Mariner ? Smoking or Non Smoking Rooms?

[ClassyCruiser00]

We are going to be cruising with another couple. My friends husband smokes cigarettes and she swears up and down that she heard the cabin we are booked in (2 promenade cabins) are smoking rooms and that she asked us if we wanted smoking or non smoking. For some reason I thought that all the cabins on the ship are non smoking only and that you can only smoke in certain areas of the ship. Can someone please clarify this for me. Also, if the rooms are non smoking then what happens if you smoke in them anyway. Do the Mariner police get you? :eek:

[GaryWT]

Unless something has changed, I thought all rooms are smoking rooms. When ever we ask, we are told that they are all the same?

[skiiergirl]

I think Gary is right. I think all rooms are the same. While neither of us smoke, my understanding is that if you do , you just ask your room attendant for an ashtray.

[gkrebs]

Gary is correct, all rooms are smoking.

[BopRN]

That's really disgusting that all rooms are smoking.....when you think about it! In this day and age with all the proven harmful effects of passive smoke, I can't believe the cruiselines would allow this. UGH!

[stretch]

FYI, there will be no passive smoke, or even the smell of smoke in the cabin. They use an ionizer machine that completely cleans the smell out. They ran it in our cabin a couple of times during our 11 day cruise and you couldn't tell we smoked in there. And to the previous poster................

Get over it!

Stretch

[NYDee]

I am very sensitive to smoke. My eyes will swell almost shut. Have had this happen when we moved here with our cats and the motel would only give us a smoking room with animals. Checked into a non-smoking room at another hotel. Within minutes my eyes started swelling. Went to the front desk where the clerk admitted that they had allowed the lady staying there last to smoke.

 

I have never had a problem iwith the cabin on any of the 8 RCI cruises or 2 Celebrity ones.

[callajl]

I am worried now- I just assumed all staterooms were non-smoking. We have only cruised on Disney (which smoking is NOT allowed in any room and very few areas on board). My daughter-12 is very allergic to smoke- what should I do in this case? Should I call RCI and see what they do in this case?

[mafig]

You will never smell cigarette smoke in your cabin. I don't know what they do, but truly, this is a non-issue. Please don't concern yourself over this.

[NYDee]

I doubt that you will smell smoke in your cabin. However, I take Fabreze with me and spray on everything, drapes, furniture, bedspread, etc. After that dries, I spray everything with Lysol spray and wipe down the telephone, remote control and other things with Lysol wipes. You might take Fabreze Allergy and spray the entire room with it. Also, if you have a problem with the cabin, let your steward or hotel manager know and they can put one of the ionizers in you room for a while.

 

The problem will be the passengers who don't think that the no-smoking applies to them. On one cruise a woman was sitting on a stool in the casino, which wasn't open yet. She was puffing away right under the no-smoking sign. I said something to her and she replied that is only in effect when the casino is open. Also, smoke may drift from the smoking side of the ship. I could relate numerous times that smokers have been smoking where ever they please.

 

Find out what you doctor would advise. I have threatened to take a surgical mask and put it on when someone lights up around me. I know people have a right to smoke, but I have a right to smoke free air.

[CaribbeanCruisesRock]

Umm i think you can smoke in any room....... but i hate it. All of us in my family are non-smokers and we came into our room about 2 years ago and it stinked.

[tezbear]

FYI, there will be no passive smoke, or even the smell of smoke in the cabin. They use an ionizer machine that completely cleans the smell out. They ran it in our cabin a couple of times during our 11 day cruise and you couldn't tell we smoked in there. And to the previous poster................

Get over it!

Stretch

 

Where was this machine on our 6/20 cruise? Our room absolutely stunk of cigarette smoke! Everytime we entered we could smell it and were told that the 2 people on both sides of us were constantly smoking. I even sprayed lysol but couldn't cover the smell. My sons were in the room directly across from us and their room smelled good! This odor was definitely a negative to our stay on the Mariner.

[Drico]

I doubt that you will smell smoke in your cabin. However, I take Fabreze with me and spray on everything, drapes, furniture, bedspread, etc. After that dries, I spray everything with Lysol spray and wipe down the telephone, remote control and other things with Lysol wipes. You might take Fabreze Allergy and spray the entire room with it.

 

 

Or you could leave the chemicals at home and walk around in a plastic bubble!

[imsulin]

I've never smelled smoke in any cabin I've ever been in, during over 20 cruises. BoPRN - please keep in mind that Americans are not the only cruisers on these ships! There are Canadians, South Americans, Asians, many Europeans, etc., and the ONE cruise line that offered a smoke-free ship (Carnival - the Paradise) lost too much money keeping it a non-smoking ship, and this fall, it will be a smoking ship. I don't smoke in my cabin. I only smoke on my balcony after asking the people on each side of me if they mind. I only smoke in posted areas, and then still ask if those around me mind. When I smoke by the pool, on the designated side, I try to go to the back of the ship. I'll tell you what really p***** me off, though, are non-smokers who remove ashtrays from designated smoking areas, plop themselves down, and then proceed to complain about the smoke. Many of us really do try to be considerate, but really don't like the sabotaging of our few designated areas by the very vocal non-smokers. Thanks for letting me post this.

[mojo4trav]

I agree with those who say you aren't likely to notice the smell of smoke in the room. I've only had a problem once and it was taken care of with some spray and an ionizer while we were in port on the second day. It is alarming to hear the self-centered attitude from some smokers who feel it is their right to smoke when others around them object. While freedom offers that choice, second-hand smoke causes cancer. Next time someone takes the position that they don't care what others think, just picture a young child crying over the coffin of a parent who died of lung cancer. In my book, to be so inconsiderate toward the health of others, when your actions have a direct effect on the wellbeing of a human, is simply not excusable.

[njreindeer]

Ex-smoker here (with asthma, bronchitis, allergies, you name it) .... and DH (with allergies) who has never touched a ciggie. One reason why we booked a balcony for our first cruise was because we thought that an interior or oceanview room, with no fresh air, would have more of the smoke-smell "trapped" in there. At least with the balcony we figured we could open up and get some fresh air - unless the fresh air is full of smoke from our neighbors.

 

FYI - coming up on 11 smoke-free years! Did it cold turkey, and after getting through the phase where I just wanted to kill someone, I was just fine! ;)

 

After the cruise, we'll let everyone know if our room was smoky or not.

[imsulin]

mojo4trav - I'm glad I'm not one of the "self-centered" smokers to which you allude. IMO, there are the inconsiderate smokers, and the inconsiderate non-smokers. Must go now. I don't smoke in my house, so will now light up in my back yard - after conversing and getting permission from my neighbors, who are not smokers. IMO, you will get more of a smoke smell on your balcony than in your cabin.

[tezbear]

You ARE likely to notice the smell of a smoke in your cabin if someone around you is smoking or if the person before you smoked heavily. We just returned from the Mariner and our room smell was disgusting. Eveyone commented when walking in, that it smelt like smoke. Our CM said the guy next to us is a heavy smoker so maybe it was coming thru the vents or balcony?? although, our balcony door was not left open. The guy stayed in his room almost 24/7 because he was a K9 cop w/ a drug sniffing dog. I can only imagine what the room smelt like once he left!! Not to mention the poor passengers who have to stay in that room after him...Cigarette smoke is hard to get rid of...it attaches to clothing, hair, etc. It goes from a strong cigarette smoking odor than changes to stale smell then musty...like the Seinfeld episode w/ the B.O. guy....deadly!

[yarlenna]

The reason given for Paradise's loss of money was that the non-smokers were also not into other vices such as excessive drinking and gambling. The cruise line just couldn't get enough money out of them.

Yes, the smell can be modified, but the allergens in tobacco smoke are not so easily gotten rid of. Getting over it is difficult. I do wish there could be a way found for smokers to enjoy their smokes and people who are allergic (or just don't like everything to smell like an ashtray) to enjoy a cruise without raining on each other's parade. Enjoy your right to smoke, but please respect my right not to smell it.

[amazer]

I am surprised at some of you who say that this is not an issue - that your room will not smell like cigarettes. Please see my thread "Enchantment cabin smelled like an ashtray". Cabins can and DO smell from cigarette smoke. Those of you who smoke surely realize this! Are you saying you can smoke in your cabin and it won't leave a foul smell? Smokers, the cruise ships are on your side. RCCL didn't apologize to me and actually told me that people have the right to smoke in their cabins while on vacation. Well, I'm on vacation, too. I was so excited to go on my first cruise and when we walked into the cabin and smelled the cigarettes I was devastated. Yuck - is this what I had to put up with for 5 days? Like I said in my thread, they sprayed the cabin and said they deep cleaned it while we were at dinner...what ever that means...but honestly by the end of the second day I was either used to the smell or they managed to mask or remove the smell. Still, it was an unpleasant thing I wasn't expecting.

[Family of 14]

Please tell me what stateroom you were in?

 

I am worried now- I just assumed all staterooms were non-smoking. We have only cruised on Disney (which smoking is NOT allowed in any room and very few areas on board).

Not true about Disney either. Smoking does happen in the Disney staterooms, just discouraged.

We had a smoker next to us and the smoke came through the vents and under the connecting door. It was not real bad, but was annoying when they smoked while we were in the room. My children have asthma, but they never had a problem.

 

I am not going to get into the smoking versus not smoking issue, but a have a great website that is quite graphic :eek:for those that are interested in seeing what smoking does to a body. I have given the photo to my kids and their friends as a reminder. Let me know if you would like the address. ccshipmates@hotmail.com

[tezbear]

Family of 14...I was in 7592. My sons were in 7593 which had a real pleasant scent and believe me their rooms at home don't smell like tha! I thought it was maybe because they were above or close to the perfume shop on Deck 5?? not sure. Iasked the CM if he sprayed their room w/ something and he said NO, they are not allowed to do that in any of the rooms because someone may have an allergy sensitivity. Kind of funny huh, can't spray the room due to allergies but anyone can smoke and that's supposed to be better??? Go figure.

[Seaside2358]

I am an ex-smoker but to all of you who are so disgusted the alternative would be to stay home if you think you will mind any smoke smell. I personally have never found there to be an odor in the cabin. The crew will do what they can but be prepared because all the rooms are smoking...

[callajl]

Family of 14- DCL does not allow smoking in any stateroom but that doesn't mean that people do not it! I guess it is up there with the suggested dress for the dining rooms. We have stayed in categories 11, 10, 8, 7, & 4- mostly on deck 5 but the category 4 was on deck 8. They ask that people do not smoke on balconies either but of course this request is usually not granted either. I do know that they have specific areas for smokers though, just not in the halls, stateroom, or balconies. We have actually never had a problem with my daughter's allergies on Disney so it never occured to me to even request a non-smoking room for us. I will make sure that I put a call to our TA to request a non-smoking room or an ionizer thing.

[sporkov]

I know may be wrong, but I could swear that all the staterooms on RCCL are non-smoking. But if anyone is interested, here is what rccl.com has posted about smoking

 

What is your smoking policy?

For the comfort and enjoyment of our guests, smoking is prohibited onboard most areas of our ships. However, to provide an onboard environment that also satisfies smokers, we have special designated smoking areas in many of our lounges and on all open-air decks. On Alaska Cruisetours, smoking is not permitted on motorcoaches or inside traincars. On Canadian Rockies Cruisetours, smoking is not permitted on motorcoaches or anywhere on the traincars.

 

Just thought you might want to know.