선박 여행 대화 본부

금연가로, 그들의 새로운 제한하는 연기가 나는 정책 소개를 위한 유명인사 선박 여행이 나에 의하여 박수 갈채한다. 나가 오래된 정책에 "좋은" 동안, 나는 가족의 다음 선박 여행 경험이 새로운 정책에 의하여 훨씬 유괘할 시킬 것이라는 점을 느낀다. 오두막과 발코니 연기가 나기에서 새로운 금지는 위에 또한 모든 여객에게 더 안전한 환경을 제공해야 한다.

우리의 이전 유명인사에, 나는 "계속 오래된 연기가 나는 정책에 좋다" 순항한다. 오래된 정책은 10월 1일을 통해 효과적이다.

"담배 흡연은 허용된다:

• 관과 여송연 연기가 나는 것은 배의 외부 갑판에 특히 지정된 지역에서서만 허용된다
• 이 특정한 개최지를 위한 손님 관계 책상과 체크
• 한번도 다음을 주지하십시오: 이다 staterooms 또는 한 벌에서 또는 그들의 베란다에" 허용된 여송연과 관 연기가 나는 것은

흡연자를 수용하는 위하여 이 정책은 잘 작동하는 동안, 비록 연기가 나는 지역에서 직접적으로 앉히지 않았더라도 몇몇 금연가가 에 의하여 초침 연기의 두드러진 수준에 드러내는 원인이 되었다. 천식 또는 알레르기가 그들의 선박 여행 동안에 결코 완전한 연기를 도주하는 수 있었는 처럼 긴 기간 건강 관심사 또는 즉시 감도 반응 때문에 초침 연기를 피하는 사람들. 전문가는 또한 에서 방과 에 발코니 연기가 나는 현재 모험에 배 배 안에 모두의 생활을 둘 수 있던 화재 위험 믿는다. 2006년에 심장 발작 때문에 비상사태 동안에 1명의 여객의 죽음 귀착된 별 공주에 심각한 불이 있었다. 불은 11명의 다른 사람들을 손상되고 100의 방 상공에 파괴한. 조사자는 끓는 담배가 불을 일으키는 원인이 되었다고 믿는다.

A few weeks ago, Celebrity announced a new smoking policy that it will implement on October 1st.

“Effective October 1, 2008 for all Celebrity ships, smoking will no longer be permitted inside any stateroom or on any stateroom veranda. 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, theater, 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. 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.”

The press release from Celebrity regarding the new policy provides more details.

I applaud this new policy as a step to bring fresher air and more safe environment to all passengers. Having a more restrictive smoking policy should put smokers in the frame of mind that they cannot smoke in every room of the ship. One of the problems with the old policy was that passengers often smoked in all areas of the ship, not just the designated smoking areas. Non-smoking passengers often could not find a public area of the ship that wasn’t filled with the stench of smoke. The Michaels Club on the Mercury had been designated a non-smoking area on the ship for several months prior to our Alaskan cruise. We immediately noticed the difference when we used the room for a family board game one evening.

On a previous cruise on the same ship, the room was nearly unusable by non-smokers because of the stench. During the Alaska cruise, a large group of smokers spent an afternoon in that lounge, smoking the entire time. The bar area was not open, so no ship employee was there to remind them that the lounge was non-smoking. The smoke smell never really left lounge for the remainder of the cruise. I have also heard of cases where passengers with a sensitivity to smoke entered their cabins to immediately discover that the cabin has been used by a smoker during the previous cruise. For some of these passengers, a thorough cleaning and “airing out” of the room was sufficient to remove the lingering smell. However, I have heard cases where the cleaning process never completed removed the offending irritants. Finally, I do believer that the restrictions on smoking in-room and on-balconies will provide a more safe environment. While every fire cannot be prevented, the cruise lines should implement policies, like the new restrictions, that will help in preventing incidents like the Star Princess fire.

Finally, I do have to concede that the new policy will not please everyone. We have a smoking survey running here on Cruise Talk regarding ship board smoking policies. While a majority of our readers welcome the new policy, a high level of our responders, so far 27%, said that they would not sail on a line that did not allow them to smoke in their rooms or balconies. Having lived with a smoker, my father, for 20 years or so, I know that smokers often like to smoke first thing in the morning and right before they go to bed. With the new policy, they will have to go to an area of the ship that may not be located anywhere near their room. I understand that if they have a choice, they would probably want to be able to smoke in their room or at least their balcony. We recently cruised with my husband’s Aunt who smokes. She smoked on her balcony and in the designated area of the lounges. I hate to think that we wont be able to cruise Celebrity with her again, but I think the new smoking restrictions would be too difficult with which for her to comply. I know of several people who will be going on our next cruise with us who have had friends cancel due to the new smoking policy.

We invite our readers who have not yet answered our poll to please provide us with your input. We welcome any thought and comments from both smokers and non-smokers regarding the new policy.

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