Aft promenade crew smoking disappearing

[Tripmode33]

There have been reports on main Princess forum that ships are starting to reverse the unpopular decision to rope off the aft section of the promenade for crew smoking.

I am happy to report that the Grand Princess has now opened up the full promenade for guests.

If anyone is currently on the Coral Princess, I would love to know if they have now reopened the aft section to guests.

We tend to choose ships that have full covered promenades, as we love to walk in the mornings and stroll in the evenings when weather is pleasant.

[Ondine]

Is this why we were unable to walk around the aft promenade during our NZ/Qld cruise on Grand?  We were able to do it for the first few days and then after that it was always roped off.  Wondered what was going on.

[Tripmode33]

2 hours ago, Ondine said:

Is this why we were unable to walk around the aft promenade during our NZ/Qld cruise on Grand?  We were able to do it for the first few days and then after that it was always roped off.  Wondered what was going on.

Correct.....

[arxcards]

Coral also had the aft roped off, and Majestic forward of the theatre doors starboard as well.

 

I got the impression that local rules meant they could no longer have an indoor smoking area.

Edited December 11, 2022 by arxcards

[Tripmode33]

2 hours ago, arxcards said:

Coral also had the aft roped off, and Majestic forward of the theatre doors starboard as well.

 

I got the impression that local rules meant they could no longer have an indoor smoking area.

I heard that the word had come down from big Princess headquarters that crew smoking would return to non-guest area back to Deck 4 crew area???

 

[MMDown Under]

7 hours ago, Tripmode33 said:

I heard that the word had come down from big Princess headquarters that crew smoking would return to non-guest area back to Deck 4 crew area???

 

That is better for passengers.  A promenade deck you can walk around is a  big attraction for passengers.

[AZjohn]

As a related question regarding the Grand, did they eliminate smoking inside the casino also while doing Australia/New Zealand itineraries?
Cheers,

John 

[Docker123]

30 minutes ago, AZjohn said:

As a related question regarding the Grand, did they eliminate smoking inside the casino also while doing Australia/New Zealand itineraries?
Cheers,

John 

Absolutely.

 

Prohibited under Australian law. There are no indoor smoking areas.

 

Edited December 12, 2022 by Docker123

[AZjohn]

2 minutes ago, Docker123 said:

Absolutely.

 

Prohibited under Australian law. There are no indoor smoking areas.

 

We are going to love our visit to your country 🙂

Thank you very much,

John

[Womble99]

Unfortunately it doesn't get the smell out though... especially from the cigar lounge if there is one on the ship.