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Where can you smoke on the Royal now? Cruising in March 2017. Have read threads where smoking areas are changed from what people post earlier. Is there any outdoor bar area where you can smoke? Thank you!

I am sailing on NCL in September (coming back after many years of sailing other lines) because their smoking policy continues to allow smoking on balconies. Will no longer book with Princess, RCCL or Celebrity (never sailed on Carnival) because they don't allow smoking on balconies. I am a considerate smoker and not out on the balcony all day puffing away but I do enjoy a cigarette with coffee and/or a cocktail. I will also continue to book with Holland America because they too, still permit smoking on balconies. Family and friends are okay with 'jumping ship' on RCCL, Celebrity and Princess since a few others smoke and the non-smokers agree, everyone has to be happy on vacation. If NCL and Holland America ban smoking on balconies - will just go on more land vacations and forget cruising.

If the casino/gambling is a big part of your cruise experience that seems to suggest that you are experienced with casinos and know that there is always smoking in casinos (Vegas, Atlantic City, Monte Carlo, etc). The only place I have ever gambled where there is no smoking is on "smoke free" nights on a cruise ship (btw, seems that on those 'smoke free' nights, the whole casino is dead after 10pm - boring). I have never been bothered by smoke in a casino - been on the Noordam and smoking has never bothered me on any part of the ship including the pool area.

Jalousie offers a day pass for $50.00 per person (children $35.00) which includes a beach lounge chair, access to hotel toilet facilities, shuttle service to the hotel from the parking lot and a $25.00 food/beverage credit. Doesn't entitle you to use the hotel pool but I'm not going there for the pool. We are getting there by taxi since I cannot confirm anything about water taxis - the hotel said they have no knowledge of scheduled water taxis to/from their hotel/beach and there is nothing I can find online about scheduled water taxi services. Since all beaches in St. Lucia are public, if you find a reliable water taxi service I guess they can drop you off at the beach but you may not be able to go on hotel property and use the hotel facilities. I like facilities so I have no problem paying for a day pass.