Friend smoked on balcony and bathroom

[Drico]

Ran into a couple I hadn't seen in several months. They were on the Summit a few weeks ago and the husband who is a heavy smoker said he smoked in their cabin bathroom several times a day and on their balcony late a night with no issue. I guess it can be done if discreetly or did no one around care??

[Prada Cowboy]

Crew smokes as well like crazy in their bathrooms and so on! If nobody catches it just go for it!

[cruisead]

I'm surprised he didn't get a fine to clean the cabin from the smoke, as the cabin attendant surely had to smell it. If someone is a heavy smoker, why book a line with the most restrictive smoking policy? And no, it's not right to break the rules, and smoking is never discreet. If he were my neighbor, I would have reported him, and unlike smoking on a balcony, you can sell smoke in a cabin.

[ptrpanpens]

I have turned people in several times and the smoking stopped instantly. And yes, i can easily smell it through several closed doors and down the hall.

 

Rules are there for a reason and fires have been started on ships by people smoking where they shouldn't. Plus it does not help the environment to throw cigarette butts overboard.

[Drico]

 

Crew smokes as well like crazy in their bathrooms and so on! If nobody catches it just go for it!

 

 

Was on the Navigator last year and had dinner at Giovanni's. I told our waiter about Cruise Critic and if he had heard of it. He had not, and I told him about CC and that smoking restrictions were a hot topic here. He said his cabin mate smokes in their bathroom all the time and he had no problem with it.

 

 

 

I'm surprised he didn't get a fine to clean the cabin from the smoke, as the cabin attendant surely had to smell it. If someone is a heavy smoker, why book a line with the most restrictive smoking policy? And no, it's not right to break the rules, and smoking is never discreet. If he were my neighbor, I would have reported him, and unlike smoking on a balcony, you can sell smoke in a cabin.

 

 

I was also surprised (but happy for him! ) that he didn't get caught. This was their first cruise and didn't know the smoking policy was so strict. I didn't ask him how frequently he smoked in their bathroom, but he said he didn't smoke in the room itself.

[JennAngel9]

I don't want to spend my Saturday evening arguing with strangers on the internet, but as someone with cigarette sensitivity and a new baby on the way, this post makes me sad.

 

Smoking in the bathroom is a great way to get it up through the exhaust fans and into adjoining cabins while other people sleep unknowingly. My original thought was "I really wouldn't care that much if my neighbor smokes on the balcony at 1am while I'm sleeping"-- but how do you know that the family 2 or 3 cabins down isn't enjoying a glass of port and reading a book or trying to soothe a colicky baby?

 

Mostly, I think it's sad that I have to (counter-)post in favor of basic human decency and following the rules set out to maximize the happiness and health of the majority of passengers. There are places on board where you can smoke and believing you are above the rules because it is too inconvenient to access one of them is extremely inconsiderate. It's entirely possible that said "friend's" neighbors were seriously disturbed but that the cabin stewards could not/would not go around doing knock and announces on all adjacent cabins to try to stop the perpetrator in the middle of the night.

 

We considered sailing HAL because they were quite a bit less expensive than X on our particular voyage, but I was nervous about the line drawing more smokers w/ more lax policies and having limited use of our balcony during the cruise. I don't think it's too much to ask people on both sides of the controversy to pick a ship that suits them and then follow the rules and smoke in designated areas.

 

/soapbox

[papaflamingo]

I don't want to spend my Saturday evening arguing with strangers on the internet, but as someone with cigarette sensitivity and a new baby on the way, this post makes me sad.

 

Smoking in the bathroom is a great way to get it up through the exhaust fans and into adjoining cabins while other people sleep unknowingly. My original thought was "I really wouldn't care that much if my neighbor smokes on the balcony at 1am while I'm sleeping"-- but how do you know that the family 2 or 3 cabins down isn't enjoying a glass of port and reading a book or trying to soothe a colicky baby?

 

Mostly, I think it's sad that I have to (counter-)post in favor of basic human decency and following the rules set out to maximize the happiness and health of the majority of passengers. There are places on board where you can smoke and believing you are above the rules because it is too inconvenient to access one of them is extremely inconsiderate. It's entirely possible that said "friend's" neighbors were seriously disturbed but that the cabin stewards could not/would not go around doing knock and announces on all adjacent cabins to try to stop the perpetrator in the middle of the night.

 

We considered sailing HAL because they were quite a bit less expensive than X on our particular voyage, but I was nervous about the line drawing more smokers w/ more lax policies and having limited use of our balcony during the cruise. I don't think it's too much to ask people on both sides of the controversy to pick a ship that suits them and then follow the rules and smoke in designated areas.

 

/soapbox

 

I'm with you on this. My wife is highly sensitive to smoke ((I've been "told" on this forum that she isn't actually allergic). In the past she has had to avoid our balcony because second hand smoke made her sinuses flair up and she would feel nauseous. Since at the time, smoking on balconies was acceptable, she just stayed inside. Could have saved a lot of money if I'd known. Now smoking on balconies is against the rules. So, since I respected the rules at a detriment to me, I feel it only fair that smokers respect the rules. It has nothing to do with "colicky babies," but has to do with respecting the rights of others. As you point out there are smoking areas available. As a non-smoker, I avoid those areas. You will never hear me complain about not using the casino because of all the smoke, because it is a designated smoking area. I simply choose to avoid it. Smokers need to understand that as much as they think their smoke is "undetectable," it simply isn't. Easy answer, respect the rights of others and keep your smoke to the designated smoking areas.

[tnfcruise]

I don't want to spend my Saturday evening arguing with strangers on the internet, but as someone with cigarette sensitivity and a new baby on the way, this post makes me sad.

 

Smoking in the bathroom is a great way to get it up through the exhaust fans and into adjoining cabins while other people sleep unknowingly. My original thought was "I really wouldn't care that much if my neighbor smokes on the balcony at 1am while I'm sleeping"-- but how do you know that the family 2 or 3 cabins down isn't enjoying a glass of port and reading a book or trying to soothe a colicky baby?

 

Mostly, I think it's sad that I have to (counter-)post in favor of basic human decency and following the rules set out to maximize the happiness and health of the majority of passengers. There are places on board where you can smoke and believing you are above the rules because it is too inconvenient to access one of them is extremely inconsiderate. It's entirely possible that said "friend's" neighbors were seriously disturbed but that the cabin stewards could not/would not go around doing knock and announces on all adjacent cabins to try to stop the perpetrator in the middle of the night.

 

We considered sailing HAL because they were quite a bit less expensive than X on our particular voyage, but I was nervous about the line drawing more smokers w/ more lax policies and having limited use of our balcony during the cruise. I don't think it's too much to ask people on both sides of the controversy to pick a ship that suits them and then follow the rules and smoke in designated areas.

 

/soapbox

 

 

Well said...and very kindly, too. I do agree, albeit rather sheepishly, with the previous poster regarding colicky babies.

 

 

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[Drico]

Although I have no issue with balcony smokers or even if I smell it coming from a room, I was just surprised he didn't get caught. That, along with what I was told by our waiter on the Navigator makes me wonder a smoker can "get by" if discreet.

 

Drico

A non smoker

[TourDeCruise]

You will never hear me complain about not using the casino because of all the smoke, because it is a designated smoking area. I simply choose to avoid it.

 

You no longer need to avoid the casino on Celebrity ships because it is not a designated smoking area. Smoking may still be permitted in RCI casinos, but not in Celebrity ship casinos. In the past, smoking was permitted in Celebrity casinos, but the policy changed at least several years ago. No smoking is permitted indoors on Celebrity ships.

 

I was a witness to a crew member politely informing a passenger in the hall that smoking needed to stop in his cabin or he would have no choice but to report it and that the passenger would be fined.

Edited October 12, 2014 by TourDeCruise

[ClaudiaB]

Crew smokes as well like crazy in their bathrooms and so on! If nobody catches it just go for it!

 

Really???!? You're suggesting that he break the rules and it's ok if he isn't caught? Really???

[hulamoon]

I have also witnessed staff informing passengers to stop or be fined. Sometimes someone has to inform staff for them to know it, or housekeeping has to figure it out.

 

I speak to other people , who have a story like this about a friend, and their attitude is everyone does it, even on Celebrity. My experience is Celebrity does a great job with a smoke free environment.

 

The firm smoking policy, is the reason I sail X.

[Anita Latte]

I don't understand the motivation for having this discussion...nor do I understand why I am compelled to express this opinion...chalk it up to being up too late...

[donaldsc]

Ran into a couple I hadn't seen in several months. They were on the Summit a few weeks ago and the husband who is a heavy smoker said he smoked in their cabin bathroom several times a day and on their balcony late a night with no issue. I guess it can be done if discreetly or did no one around care??

 

If I was near their cabin and smelled the smoke, I would have called security immediately. If they did not stop, I would call them again. If they got kicked off the ship - it serves them right.

 

DON

[4cats4me]

I smelled smoke while on our balcony on our last Celebrity cruise but couldn't isolate where it was coming from.

If I had been Able to isolate where it was coming from I definitely would have ratted out the culprit.

[fhmoore]

I will be on the Constellation next November. Where are the designated smoking areas on the Connie now? We haven't been able to travel much the last few years due to aging parents with health problems. There sounds like lots of changes since the last time we cruised! I will need to inform our travel mates!

[Host Walt]

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