The thorny problem of smoking onboard Cruise ships

The thorny problem of smoking onboard cruise ships has raised its head again this week with the news that British operator is to ban smoking inside on three of its vessels from October this year. However, those who must smoke will be allocated designated smoking areas on deck and, incredibly, will be allowed to smoke on their cabin balconies, if they have one! I’m a non-smoker and recently travelled in a balcony cabin on a newly-delivered cruise ship. The balcony experience was never great because of the constant stench of cigarettes from cabins next door, above and below, even though you weren’t supposed to smoke on the balconies! I was also recently aboard a small, luxury-brand vessel, having a look around. While passenger through the casino and then into the show lounge the smell of cigarette smoke was overpowering, even though the Hotel Director insisted that the ship was non-smoking inside. Most non-smokers have a very sensitive ‘nose’ for smokers! I appreciate that those who have to smoke should be allowed to – but not to the detriment of non-smokers. Not only is there a health problem with smoking, not just aboard ship, but also a safety one. Perhaps one way to get around the problem is for owners to offer ‘smoking’ and ‘non-smoking’ ships. But perhaps that’s just a pipe dream!

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