freestyling Posted February 5, 2015 #1426 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I "believe" he is stating that HAL should change their on-board smoking policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted February 5, 2015 #1427 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I "believe" he is stating that HAL should change their on-board smoking policy. If true, the mods should move this thread to the single permitted smoking thread. Perhaps, however, the OP is suggesting that HAL shops should carry more pink merchandise, more goods with "Cruise for a Cause" logos, etc. Until the OP explains him/herself, we'll never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted February 5, 2015 #1428 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I "believe" he is stating that HAL should change their on-board smoking policy. Really? I would never have guessed that from what was posted. I, too, have no idea what OP is trying to say, even if I figure there was a typo of "shops" where OP meant "ships". Haven't a clue what this is all about. OP---why not make a declarative statement of what you are attempting to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSEA Posted February 6, 2015 #1429 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Could this be a reference to the sale of tobacco in the shops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaktreerb Posted February 6, 2015 #1430 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) Could this be a reference to the sale of tobacco in the shops? Yes. CVS did it. CVS no longer sells tobacco products in its stores. Edited February 6, 2015 by oaktreerb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted February 6, 2015 #1431 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Holland America's "On Deck for a Cause" raised 4.3 million for cancer support. A worthy endeavor. HAL now need to bring their policies and shops in line with their charity promotions. Perhaps a policy announcement could be made with the donation announcement. Just a thought. This thread is really about HAL's smoking policy! :( You have deliberately misled some of us who believed it was about "on deck for the cure"..:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted February 6, 2015 #1432 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Yes. CVS did it. CVS no longer sells tobacco products in its stores. Are you implying that there is only one type of cancer ... or that the On Deck for the Cause is for research and support for only one type of cancer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaktreerb Posted February 6, 2015 #1433 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Are you implying that there is only one type of cancer ... or that the On Deck for the Cause is for research and support for only one type of cancer? My objective was not to mention smoking. There are many types of cancer and one can lead to another. The shops sell sunscreen to prevent skin cancer and they sell cigarettes which are known to cause lung cancer which will evolve into other cancers. Keep the sunscreen, dump the cigarettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted February 6, 2015 #1434 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) This thread is really about HAL's smoking policy! :( You have deliberately misled some of us who believed it was about "on deck for the cure"..:( I think the confusion is because oaktree started a thread about On Deck for the Cure yesterday and the mods combined it with this smoking thread. I don't think he/she deliberately misled. Edited February 6, 2015 by Cruising-along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted February 6, 2015 #1435 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I think the confusion is because oaktree started a thread about On Deck for the Cure yesterday and the mods combined it with this smoking thread. I don't think he/she deliberately misled. I agree. I was the 1st to respond and when I couldn't figure out what policy OP was talking about I assumed (INCORRECTLY) that it was about HAL's current smoking policy. It turned out not be about smoking policy but selling of tobbaco in the shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted February 6, 2015 #1436 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I think the confusion is because oaktree started a thread about On Deck for the Cure yesterday and the mods combined it with this smoking thread. I don't think he/she deliberately misled. I agree. I was the 1st to respond and when I couldn't figure out what policy OP was talking about I assumed (INCORRECTLY) that it was about HAL's current smoking policy. It turned out not be about smoking policy but selling of tobbaco in the shops. The Mods only combined the thread after the OP admitted in the post above yours that he/she is referring to HAL's policy of selling tobacco products! That's when I accused the OP of deliberately trying to mislead some of us! The Hosts decided that this board should have only one thread about smoking period.. Even though I & DH are NON SMOKER's it was getting to be too much on this board when there were 3-6 threads going at one time about the sales of cigarettes & HAL's smoking policy.. I'm one of those NON SMOKERS who is happy that the Mods have finally decided that only one thread is necessary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted February 6, 2015 #1437 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm another non-smoker who is absolutely fine with having one thread in which to discuss HAL's smoking policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted February 6, 2015 #1438 Share Posted February 6, 2015 don't disagree. my point was I do not believe the "original" thread about On Deck for Cure was started to "mislead" anyone. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapdragon7 Posted February 6, 2015 #1439 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) I'm not sure I see a huge contradiction between supporting "Race for the Cure" and selling tobacco products. On the one hand, yes, they are profiting from sales of a product known to cause cancer. On the other hand, those customers are going to buy and use tobacco products either way. That is their choice. I admire what CVS is doing, but most companies haven't made that move. I see more of a potential disconnect with allowing smoking in casinos and bars, which exposes employees to indoor secondhand smoke. As a nonsmoker, I can choose to avoid smoking areas on cruise ships; employees may not have that option. One way to show you're very serious about fighting cancer is to protect your employees as much as possible. :o Edited February 6, 2015 by snapdragon7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeta3 Posted February 6, 2015 #1440 Share Posted February 6, 2015 CVS made the change because they want to expand their insurance business not because they are an altruistic company. Supporting cancer research or whatever via on deck for the cure and selling cigarettes really have nothing to do with each other. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted February 6, 2015 #1441 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) The Mods only combined the thread after the OP admitted in the post above yours that he/she is referring to HAL's policy of selling tobacco products! That's when I accused the OP of deliberately trying to mislead some of us! The Hosts decided that this board should have only one thread about smoking period.. Even though I & DH are NON SMOKER's it was getting to be too much on this board when there were 3-6 threads going at one time about the sales of cigarettes & HAL's smoking policy.. I'm one of those NON SMOKERS who is happy that the Mods have finally decided that only one thread is necessary! don't disagree. my point was I do not believe the "original" thread about On Deck for Cure was started to "mislead" anyone. JMHO I don't disagree either, and am another non smoker who is happy that there is only one smoking thread. My point is the same as freestyling's. I said what I did because to me it looks like the threads were merged sometime between 6:22 and 7:39 last night. I saw the thread last night before it was moved. The post by oaktree before mine was made at 7:15am today. Edited February 6, 2015 by Cruising-along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted February 6, 2015 #1442 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) I don't disagree either, and am another non smoker who is happy that there is only one smoking thread. My point is the same as freestyling's. I said what I did because to me it looks like the threads were merged sometime between 6:22 and 7:39 last night. I saw the thread last night before it was moved. The post by oaktree before mine was made at 7:15am today. this board is not on your time..Each post is auto recorded on Eastern Standard Time..Look at post no 1439 it was made at 7:22 last night! And I made my post on the original thread, not on the merged thread! The moved thread was done between 8:22 p.m. & 9:39 p.m. by the Hosts.. It was not moved between 6:22 & 7:39...If you look at page two, of this forum, you will see the time when it was merged! And again the times are in Eastern Standard time.. /SIZE] Edited February 6, 2015 by serendipity1499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waASPCrusier Posted February 6, 2015 #1443 Share Posted February 6, 2015 this board is not on your time..Each post is auto recorded on Eastern Standard Time.. Not exactly true...under settings in the USER CP, there is a section "Date & Time Options" I have set mine to Pacific...all posts reflect that time....poster may very well have done the same :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted February 6, 2015 #1444 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) this board is not on your time..Each post is auto recorded on Eastern Standard Time..Look at post no 1439 it was made at 7:22 last night! And I made my post on the original thread, not on the merged thread! The moved thread was done between 8:22 p.m. & 9:39 p.m. by the Hosts.. It was not moved between 6:22 & 7:39...If you look at page two, of this forum, you will see the time when it was merged! And again the times are in Eastern Standard time.. /SIZE] I went back and re-read everything and do see what you're saying. (I do know the board isn't on my time zone, too). For me it shows one hour later, not 3 like east coast time would be. Anyway to me it looked like it was merged on one day and his latest post was the next day. :confused: Oh well, it isn't up to me to defend someone, let him speak for himself. :D:p Edited February 6, 2015 by Cruising-along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Mudshark Posted February 7, 2015 #1445 Share Posted February 7, 2015 this board is not on your time..Each post is auto recorded on Eastern Standard Time.. Surely each post's time is logged in Universal Time. Each user gets to choose the time zone used for the display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Walt Posted February 7, 2015 Author #1446 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Not exactly true...under settings in the USER CP, there is a section "Date & Time Options" I have set mine to Pacific...all posts reflect that time....poster may very well have done the same :rolleyes: This is correct. The USER CP is located in the left hand corner at the top of each page. Click on the USER CP then look in the column on the left side and find "Edit Options." Click and the next page has several things you can change. The fourth box is the Date and Time option. Set that for your time zone and be sure to click your choice of the Daylight Savings Time option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted February 7, 2015 #1447 Share Posted February 7, 2015 This is correct. The USER CP is located in the left hand corner at the top of each page. Click on the USER CP then look in the column on the left side and find "Edit Options." Click and the next page has several things you can change. The fourth box is the Date and Time option. Set that for your time zone and be sure to click your choice of the Daylight Savings Time option. Thank you -- I just checked mine, and the DST wasn't clicked (why mine showed 1 hour later than it is). All is right now. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted February 7, 2015 #1448 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Surely each post's time is logged in Universal Time. Each user gets to choose the time zone used for the display. This is correct. The USER CP is located in the left hand corner at the top of each page. Click on the USER CP then look in the column on the left side and find "Edit Options." Click and the next page has several things you can change. The fourth box is the Date and Time option. Set that for your time zone and be sure to click your choice of the Daylight Savings Time option. Thanks Blue Mudshark & Walt for clarifying this...I had forgotten that the user can change the posting times for their time zones.. It's been years since I checked my user CP.. However I did post before you merged the two threads.. I have the automatic DST checked in my user CP.. Edited February 7, 2015 by serendipity1499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mightycruisequeen Posted February 7, 2015 #1449 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Looks like this thread has drifted considerably, much the way smoke drifts on HAL balconies. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drico Posted February 8, 2015 #1450 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Looks like this thread has drifted considerably, much the way smoke drifts on HAL balconies. :( LOL! Guess the moderators have been busy removing the very useful HALFacts sticky instead of getting this thread back on topic. That said, I do hope HAL will continue to allow smoking on balconies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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