According to my wife who loves cruises and spends time on cruise forums, Princess is going to ban smoking on balconies very soon. As a consolation, they will be providing more designated smoking areas on ships. Another one bites the dust.
According to USA Today:
Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America all announced major changes to their smoking policies. Smokers will soon be banned from lighting up
in cabins on all the ships of all three lines.
The Princess smoking ban, which also applies to cabin balconies, will become effective on all sailings departing after Jan. 15. (
This is distressing because I choose Balcony Cabins just so I can have a cigar...mutherscruncher!!! ) :tongueout
Carnival said its ban on smoking in all cabins would take effect Dec. 1. The line will
still allow both cigarette and cigar smoking on cabin balconies.
Holland America said its ban on smoking in cabins,
but not on balconies, would take effect on Jan. 15.