Where you can smoke - have your say.

Each cruise line has their own designated areas for smoking whether it be in the cabin, on the balconies, specific bar areas or even designated deck areas.  The information below should help clarify where you can smoke on board each cruise line.

Cruise Line
CabinBalconyOther
Carnival cruisesyesyesBy popular request, all dining rooms are now Smoke-Free. (Smoking is permitted in designated areas and in your stateroom)
Celebrity Cruisesnoyes

All showrooms and dining areas are non smoking.  Cigar and pipe smoking is only permitted on the ship's outer decks and in designated cigar smoking clubs. Smoking is permitted on the port-side of most public lounges and deck areas. Pipe and cigar smoking is not permitted in the public lounges. There are no non-smoking staterooms

UPDATED July 2008: Effective October 1, 2008 smoking will no longer be permitted inside any stateroom or balcony. Cigarette smoking will only be permitted in designated indoor and outdoor areas of the ship, while cigar and pipe smoking will only be permitted in designated outdoor areas. Smoking will not be permitted in any dining venue, theatre, hallway, elevator or corridor. Violations to this smoking policy will result in a $250 cleaning fee being charged to the guest's onboard account and may also be addressed through Celebrity Cruises' Guest Conduct Policy. A guest must be at least 18 years of age to purchase, possess or use tobacco onboard

CostayesyesSmoking is allowed only in designated areas in most public rooms onboard. However, smoking is prohibited in the main restaurants and in show lounges
CunardyesyesSmoking is allowed in the Churchill's Cigar Lounge onboard the QM2 and Queen Victoria, and the Chart Room, Golden Lion and designated areas in the Crystal bar onboard QE2. The QE2 also has smoking sections in all restaurants except Princess Grill. The public bars and lounges on the starboard side on all ships are set aside as smoking areas. Queen Victoria is predominantly a no smoking ship. On open deck smoking is only allowed on starboar side of deck 3 as well as the forward and aft areas on deck 10. Inside only allowed in the Churchill Cigar Lounge and Empire Casino. 
Fred. Olsensee notesno

Only allowed on deck when in British ports.

UPDATED July 08- All restaurants on all vessels are strictly non-smoking. For safety reasons smoking is not permitted on any cabin balcony throughout the fleet. All cabins on Boudicca and the forward suites on Deck 9 of Black Watch are also strictly non-smoking. However, in the interest of both your safety and the enjoyment of subsequent guests, we would always request you to refrain from smoking in your cabins, when at all possible. We would also ask passengers to refrain from smoking pipes and cigars on board. Permitted public smoking areas are: Braemer = Skylark Lounge. Black Watch = Observatory (starboard side), Lido Lounge(starboard side) and the Pipers Bar. Boudicca = Observatory (starboard), Lido Lounge (starboard) and the Iceni room. Black Prince = Lido Lounge (portside). Balmoral = Observatory (starboard side, rear) Lido Bar (port side).

Holland AmericayesyesCigarette smoking is allowed in designated areas, such as certain lounges and on outside decks. Smoking is not permitted at any time in the dining areas, corridors or common areas. Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted on outside decks only except when cruising Antarctica. Ships do not have ‘nonsmoking’ staterooms; but all rooms are thoroughly cleaned after each cruise to assure the comfort of guests. Smoking is not allowed in the showrooms during performances. 
Island CruisesnoyesAssigned smoking areas in many of  lounges and on open-air decks. Smoking is prohibited in  restaurants and in  theatres
Ocean VillageyesyesSmoking is allowed in designated public rooms including the Casino and the Oval Bar on Ocean village, It will be allowed in the Players Bar on Ocean Village 2. After 8pm smoking is allowed in the Bayside Club. Smoking is also allowed in designated areas on open deck
MSCyesyesSmoking is only allowed in designated smoking areas and on deck. Smoking is not permitted in the restaurants.
NCLyesyesAllowed in the casino or Cigar Bar (where available). Pipes or cigars can be smoked in the Cigar Bar or designated smoking lounge. Also, you can smoke cigarettes, pipes and cigars outside on open decks (just not around food venues, sport decks, kids' pool areas and other designated non-smoking areas).
P&O CruisesNoyesWAS- Smoking will be permitted in cabins (including cabin balconies), on certain areas of the open decks and in designated smoking areas of one or two public rooms. Smoking will not be permitted in any other areas.

UPDATED July 08- P&O Cruises have just amended their smoking policy where there is a complete ban in the cabins and inside public rooms. It is allowed on balconies and certain certain areas on open deck.
Princess CruisesyesyesSmoking is not permitted in the restaurants, Main show lounges and theatres. Smoking is allowed in designated public areas. Smoking is permiteed on outer decks. 
Royal CaribbeannoyesSmoking only permitted in designated areas and outdoors on the Starboard side of the ship Smoking is not permitted in any dining venue, theatre, hallway or corridor. Smoking is not permitted inside any stateroom, however, it is permitted on private outdoor balconies of balcony staterooms. A $250 penalty will be applied to the SeaPass for guests found smoking in staterooms. Cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco must be properly disposed of and never thrown overboard. A guest must be at least 18 years of age to purchase, possess or use tobacco onboard.
ThomsonnoyesSmoking is only permitted in strictly designated areas but for the comfort of all guests, all restaurants are non-smoking. The policy review currently being conducted might result in smoking areas being further reduced and potentially restricted to the outside decks only.
OceanianonoOnly allowed in the forward starboard corner of pool deck and in the aft corner of Horizons bar

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