Churchill's Cigar Bar aboard Queen Victoria

Reading forum posts recently I came across  some great information about smoking and cruises.  I know a lot of cigar smokers travel and thought this would be great information to share.  Thanks to Krishna on Cigar Outcast for posting this and to Linda Coffman for permission to repost some of her original article.  You can find the full original article on her site, CruiseDiva.com.

I’ve listed below the policies on smoking on many cruise lines, where cigar-specific information was given that is listed as well.  Linda mentions you should never smoke in an elevator, on stairways or in corridors.  A good rule of thumb is is there’s an ashtray around, you can smoke but if there is food served nearby you generally can’t.

Carnival Cruise Lines
Cigars: Cigar smoking is allowed only in cigar lounges and designated areas on open decks.

Celebrity Cruises
Cigars: Cigars are allowed only in designated sections of the open decks.

Costa Cruises
Cigars: Cigar smoking is allowed only in designated areas, including cigar lounges and on open decks.

Crystal Cruises
Cigars: Cigars (and pipes) are allowed in the Connoisseur Club and most open decks.

Cunard Line
Cigars: Cigars (and pipes) are permitted in cigar lounges, as well as on designated areas of open decks.

Disney Cruises
Where to Smoke: Cabin balconies and designated starboard-side open deck areas (including near the adults-only pool).

Holland America Line
Where to Smoke: Cabins, private balconies, casinos, and in designated areas of bars, lounges, and open decks.

MSC Cruises
Where to Smoke: In Cigar rooms, casinos, one dedicated lounge, and designated areas on open decks.

Norwegian Cruise Line
Where to Smoke: Cabins, private balconies, casinos, cigar lounges, and designated areas on open decks.

Oceania Cruises
Where to Smoke: Smoking is permitted only in the aft port side of Horizons, and the starboard forward section of the outdoor Pool Deck.

Princess Cruises
Cigars: Cigar smoking is allowed only in cigar lounges and on open decks; pipe smoking is allowed on open decks.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cigars: Cigar smoking is permitted in the Connoisseur Club on Seven Seas Mariner, Navigator, and Voyager, and in designated areas of open decks. Pipe smoking is permitted only in the Connoisseur Club on those ships and is prohibited on other ships.

Royal Caribbean
Cigars: Cigar and pipe smoking is only permitted within the cigar lounge. If no cigar lounge exists on the ship, there will be a designated area for pipe and cigar smoking

Seabourn Cruise Line
Cigars: Cigar and pipe smoking are allowed only in designated areas on open decks after 9pm.

SeaDream Yacht Club
Where to Smoke: Outdoors on Decks 3, 4 and 6.

Silversea Cruises
Cigars: Cigar and pipe smoking is permitted in cigar lounges and designated areas on outside decks.

Windstar Cruises
Cigars: Cigar and pipe smoking are allowed only on designated outside deck areas.

Linda also mentions that cruise lines that have experimented with non-smoking cruises have not done so for long.  The ships that are non-smoking do not match the revenue of the ships that allow smoking.  Good news for cigar lovers, at least for now we can still enjoy a cigar on most cruises.  Bon Voyage!

LINKS
Cigar Outcast Cigar Forum
CruiseDiva.com online cruise travel guide