Cigar smoking

[Elvis1209]

Question, not looking for a lecture, - have all the cigar lounges been removed from all the Princess ships?

[memoak]

You really need to ask by ship as some still have some do not

[20165]

Enchanted doesnt, they turned it into an arcade... Bummer.  I think thats the direction most are going though unfortunately. 

Im an avid cigar smoker and fully support cigar lounges on ships, but it doesnt surprise me they are reclaiming that realestate for something more profitable. We were on NCL a couple years ago and they had one but there was rarely anyone in there besides my son and me with the occasional cigarette smoker and they dont buy cigars from the lounge...

 

[CC Rider 69]

PCL turned Churchills into an arcade on the Regal, bummer. No further comments on this subject from me.

[flying boat]

It seems they are all heading in that direction, you can ask about a certain ship but that can change cruise by cruise.  

[skynight]

None on the Ruby

[Host CJSKIDS]

It's an arcade on the Sky now.

[doghog]

21 hours ago, Elvis1209 said:

Question, not looking for a lecture, - have all the cigar lounges been removed from all the Princess ships?

Princess website for the different ships shows which ships got rid of the cigar lounge (👍) and replaced with an arcade (👎). 

Edited March 17 by doghog

[Elvis1209]

12 hours ago, 20165 said:

Enchanted doesn't, they turned it into an arcade... Bummer.  I think thats the direction most are going though unfortunately. 

Im an avid cigar smoker and fully support cigar lounges on ships, but it doesnt surprise me they are reclaiming that real estate for something more profitable. We were on NCL a couple years ago and they had one but there was rarely anyone in there besides my son and me with the occasional cigarette smoker and they don't buy cigars from the lounge...

 

I've been on NCL Escape and Breakaway and it's always been packed!  I hate to see the industry going in that direction!

 

Elvis

 

[c-boy]

On 3/16/2024 at 7:09 PM, Elvis1209 said:

Question, not looking for a lecture, - have all the cigar lounges been removed from all the Princess ships?

On the wonderful Majestic, I enjoyed my cohiba and Remy Martin deck seventeen aft, under the stars and warm breeze 🙂

[Elvis1209]

29 minutes ago, c-boy said:

On the wonderful Majestic, I enjoyed my Cohiba and Remy Martin deck seventeen aft, under the stars and warm breeze 🙂

You, my friend, sound like my type of person!  A Cuban Cohiba?  I was never into Cuban cigars.  I just don't think they live up to the hype!  My go to cigar is a "Leaf" by Oscar.  I have a bundle of them for my May cruise to Bermuda.  I can taste that Remy Martin now!  Do you drink VS, VSOP, or XO?  Three cruises ago, aboard NCL Breakaway, we were sitting in the Haven Bar one night and I said to my wife that once in my life I have to taste a Louis XIII cognac to see what the difference was between that and XO.  She said, "Why not tonight?"  I have never loved her more than at that moment! The bartender served it on a silver tray and served it in a crystal snifter.  It was a religious experience!  I've never tasted anything so smooth and warming in my life.  I even put off smoking my cigar for about two hours because I didn't want to spoil the aftertaste it left in my mouth!  I hope to repeat that one more time!

 

Elvis 

Edited March 18 by Elvis1209

[mrrom92]

11 hours ago, doghog said:

Princess website for the different ships shows which ships got rid of the cigar lounge (👍) and replaced with an arcade (👎). 

Where exactly is this info found? In the deck plan?

 

the deck plan for the Emerald on Princess.com still clearly shows “Speakeasy Cigar Lounge” on deck 6

 

Elsewhere on cruise critic, people say the cigar lounge on Emerald has been replaced. 
 

the mixed messaging and lack of clarity around what is being offered on this ship SUCKS

[20165]

10 hours ago, Elvis1209 said:

I've been on NCL Escape and Breakaway and it's always been packed!  I hate to see the industry going in that direction!

 

Elvis

 

We were on Getaway, but over the summer so more families which may have accounted for less people in there.  I wasnt complaining, it was great having it to ourselves most times we were in there. Also, if i remember correctly, it opened up to the deck which was a really good design to keep the smoke out of the interior areas, although most have really ventilation systems.  

I was hoping that since Princes has more old fogies that enjoy stogies like myself, they would have one, but no such luck for our cruise next month on Enchanted...

 

[New2cruise2022]

I was recently on Discovery where Churchill had been converted to an arcade weeks earlier. We still enjoyed cigars on Deck 17 aft. The social aspect was good if you wanted it, but you could also puff without anyone bothering you. I don’t know if staff aren’t interested, but the area was usually pretty cluttered with old drinks and trash, and all of the furniture was looking pretty old and worn. 

[doghog]

2 hours ago, mrrom92 said:

Where exactly is this info found? In the deck plan?

 

the deck plan for the Emerald on Princess.com still clearly shows “Speakeasy Cigar Lounge” on deck 6

 

Elsewhere on cruise critic, people say the cigar lounge on Emerald has been replaced. 
 

the mixed messaging and lack of clarity around what is being offered on this ship SUCKS

Princess website. Select ships, the ship you are interested in and deck plans. Select the deck. 

 

 

[memoak]

6 hours ago, mrrom92 said:

Where exactly is this info found? In the deck plan?

 

the deck plan for the Emerald on Princess.com still clearly shows “Speakeasy Cigar Lounge” on deck 6

 

Elsewhere on cruise critic, people say the cigar lounge on Emerald has been replaced. 
 

the mixed messaging and lack of clarity around what is being offered on this ship SUCKS

I am not sure when you last looked at deck plans but this morning I looked both the Emerald and the Ruby and both show arcade in that location next to the casino. The left hand side of the page still says cigars but if you scroll over to the actual deck plan you will see arcade in that location

Edited March 18 by memoak

[mrrom92]

9 hours ago, memoak said:

I am not sure when you last looked at deck plans but this morning I looked both the Emerald and the Ruby and both show arcade in that location next to the casino. The left hand side of the page still says cigars but if you scroll over to the actual deck plan you will see arcade in that location

I checked this today and it is as you’ve described. Just that one page is a great example of their unclear/mixed messaging. 

[BigWaveDave87]

On 3/18/2024 at 6:28 AM, New2cruise2022 said:

I was recently on Discovery where Churchill had been converted to an arcade weeks earlier. We still enjoyed cigars on Deck 17 aft. The social aspect was good if you wanted it, but you could also puff without anyone bothering you. I don’t know if staff aren’t interested, but the area was usually pretty cluttered with old drinks and trash, and all of the furniture was looking pretty old and worn. 

I too was just on Discovery in mid February and was disappointed that Churchills was just converted to an arcade. Had to have my cigars on Deck 17 aft. I will concur with New2cruise that the area seems forgotten by the crew and is a mess and the furniture old, worn, and burn marks in the cushions. It was much nicer in the lounge. 

 

Happy Trails 

 

[New2cruise2022]

29 minutes ago, BigWaveDave87 said:

I too was just on Discovery in mid February and was disappointed that Churchills was just converted to an arcade. Had to have my cigars on Deck 17 aft. I will concur with New2cruise that the area seems forgotten by the crew and is a mess and the furniture old, worn, and burn marks in the cushions. It was much nicer in the lounge. 

 

Happy Trails 

 

Nub Nuance! I like the Machiatto one quite a bit. Good taste, friend!

[mpdog42]

On 3/18/2024 at 7:50 AM, 20165 said:

We were on Getaway, but over the summer so more families which may have accounted for less people in there.  I wasnt complaining, it was great having it to ourselves most times we were in there. Also, if i remember correctly, it opened up to the deck which was a really good design to keep the smoke out of the interior areas, although most have really ventilation systems.  

I was hoping that since Princes has more old fogies that enjoy stogies like myself, they would have one, but no such luck for our cruise next month on Enchanted...

 

More Old Fogies and Stogies...and less Family's with kids!!!!

[20165]

31 minutes ago, mpdog42 said:

More Old Fogies and Stogies...and less Family's with kids!!!!

That is going to be awesome.  Last kid just went off to college so we are back to just the wife and I on vacation. We use to cruise Princess all the time before kids, but that was also before carnival bought them so it will be interesting to see if its anything like we remember.