]

How difficult could it be to split the casino and separate it with a wall?
Most of them are HUGE!
One casino for smokers, the other for non smokers.
Everyone would be happy.

[UKWLDCruise]

On 11/1/2021 at 2:37 PM, Glock said:

Correct! Many years ago. That is why I  can't believe Royal STILL hasn't changed their casino policy.

Smoking in England is officially down to about 13% and in London that figure would be much lower again  as basically the further north you go in England the more people smoke.  The tube banned smoking in July 1984 but at least you could avoid it by not going in the separate smoking car, it was smoking in planes that got me.  I had one flight back from Taiwan and they had let my reserved non smoking seat go when I checked in but said I would have another one on the plane.  I found myself in the smoking section with a non smoking sign on the top of my seat cover.

[soremekun]

Do casino workers get extra hazard pay?  Being around that smoke for so many hours per day, six days per week, over a six month contract has to be taxing on one's health.

[bucfan2]

8 hours ago, Glock said:

How difficult could it be to split the casino and separate it with a wall?
Most of them are HUGE!
One casino for smokers, the other for non smokers.
Everyone would be happy.

Not difficult at all.  Norwegian does this w/ the Joy, Bliss, Encore, etc.  Everyone is indeed happy.

[SRF]

4 hours ago, UKWLDCruise said:

it was smoking in planes that got me.  I had one flight back from Taiwan and they had let my reserved non smoking seat go when I checked in but said I would have another one on the plane.  I found myself in the smoking section with a non smoking sign on the top of my seat cover.

 

One of the last smoking flights I was on was 1994 to Europe.  No seats in non-smoking, so we were in the smoking section.

 

And all these people would come back from non-smoking to stand in the aisle in the smoking section to smoke.

 

*****?! if you plan on smoking, book a smoking seat and let the non-smokers have the non-smoking seats.

 

Delta stopped smoking on board over the next year, so no more.  

[Guest]

Worst flight ever was a 12 hour  flight to Thailand. seemed we were in a storm the whole way.
There was smoking at the rear of the aircraft, and smoking in the front (maybe 1st class)
So in fact there was smoke filling the whole plane. 

[thethreeofus]

On 10/20/2021 at 12:42 PM, davekathy said:

Unfortunately yes. No smoking is allowed anywhere on ships departing from the UK and Australia. 

Is there somewhere on the web site that I can locate this info? We will be leaving from Southampton and would love it if there was no smoking onboard. 

[davekathy]

1 hour ago, thethreeofus said:

Is there somewhere on the web site that I can locate this info? We will be leaving from Southampton and would love it if there was no smoking onboard. 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-smoking-policy

[LGW59]

1 hour ago, thethreeofus said:

Is there somewhere on the web site that I can locate this info? We will be leaving from Southampton and would love it if there was no smoking onboard. 

Good luck because there is smoking allowed in specific outdoor areas 

Edited November 14, 2021 by LGW59

[Coralc]

1 hour ago, thethreeofus said:

Is there somewhere on the web site that I can locate this info? We will be leaving from Southampton and would love it if there was no smoking onboard. 

There is no INTERIOR smoking allowed on the sailings. The casino is smoke free. Smoking on the pool deck and other exterior decks is the same as any cruise. 

Edited November 14, 2021 by Coralc

[rbell]

On 11/1/2021 at 10:37 AM, Glock said:

Correct! Many years ago. That is why I  can't believe Royal STILL hasn't changed their casino policy.

It's called money,Lots of money

[shofer]

4 minutes ago, Heymarco said:

My vote would be to exchange casino smoking with balconies again. Spread it out and only keep it  outdoors. As a non-smoker I was never bothered by a smoking neighbor. Plenty of fresh air on a moving ship to keep everyone happy. Although I know the smell/scent is a strange trigger for some people. 

Except for the fire on the Sun Princess which was caused by a lit discarded cigarette which landed on another balcony where towels were drying.  I believe the people in that cabin died.

[thethreeofus]

4 hours ago, Coralc said:

There is no INTERIOR smoking allowed on the sailings. The casino is smoke free. Smoking on the pool deck and other exterior decks is the same as any cruise. 

 

4 hours ago, davekathy said:

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-smoking-policy

Thanks for the info.  I’m am so glad that the casino is smoke free on sailings from the UK.  

[Tree_skier]

I'm not a smoker and really don't like it but tolerate it in the Casino.  I don't spend a tonne of time there.  What I would like is they require people who are smoking to actually be playing. That way it would at least minimize the amount of smoke in the Casino and perhaps limit the amount that floats into other areas connected to the casino.

[Merion_Mom]

30 minutes ago, shofer said:

Except for the fire on the Sun Princess which was caused by a lit discarded cigarette which landed on another balcony where towels were drying.  I believe the people in that cabin died.

 

No.  The passengers in that cabin did NOT die.  There was one fatality:  a man who had a cardiac incident and it was blamed on the stress of the mustering and standing outside, etc.

 

But this was the STAR Princess after the fire:  (not Sun)

 

[shofer]

10 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

No.  The passengers in that cabin did NOT die.  There was one fatality:  a man who had a cardiac incident and it was blamed on the stress of the mustering and standing outside, etc.

 

But this was the STAR Princess after the fire:  (not Sun)

 

Thanks for the correction.  It was horrific anyway you look at it.

 

[Guest]

15 hours ago, davekathy said:

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-smoking-policy

Thank you so much.
I was unaware of this. Well done Australia and UK for leading the way.
I wonder how this was accomplished. By the passengers?
Let's hope US will follow suit.
Looks like next cruise will be from my place of birth UK.

[Mikew0805]

On 10/21/2021 at 9:30 AM, livingonthebeach said:

It works for Celebrity and now Carnival has nonsmoking casinos on three of their ships. RCI will probably follow as the smoking population dwindles. 

The casinos on those ships are still smoking casinos. In addition to the main casino they turned the convention center on Dream, Magic & Breeze, into a non smoking casino. 

Edited November 14, 2021 by Mikew0805

[davekathy]

21 minutes ago, Mikew0805 said:

The casinos on those ships are still smoking casinos. In addition to the main casino they turned the convention center on Dream, Magic & Breeze, into a non smoking casino. 

Not on any Celebrity ship.