F355c5 Posted March 16 #1626 Share Posted March 16 On 3/13/2024 at 4:18 PM, richstowe said: We were on the Sky last week. Great cruise except for the smoking in the casino. It was a special cruise perk for heavy gamblers, supposedly 450 of them. Who would have guessed that heavy gamblers are also heavy smokers (and drinkers and eaters)? First time in many cruises that I didn't gamble at all. Wow you really have an opinion about gamblers! We are not all heavy eaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted March 16 #1627 Share Posted March 16 32 minutes ago, doghog said: Churchills Cigar Lounges are being (not fleetwide yet) phased out. The bars will not have matches. Thanks, so they should still be available in the cigar lounge if the cigar lounge still actually exists on that particular ship? Is there still a lounge on the Emerald? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted March 16 #1628 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, mrrom92 said: Thanks, so they should still be available in the cigar lounge if the cigar lounge still actually exists on that particular ship? Is there still a lounge on the Emerald? I don't smoke so I don't know what would be available. No Churchills Cigar Lounge on the Emerald. It is now an arcade (👎). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted March 16 #1629 Share Posted March 16 2 hours ago, doghog said: I don't smoke so I don't know what would be available. No Churchills Cigar Lounge on the Emerald. It is now an arcade (👎). Yikes, that is supremely disappointing. Oh well. I don’t want to be inconsiderate to others but I genuinely don’t know where would be the most appropriate place to smoke cigars on the ship, and the whole cigar lounge “vibe” is really part of the whole thing anyway. I practically only ever smoke on vacations. I would’ve liked a nice place to unwind, and maybe make my way through the cognac menu. Princess doesn’t seem to be much of a party ship like I’m accustomed to, and now I don’t have the solitude I was hoping for in lieu of that either. Talk about a bummer! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted March 16 #1630 Share Posted March 16 2 hours ago, doghog said: I don't smoke so I don't know what would be available. No Churchills Cigar Lounge on the Emerald. It is now an arcade (👎). It looks like they are changing the cigar areas to arcades as they go into dry dock. The Crown still had one las month but I understand that the Emerald and Ruby have had the changes made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare flying boat Posted March 16 #1631 Share Posted March 16 The Crown no longer has one and they don’t have to be in dry dock for the change to happen. They just did the Crown on the February 22nd sailing. I don’t think they had matches available but I think they sell lighters at the casino bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted March 17 #1632 Share Posted March 17 On 3/16/2024 at 4:35 AM, mrrom92 said: Perhaps a stupid question, but do they provide a lighter in the cigar lounge of any sort? Or at least matchbooks you can pick up there, or at the various bars? There will never be any matches available anywhere on the ship. Fire is frowned on big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsn55 Posted March 18 #1633 Share Posted March 18 17 hours ago, Thrak said: There will never be any matches available anywhere on the ship. Fire is frowned on big time. I'm still trying to figure out why our OP doesn't just bring his own matches/lighter along. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted March 18 #1634 Share Posted March 18 45 minutes ago, jsn55 said: I'm still trying to figure out why our OP doesn't just bring his own matches/lighter along. Some cigar smokers use lighters that look like mini blowtorch’s I am not sure they can even get them on board 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare c-boy Posted March 18 #1635 Share Posted March 18 12 minutes ago, memoak said: Some cigar smokers use lighters that look like mini blowtorch’s I am not sure they can even get them on board I have taken mine aboard, numerous occasions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted March 19 #1636 Share Posted March 19 On 3/17/2024 at 5:47 PM, Thrak said: There will never be any matches available anywhere on the ship. Fire is frowned on big time. For whatever it’s worth, Carnival used to have matches available at pretty much any of the bars, all you had to do was ask - not sure if this is the case now, but in fairly recent history it was never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofyisme Posted April 3 #1637 Share Posted April 3 Can anybody help me find out where the smoking areas are on the Island Princess? Woud appreciate any help you can provide, TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted April 3 #1638 Share Posted April 3 OK, I'm not a smoker but I think I know this. Well, I'm about 70% sure. Go up the stairs on the starboard side one deck above the Lido buffet. Should be right in front of you. I'm not sure about inside or other outside locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofyisme Posted April 3 #1639 Share Posted April 3 Thanks for quick response we need to figure out best ways to avoid them as wife is terribly sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg4502 Posted April 3 #1640 Share Posted April 3 Ditto on the deck above the Lido deck. Also, unless they have changed it into an arcade. Starboard side, midship next to Crooners there is a smoking lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indexcards Posted April 3 #1641 Share Posted April 3 Was on the Island Princess for 14 day cruise rt rome. I do not smoke and hate smokey areas. I had no "smoke" problems anywhere on ship, even in the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commodoredave Posted April 6 #1642 Share Posted April 6 I have smokers to thank for me giving up gambling on Princess cruise ships. Now, if Princess would only allow smoking again in dining rooms, maybe I could lose some weight! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355c5 Posted April 6 #1643 Share Posted April 6 12 hours ago, commodoredave said: I have smokers to thank for me giving up gambling on Princess cruise ships. Now, if Princess would only allow smoking again in dining rooms, maybe I could lose some weight! Your welcome 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodndonna Posted April 14 #1644 Share Posted April 14 On 4/6/2024 at 5:38 AM, commodoredave said: I have smokers to thank for me giving up gambling on Princess cruise ships. Now, if Princess would only allow smoking again in dining rooms, maybe I could lose some weight! We just came off our first Princess cruise (Discovery) and it was the first cruise ship Casino I really had an issue with the smoke smell. I say "smoke smell" because even when we would go when there was almost no one in the Casino and could not even find see smoking (or see any ashtrays) ... it still had a heavy cigarette smell. I really didn't get it ... for a new ship I would have expected really good smoke eaters. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKid Posted April 15 #1645 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, rodndonna said: ... for a new ship I would have expected really good smoke eaters. Oh, they have them alright - they're called passengers.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commodoredave Posted April 15 #1646 Share Posted April 15 4 hours ago, rodndonna said: We just came off our first Princess cruise (Discovery) and it was the first cruise ship Casino I really had an issue with the smoke smell. I say "smoke smell" because even when we would go when there was almost no one in the Casino and could not even find see smoking (or see any ashtrays) ... it still had a heavy cigarette smell. I really didn't get it ... for a new ship I would have expected really good smoke eaters. I recommend hanging dirty socks in the Casino. They will make the room smell better. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofyisme Posted April 16 #1647 Share Posted April 16 Thanks to everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Cruiser27 Posted April 16 #1648 Share Posted April 16 Deck 15 Forward Starboard side of the Bar and Grill, Casino, and Churchill Lounge. (if Princess didn't take Churchill Lounge out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare c-boy Posted April 17 #1649 Share Posted April 17 12 hours ago, BigWaveDave87 said: That wasn't the question! 🥰 this and a nice glass of cognac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafem Posted April 21 #1650 Share Posted April 21 All non-bar smoking lounges have now converted to arcades. Which makes the only inside smoking area, the casino. And we're going to utilize that EXPANDED space to smoke in public/inside. Want that to go back to normal levels? Tell princess to bring back the enclosed smoking rooms, until then, the casino is now our space. Laws about smoking on deck 7 on ships goes back to bulk carriers/ cargo ships when carrying dangerous goods. Deck 7 smoking is written into those laws. Cruise lines must follow those laws, same as the passengers act (what most call jones act). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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