Smoking areas

[lolabarola]

Hi

 

My family-9 of us including four children- are booked on Norwegian Breakaway for a med cruise in August 23. We usually go with P and O or Princess but wanted a ship that has more activities for the children. I gather that smoking is allowed inside in the midship casino, that there are no doors so the smell of cigarette smoke permeates that deck and  and a number of outside areas. So that’s a real concern to the extent we won’t now be taking the cruise ; there’s nothing like a group of ex smokers for abhorring the smell! 
 

Can anyone advise me of the situation on other NCL ships? The best one to sail on for a non smoker? It’d be good if we could transfer rather than forfeit the deposit🙃
 

 

[wolft927]

17 minutes ago, lolabarola said:

Hi

 

My family-9 of us including four children- are booked on Norwegian Breakaway for a med cruise in August 23. We usually go with P and O or Princess but wanted a ship that has more activities for the children. I gather that smoking is allowed inside in the midship casino, that there are no doors so the smell of cigarette smoke permeates that deck and  and a number of outside areas. So that’s a real concern to the extent we won’t now be taking the cruise ; there’s nothing like a group of ex smokers for abhorring the smell! 
 

Can anyone advise me of the situation on other NCL ships? The best one to sail on for a non smoker? It’d be good if we could transfer rather than forfeit the deposit🙃
 

 

I can tell you that smoking is permitted on one side of the casino and when I was on the breakaway in March it wasn’t to bad, but I didn’t spend much time in the casino, other then that deck 15 a enclosed small area that could fit maybe 12 people was alas available for smoking. Also one small area in the haven on the sun deck 

[hallux]

1 hour ago, lolabarola said:

Can anyone advise me of the situation on other NCL ships? The best one to sail on for a non smoker? It’d be good if we could transfer rather than forfeit the deposit🙃

Bliss, Joy, Encore and (I assume) the new Prima all have enclosed smoking sections in their casinos and minimal outdoor smoking areas in addition to a cigar lounge that has only outdoor access.  Bliss, Joy and Encore are all Breakaway+ ships, so they'll have SOME similarity to the ship you were originally planning on.