Smoking in cabin

[F355c5]

Has anyone just paid the $250.00 and smoked in the cabin? This may be a fair deal for a long cruise. For smokers that have a long walk to a smoking area, no a bad price to pay.

[BecciBoo]

You must be kidding, right?;)

[madforcruising]

Has anyone just paid the $250.00 and smoked in the cabin? This may be a fair deal for a long cruise. For smokers that have a long walk to a smoking area, no a bad price to pay.

 

It´s not a fee to pay for smoking in your cabin. It´s a penalty that could occur on a daily basis and as it´s a part of the guest conduct policy they can disembark you at any of the port of calls at your own expenses for not following the guidelines.

[whyrlygig]

I do not think that it is a convenience fee that allows guests to break the policy. I have always wondered how that fee will be charged. Surely they will not just tollerate it and clean it up at the end of your stay. Would they charge the fee by the day or by the number of cigs smoked? Could get really expensive! :eek:

[Hypo]

Even though this penalty is clearly laid out in the Cruise Contract, I have not heard of it ever being enforced.

 

I would imagine that it is like most of their policies. If you are caught, they will ask you to stop. Only in the most egregious of violations would they impose the fine or disembark a party. Kind of like chair hog rules and no jeans in the dining room.:p

 

I also, wish that they would not allow smoking on the balconies. Celebrity does not allow smoking in the rooms nor on the balconies. It is really nice to be able to sit out on your balcony and not be overwhelmed by cigarette/cigar/pot smoke from someone near you.

[HappiTravels]

Has anyone just paid the $250.00 and smoked in the cabin? This may be a fair deal for a long cruise. For smokers that have a long walk to a smoking area, no a bad price to pay.

 

And besides the fine do you seriously think that it would be fair for the next people who will be inhabiting the cabin to have to tolerate the smell of smoke in the room?????:(

[NJ Gal]

If fact, that happened to us a few years ago. The previous passengers had smoked and the smell was awful. When we were in the cabin, we kept the balcony door opened which helped a little. Our attendant got some Fabreeze which was useless. Apparently, she had asked them to not smoke, but they did ignore her request. This is just absolutely unfair & unpleasant to us who use the cabin later. Luckily, RC seems to be enforcing the rules much better now as there were some fires on other ships as the link above has shown.

[Sue L]

If fact, that happened to us a few years ago. The previous passengers had smoked and the smell was awful. When we were in the cabin, we kept the balcony door opened which helped a little. Our attendant got some Fabreeze which was useless. Apparently, she had asked them to not smoke, but they did ignore her request. This is just absolutely unfair & unpleasant to us who use the cabin later. Luckily, RC seems to be enforcing the rules much better now as there were some fires on other ships as the link above has shown.

 

The new policy just started last year so the attendant had no right to stop them smoking at that point. You were allowed to smoke in your cabin

 

And the Star Princess fire was NEVER proven that is what a cig only a "probable" cause. Read the report.

[Mark_K]

Has anyone just paid the $250.00 and smoked in the cabin? This may be a fair deal for a long cruise. For smokers that have a long walk to a smoking area, no a bad price to pay.

In addition to the $250, you may be subject to one or more of the following:

1. Intervention by Security, other management personnel, or law enforcement
   
2. Removal of certain onboard privileges, which may include being detained, quarantined or confined in a stateroom or holding cell
   
3. Confiscation of illegal/contraband/prohibited items (may be turned over to law enforcement authorities)
   
4. Denial of boarding on the current or any future Royal Caribbean cruise
   
5. Reporting of incidents to government and law enforcement authorities for follow-on legal action
   
6. Removal from a ship at the next port of call. Guests removed from a Royal Caribbean International ship pursuant to this policy, are responsible for their own accommodations and transportation home, at their expense. Documentation requirements for re-entry into the guest’s home country are also the responsibility of the guest.
   

[esmo]

Since we are already on our way with this I can ask a question and not risk starting yet again another smoking thread.

 

Can anyone - calmly and rationally without editorializing tell me where smoking is allowed on the Mariner of the Seas. I don't care if it is allowed in cabins - my husband never would do that.

 

Thanks

 

Esmo

[Sheffie]

Since we are already on our way with this I can ask a question and not risk starting yet again another smoking thread.

 

Can anyone - calmly and rationally without editorializing tell me where smoking is allowed on the Mariner of the Seas. I don't care if it is allowed in cabins - my husband never would do that.

 

Thanks

 

Esmo

 

Up on the decks by and above the pool it is allowed on one side of the ship; I don't remember which side. It will be easy to identify by either the "no smoking" (cigarette w/ line through it) signs or by locating the ash trays. It is allowed in the Casino. Some bars, too. I am sure there are more places, but those are a few.

[Sue L]

Up on the decks by and above the pool it is allowed on one side of the ship; I don't remember which side. It will be easy to identify by either the "no smoking" (cigarette w/ line through it) signs or by locating the ash trays. It is allowed in the Casino. Some bars, too. I am sure there are more places, but those are a few.

 

 

 

It is also allowed on ALL ocean facing balconies.

[esmo]

Thank you very much. He can go up by the pool and then bring me coffee..:p

 

I appreciate the responses.

 

Esmo

[DetroitMark]

Thank you very much. He can go up by the pool and then bring me coffee..:p

 

I appreciate the responses.

 

Esmo

 

 

May as well get something outta the deal. lol

[Illmaxict]

nothing wrong with smoking where you allowed to smoke. BALCONIES INCLUDED

[Bakincakes]

I doubt the room stewards would turn a smoker in, just as they don't usually turn a booze smuggler in. They want their tips and don't want to tick pax off.:)

[cruisinfanatic]

I doubt the room stewards would turn a smoker in, just as they don't usually turn a booze smuggler in. They want their tips and don't want to tick pax off.:)

I bet they are instructed to. There is a big difference between a bottle on the dresser and smelling up a cabin.

[whyrlygig]

I doubt the room stewards would turn a smoker in, just as they don't usually turn a booze smuggler in. They want their tips and don't want to tick pax off.:)

 

 

One cigarette stinks up the room and drifts down the hall. That nasty stench is not something that you can ignore. A bottle of booze just sits quietly in the closet and no-one is the wiser. I would be hopping mad if I got the cabin next after someone was allowed to smoke in it. I could not put up with that for the next week. The attendant would have some explaining to do for not dealing with it sooner.

[F355c5]

In addition to the $250, you may be subject to one or more of the following:

1. Intervention by Security, other management personnel, or law enforcement
   
2. Removal of certain onboard privileges, which may include being detained, quarantined or confined in a stateroom or holding cell
   
3. Confiscation of illegal/contraband/prohibited items (may be turned over to law enforcement authorities)
   
4. Denial of boarding on the current or any future Royal Caribbean cruise
   
5. Reporting of incidents to government and law enforcement authorities for follow-on legal action
   
6. Removal from a ship at the next port of call. Guests removed from a Royal Caribbean International ship pursuant to this policy, are responsible for their own accommodations and transportation home, at their expense. Documentation requirements for re-entry into the guest’s home country are also the responsibility of the guest.
   

a little over kill for smoking

[cruisinfanatic]

a little over kill for smoking

not really.

They mean business

[yogimax]

It is also allowed on ALL ocean facing balconies.

 

The good news is that Celebrity, an RCCL company, has banned smoking on balconies. Let's hope the parent company extends this ban to the Royal Caribbean line as well!

[Mark_K]

a little over kill for smoking

It would probably just be $250 after the first time, but I really doubt they would allow you to smoke in your cabin day after day for one $250 charge. I expect #6 would be invoked after the second or third day, possbily #4 in addition.

[Bakincakes]

Keep in mind smoking is still allowed on balconies.

 

If the smoke from a cigarette can travel at least 4 or 5 cabins down:rolleyes: it should seem that some of the scent would drift into a cabin if the smoker opens the slider to come into the cabin after smoking.

 

So how does the steward tell if the smoker was in the cabin or outside?

 

Will the smell enter the cabin and then travel to the cabin door and escape under it??:eek:

 

Maybe RCI will give their stewards a smoke detection system. They can stand in the cabins and measure the amount of smoke inside it. Maybe that will help them tell if the smoker was in the cabin or if the smell followed them in from the balcony.:p

[Mark_K]

Keep in mind smoking is still allowed on balconies.

 

If the smoke from a cigarette can travel at least 4 or 5 cabins down:rolleyes: it should seem that some of the scent would drift into a cabin if the smoker opens the slider to come into the cabin after smoking.

 

So how does the steward tell if the smoker was in the cabin or outside?

 

Will the smell enter the cabin and then travel to the cabin door and escape under it??:eek:

 

Maybe RCI will give their stewards a smoke detection system. They can stand in the cabins and measure the amount of smoke inside it. Maybe that will help them tell if the smoker was in the cabin or if the smell followed them in from the balcony.:p

I don't believe the OP mentioned sailing in a balcony cabin. Regardless, one of the deterrants to smoking in the cabin is the realization that RCI holds all the cards. They can charge you, kick you off the ship, etc. and you have little, if any, immediate recourse.

[Sue L]

The good news is that Celebrity, an RCCL company, has banned smoking on balconies. Let's hope the parent company extends this ban to the Royal Caribbean line as well!

 

Celebrity has a completely different demographic that they use for these purposes according to their marketing director. Don't plan on seeing RCCL change in the near future.