| There is no doubting that the amount of people who | | | | lounge area within the ship. |
| smoke is decreasing. However, there are still plenty of | | | | Smokers on cruise vacations will find that they are |
| people who smoke and of course there will be | | | | provided with the opportunity to smoke in designated |
| smokers on cruise vacations. Cruise ship companies | | | | areas scattering the decks or in their cabins. There are |
| have identified that there is a need to balance the | | | | even tighter restrictions placed on cigar and pipe |
| public health issues of smoking with the individual's right | | | | smokers who have to retreat to designated cigar and |
| to smoke. As a result of this acknowledgment, the | | | | pipe smoking areas on the cruise. It has to be |
| cruise lines have developed policies which try to | | | | remembered that each cruise line will have differing |
| address the needs and wants of smokers and non | | | | policies, so there is no generic answer for people who |
| smokers alike. The policies adopted by the cruises not | | | | ask where the specific smoking areas will be on each |
| only have to appeal to their passengers, but there is | | | | ships. In this regards smokers looking to embark on a |
| also a requirement that the smoking policies comply | | | | cruise vacation should familiarize themselves with the |
| with all relevant laws and regulations. | | | | cruise ships policies on smoking to ensure that they |
| Presently within North America, there are no cruise | | | | are not going to be faced with any unexpected |
| ships in service that are completely smoke free, and all | | | | surprises while on their vacation. |
| cruises provide an area for smokers on these | | | | Times have changed and so have the attitudes |
| vacations. Some cruises have a large number of | | | | towards smoking in public areas. For some people their |
| smoking areas, while others have a very small amount | | | | cruise vacation could be disrupted by people smoking, |
| of smoking areas. This allows smokers and non | | | | for the smokers their vacation may be disrupted by |
| smokers alike, to identify a cruise ship which will meet | | | | not having the opportunity smoke at will. The smoking |
| their very own personal desires. The push for a | | | | debate has never been more heated and cruise lines |
| phasing out of smoking in dining areas finally came to | | | | have done the best that they can to meet the |
| fruition when the Queen Elizabeth II, operated by | | | | individual needs of the passengers on their ships. |
| Cunard's, was finally retired from service. The Queen | | | | Unfortunately not every passenger is going to be |
| Elizabeth II was the last of the cruise ships which | | | | happy with the cruise line's smoking policies but they |
| provided smokers the opportunity to smoke in the | | | | can be assured that the cruise ship company has |
| dining areas. Today's cruise ship industry is very | | | | endeavored to meet the needs and desires of all of |
| restrictive for smokers and they will find that they will | | | | their passengers. |
| not have the opportunity to smoke in any dining or | | | | |