巡航談話中央

作為不抽煙的人，我讚許名人巡航為介紹他們新的更加限制性的抽煙的政策。 當我是「好的」以老政策時，我感到新的政策將使我家的下巡航經驗更加宜人。 新的制約在客艙和陽臺抽煙應該為所有乘客也提供一個更加安全的環境。

在我們的早先名人巡航，我「是好的」以老抽煙的政策。 老政策通過10月1日是有效的。

「吸煙被允許：

• 管子和雪茄抽煙在具體地選定的區域在船的外面甲板只允許
• 用客人聯繫書桌請檢查這些具體地點
• 请注意:決不是在他們的遊廊允許的在staterooms或隨員或者雪茄和管子抽煙」

當這項政策很好運作容納吸煙者時，它造成有些不抽煙的人被暴露在中間人煙的引人註目的水平，即使他們直接地在吸煙區未坐。 在他們的巡航期間，避免中間人抽煙由於長的期限健康關心或更加直接的敏感性反應的人們，如哮喘或過敏可能從未完全地逃脫煙。 專家也相信在室和在陽臺抽煙的禮物可能投入所有生活在船上在危险中的火災。 2006年有嚴肅的火在導致一位乘客死亡在緊急狀態期間由於心臟病發作的星公主。 火傷害了其他11人和毀壞100個房間。 調查員相信一根悶燃的香煙導致了火。

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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