Discuss Implementation of Smoking Policy

[memoak]

27 minutes ago, Boku said:

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

That had been my hope however when a new poster shows up with strongly worded post it raises questions 

[quincytoo]

Asking for my husband 

 

Caribbean Princess does Church Hill bar still have a server to Order a drink from? 
 

2018 they did 

 

Discovery Princess smoking bar did not March 23 

 

[dreaminofcruisin]

12 hours ago, quincytoo said:

Asking for my husband 

 

Caribbean Princess does Church Hill bar still have a server to Order a drink from? 
 

2018 they did 

 

Discovery Princess smoking bar did not March 23 

 

 

Not sure about the Caribbean Princess, but Princess has converted/is in the process of converting all of the Churchill bars to arcades. So it is unlikely you will have Churchill's as a smoking option on any of the ships.

 

[DONNAKG]

making an arcade out of Churchill's cigar lounge is the most ridiculous thing Princess has ever done. Other pax have complained of smoke in the  casinos,, the lounge actually helped  reduce some of that, we NEVER smoked in the casino!...... We were loyal to Princess because of Churchill's,,, only cruise line, I know of , that actually offered one.   .... just absolutely disappointing.

So tell me,, how many 65/75/80 year  olds are going to get on the motorcycle in the arcade?

[Charles4515]

18 minutes ago, DONNAKG said:

making an arcade out of Churchill's cigar lounge is the most ridiculous thing Princess has ever done. Other pax have complained of smoke in the  casinos,, the lounge actually helped  reduce some of that, we NEVER smoked in the casino!...... We were loyal to Princess because of Churchill's,,, only cruise line, I know of , that actually offered one.   .... just absolutely disappointing.

So tell me,, how many 65/75/80 year  olds are going to get on the motorcycle in the arcade?

Other cruise lines had cigar lounges. Celebrity and Royal Caribbean for example. They got rid of them years ago. As for arcades I am sure there will be young people using them. Arcades are not an innovation I have seen them on many ships.  Obviously Princess believes they will get more revenue from arcades than cigar lounges. We used the cigar lounges on Princess, Celebrity and Royal back in the day when we would indulge in Cuban cigars. No longer interested in that after I got older. 

Edited June 13 by Charles4515

[DONNAKG]

Young people??... on Princess??? hahaha

[jwattle]

On 6/13/2024 at 9:51 AM, DONNAKG said:

making an arcade out of Churchill's cigar lounge is the most ridiculous thing Princess has ever done. Other pax have complained of smoke in the  casinos,, the lounge actually helped  reduce some of that, we NEVER smoked in the casino!...... We were loyal to Princess because of Churchill's,,, only cruise line, I know of , that actually offered one.   .... just absolutely disappointing.

So tell me,, how many 65/75/80 year  olds are going to get on the motorcycle in the arcade?

The one on Majestic had machines with the claw and prizes that a decent amount of older adults were using...

[riandei]

On 6/13/2024 at 12:51 PM, DONNAKG said:

making an arcade out of Churchill's cigar lounge is the most ridiculous thing Princess has ever done. Other pax have complained of smoke in the  casinos,, the lounge actually helped  reduce some of that, we NEVER smoked in the casino!...... We were loyal to Princess because of Churchill's,,, only cruise line, I know of , that actually offered one.   .... just absolutely disappointing.

So tell me,, how many 65/75/80 year  olds are going to get on the motorcycle in the arcade?

SilverSea has a cigar bar

[DONNAKG]

4 hours ago, riandei said:

SilverSea has a cigar bar

HUMMMMM.....that is interesting!

And do you like that cruise line?I'm sure its a bit pricier than Princess,, but is it worth it ,, In your  opinion??

[memoak]

6 minutes ago, DONNAKG said:

HUMMMMM.....that is interesting!

And do you like that cruise line?I'm sure its a bit pricier than Princess,, but is it worth it ,, In your  opinion??

I do believe SilverSea is quite a bit pricier than Princess

[riandei]

1 hour ago, DONNAKG said:

HUMMMMM.....that is interesting!

And do you like that cruise line?I'm sure its a bit pricier than Princess,, but is it worth it ,, In your  opinion??

It’s pricey but if you like all the extras, they are included.

 

high end booze, excellent steaks excellent service no crowds 

 

I believe entertainment is where you may notice SSea is lacking

 

[DONNAKG]

good to know, thanks!! riandei

[riandei]

2 hours ago, memoak said:

With casino perks on Princess we are able to cruise in full suites with Princess Plus with casino free play with one free specialty dinner and OBC for under $350 per day per person. This allows us to take 2-3 week cruises 3-4 times a year

You wont beat that, but DonnaKG was looking for a cigar lounge…thats how SSea came up.  And for me I prefer under 1000 passengers as opposed to 4500.

[zitsky]

I’m a Celebrity cruiser and non smoker.  Would I be bothered by smoking onboard the Diamond Princess as I understand you can smell it outside the casino?

[cr8tiv1]

August 2024, the Caribbean Princess still had a cigar lounge manned in the evenings with a bartender.  

[1498sg]

Anyone know if Churchhill is still on island princess?