Celebrity Serious About It's Nonsmoking Policy

[Janet524]

Really....you tattled......:confused:

 

Kudos to the OP for doing so. It's not only an issue of smoking on balconies being unpleasant to non-smokers, it's a safety issue. Remember the Star Princess a couple years ago when a cigarette falling from a balcony caused a major fire which could have been disasterous!

 

Good for you, Pilot70D!

[Tapi]

After dealing with all the smoke aboard our last Carnival cruise, Celebrity and their stringent non-smoking policy is looking more and more appealing to us!

 

We couldn't breathe with so many smokers!

[constantcruiser]

And that's precisely what takes our business from HAL to Celebrity. Love HAL's unique extended itineraries, but not enough to tolerate the smoke. On our last HAL cruise, we actually witnessed a group of officers in a public lounge directing a waitress to bring ashtrays from across the room to their table on the NON-smoking side! That's what made it our LAST HAL cruise.

[hockeyboy]

For banning smoking on most of the ship.

 

I do enjoy an occassional cigar, but I would rather not infringe on other people's atmosphere.

 

Now only if we could get Cruise Critic to ban large red fonts.

 

Mike

[cruzeluver]

Benson said the company has reached no conclusions about the cause of the blaze.

 

I pulled this quote from the article regarding the fire on the Princess ship. As far as I am aware a conclusive cause was never decided.

 

I am not saying I have anything against X's smoking policy or the enforcement of it. I am just a stickler when it comes to facts. And to the best of my knowledge, a lit cigarette was suspected of causing that fire, but it was never concluded.

[wvufan]

We have been on the equivalent of 23 cruises on Celebrity. However, due to a great price and convenience, we recently did the 12 night Enchantment out of Baltimore. The casino and some of the other public areas reeked of smoke. While we may take a RCL cruise again in the future simply due to the lack of options out of Baltimore, the smoking policy on Celebrity is one of the many reasons we are Celebritarians and they will continue to get almost all of our business.

 

Let me sugar coat this and be as polite as I can: smoking is a nasty, dirty, ugly, filthy, disgusting, primative habit that is a significant public health and safety menace. I quit my two pack a day habit 23 years ago and, while it is not easy to do so, it is quite simple-just don't light up.

 

Hats off to anyone who rats on those who smoke in violation of rules, particularly in non smoking areas of cruise ships. I have done it myself and will do it again if I see violators.

 

Happy Sails to You

 

OOOEEE :D:D Bob and Phyl

[Hlitner]

I pulled this quote from the article regarding the fire on the Princess ship. As far as I am aware a conclusive cause was never decided.

 

I am not saying I have anything against X's smoking policy or the enforcement of it. I am just a stickler when it comes to facts. And to the best of my knowledge, a lit cigarette was suspected of causing that fire, but it was never concluded.

 

We are always surprised to hear the "denials" on this subject (most raised by smokers). You can download the official Marine Safety Report which is very comprehensice and finds as the "probably cause" a lit cigarette. There was no other possible explanation of how a fire could have started on a balcony with no ignition source. Just Google "Star Princess Fire" and you can d/l the entire report for your own entertainment. To quote from the reports conclusions"

The fire started on the balconies in the vicinity of staterooms C316 and C318, on deck

10, and was probably ignited by a cigarette end discarded elsewhere. [2.3.1, 2.3.2]

 

Having had lit cigarettes blow onto our balcony on other cruises this finding is no surprise. What was surprising is that the plastic panels on the balconies would burn (this has been corrected by new SOLAS standards). As lovers of those Caribe Deck balconies (they are quite large, half of which is uncovered, we know how anything tossed from the decks above can easily find its way on to those balconies (or the D deck balconies).

 

Hank

[goheels81]

I see on Celebrity's website that smoking is allowed in designated areas on the port side of the ship. We will be on Eclipse on Panorama currently booked in room 9295. Did a search on this board and the only comment on my room was that of smelling smoke from the crew smoking area. Just wondering if this really will be a problem or should I try to change cabins? I selected this one because on the deck plan the balcony looks like it sticks out a bit and so is a little roomier.

 

Thanks for any advice.

[Sarasa]

Just two words: Thank you!

[kitty9]

Really....you tattled......:confused:

 

You bet, and so did I when I was hit in the head by a lit cigarette butt on Solstice last week. If there's a rule, and people flaunt that rule, especially one that can cause dangerous conditions, you bet I'm going to tattle.

[kitty9]

I pulled this quote from the article regarding the fire on the Princess ship. As far as I am aware a conclusive cause was never decided.

 

I am not saying I have anything against X's smoking policy or the enforcement of it. I am just a stickler when it comes to facts. And to the best of my knowledge, a lit cigarette was suspected of causing that fire, but it was never concluded.

 

When the security officer came to my cabin after I reported being hit in the head by a cigarette butt, he told me the cause of the fire on the Princess ship was from a cigarette butt being thrown off a balcony, landing on another balcony where the passengers had put their towels, and that's what started the fire. He knew this because he used to be security for Princess and was assigned to that ship right after it came out of drydock for repairs after the fire. There was most certainly a definitive cause of that fire that's been printed in many places, including something called Incidents at Sea.

[Lois R]

Really....you tattled......:confused:

 

If you want to call it that go ahead.:rolleyes: As you can see, most everyone

on here agrees with "Informing the Staff" about these issues.

 

Check the post with the key on it and it specifically has a no smoking

logo on it. Its on there for a reason.

 

I, like many others on here would do the same thing Darcie did so you

can call all of us tattlers:rolleyes:.

[Minoushka]

On our Thanksgiving cruise a man below our cabin was smoking a pipe .I told him he was not allowed to smoke on the balcony or in the cabin on Celebrity.He said he did not know and thanked me because he was not aware of the policy nor of the fines were involved .I did not call security ...I just told him ...but he was Gracious about it

[YOW]

On our Thanksgiving cruise a man below our cabin was smoking a pipe .I told him he was not allowed to smoke on the balcony or in the cabin on Celebrity.He said he did not know and thanked me because he was not aware of the policy nor of the fines were involved .I did not call security ...I just told him ...but he was Gracious about it

 

Leave it to a Canadian to find the nice way to go about this issue. ;)

 

But seriously... I think a lot of the time there are opportunities for us to speak with people directly -- in a pleasant, conversational way -- about what they're doing and what a better alternative would be. There are some cases where confrontation might not work, such as with a group of intoxicated passengers; or might not be possible, if the person in question is too far away or can't be idenfitied. And in the case of being hit in the head with a cigarette butt, that's definitely a safety matter warranting staff attention.

[LadyCruisers]

Just recently off Solstice. Woman was smoking along the railing of her balcony two balconies away from me. I politely reminded her of Celebrity's strict smoking policy and fines attached to it. She quickly grabbed a beer bottle and dropped the cigarette into it and gave me a big smile. Never saw it happen again. When I was out on the starboard deck on deck 5, there was a guy smoking and using his hand as an ash tray. I politely told him the designated smoking area on this deck was portside with ash trays provided. He then went inside. Celebrity has provided these areas for smoking passengers with ash trays as well. This was the most smoke free cruise I have ever been on. The casino is totally non-smoking as well. You couldn't get on a machine if you tried nor an empty cabin if you tried. Their policy is drawing guests not losing them. The solstice class of ships are beautiful (have been both on the Solstice and Eclipse this year), and the lack of indoor smoke will certainly go a long way in helping them stay that way as well as keeping the guests and staff free from second-hand smoke. We all need to respect the designated areas for smoking and non-smoking as well as the rights of those who do and do not smoke.

[kidless]

On our Thanksgiving cruise a man below our cabin was smoking a pipe .I told him he was not allowed to smoke on the balcony or in the cabin on Celebrity.He said he did not know and thanked me because he was not aware of the policy nor of the fines were involved .I did not call security ...I just told him ...but he was Gracious about it

 

Very nice...thank you. I think we all should begin there first before running to "authority" to tattle. What a nicer world it would be if we talked to our neighbors in life as adults. Good job!!! :D

[excitedofharpenden]

Very nice...thank you. I think we all should begin there first before running to "authority" to tattle. What a nicer world it would be if we talked to our neighbors in life as adults. Good job!!! :D

Just to let you know I am an "adult" and was not afraid to speak in the first instance to the neighbours I knew were smoking to at least give them a chance. It continued and that is when I spoke to Guest Relations to deal with it. It is also not always possible to do this as smoke can travel quite a distance. You might be able to see it and smell it, but they are not always near neighbours. In addition not everyone wants to confront their neighbour so they may just call Guest Relations. Nothing less "adult" about that.

 

Phil

[Lois R]

Just to let you know I am an "adult" and was not afraid to speak in the first instance to the neighbours I knew were smoking to at least give them a chance. It continued and that is when I spoke to Guest Relations to deal with it. It is also not always possible to do this as smoke can travel quite a distance. You might be able to see it and smell it, but they are not always near neighbours. In addition not everyone wants to confront their neighbour so they may just call Guest Relations. Nothing less "adult" about that.

 

Phil

 

Hi Phil, THANK YOU.:) I was wondering the same thing. I didn't

realize not wanting to confront a neighbor makes us less of an adult:eek: