Mad at Carnival Cruise Lines

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

And I would have followed up with the main office when I got back.

I would have made a call from the boat, on Carnival's dime.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I would have made a call from the boat, on Carnival's dime.

Even better. Everytime I wanted to have a cigar. Bastids! A cigar bar you can't smoke in. Classic.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Even better. Everytime I wanted to have a cigar. Bastids!

Yup...pretty freaking ridiculous!

[papajohn67]

Originally Posted by oldforge

A cigar bar were you can't smoke cigars? Clever.
Sue 'em for bait and switching you.

In your letter don't forget to tell them that there are thousands of wealthy cigar smokers with lots of discretionary income that have now gotten the word--no Carnival now or ever.

"bait and switching".....sometime take some time and read the fine print in some of the cruiselines passenger contracts. They have a whole bunch of leeway in what they promise and what they really have to deliver.

This past June Holland American had a survey form concerning smoking for passengers to fill out before the end of the cruise. Reading between the lines it looked to me as just one more way to shut down smoking period. Some of the new cruiselines that have hit the waves have cut out any smoking onboard. It really sucks when you book something 6 months to a year out and arrive to find your out of luck. I guess in our case we will stick to Princess Cruises, not our favorite but at least some of the ships still have nice cigar lounges.....for now. No doubt we will someday embark to find they have been replaced our beloved cigar lounge with another fancy boutique selling T-shirts.

[Cigarin-Martin]

I'm going on a cruise for my honeymoon in 3 weeks with princess cruise line, they advertise a cigar bar on our ship, just hope its still a smoking zone by the time i get on board!

[SR Mike]

It would take more than CS to get the cruise to return cigar smoking in a lounge once it is gone. For every complaint, there is going to be a thank you from a nonsmoker who can now visit the rest of the cruise without "gagging" on the smoke.

My recommendation is to buy a ridiculously large yacht.

[Laserjock]

Originally Posted by papajohn67

This past June Holland American had a survey form concerning smoking for passengers to fill out before the end of the cruise. Reading between the lines it looked to me as just one more way to shut down smoking period.

Yeah...lots of discussion about that form on the Holland section of Cruise Critic.

I am cruising on HA for my 20th anniversary this Dec and plan on enjoying several good sticks out on the verandah of our suite. Fortunately, HA has not gone as full blown non-smoking as its sister line Carnival [HA is owned by Carnival]. They don't have the cigar bars anymore, which is a shame, but at least for now they allow you to enjoy them on your own verandahs.

[IndyRob]

Originally Posted by Namerifrats

I agree, but don't see it happening. Not with people like Nancy Pelosi and other shady anti "freedom" politicians lurking in the shadows

Not sure if you've been paying attention for the last 8 years, but it isn't just Nancy Pelosi and her liberal army that has been stealing our freedom... You can lump a huge amount of Washington into that box... She isn't alone, and it isn't just liberals.

and yes... I realize I just took the bait. So..... back on topic.


I would definitely write the letter, but I would also call and speak to someone on a personal level. While I can fully appreciate the cruise line's "authority" to put smoking bans in place whenever and wherever they like... It is just asinine to call something a "Cigar Lounge" and not allow cigar smoking. That's like opening a whore house and stocking it with nuns. I mean seriously!

[jonharky3]

I've always gone on Disney cruises and they even had a cigar bar. It's been awhile since I've been on it so I don't know if they still do

[oldforge]

Originally Posted by SR Mike

My recommendation is to buy a ridiculously large yacht.

You are _not_ recommending a CS "group buy", right?

[papajohn67]

Originally Posted by Cigarin-Martin

I'm going on a cruise for my honeymoon in 3 weeks with princess cruise line, they advertise a cigar bar on our ship, just hope its still a smoking zone by the time i get on board!

Which ship?

[Figo]

We sailed to Bermuda this past April on Royal Carrib. Explorer of the Seas and thankfully their cigar lounge remained open

They had a server who would take your order and return with your drink. All in all, pretty nice and the exhaust system worked a lot better then at my local B & M!

[pcozad1]

we have been on a number of cruises with all lines .Over the last few years they keep changing thier rules on cigars. We are booked on Carnival Glory in november. I enjoy the cigar bars. but my balcony might have to do. Pat

[craigchilds]

Originally Posted by mugwump

What exactly is one supposed to do in a cigar lounge that forbids cigars?

The biggest irony is that Winston's was dead every night of the week. I went in there one night (my wife wanted to listen to jazz) and we were the only people in the whole lounge, which is by far the biggest room on the ship, apart from the dining rooms and entertainment halls.

The band was understandably pissed off. They said the room has been full to capacity all summer, until last week when the new rule took effect. The problem was that cigar smokers quit going there because of the new rule, and non-cigar smokers stilll didn't go there because they assumed from the name it would be full of cigar smoke.

[Funnymantrip]

That's some really sucky news. We do a lot of cruising, considering we are 45min 1.5 hrs from 2 ports in the state. Royal Carb has been hit/miss with their cigar smoking. It first started off with a cigar bar that was very nice. Then on the last few ships RC took up poker playing in the cigar bars. Which is fine, but when you got to relax and have a drink with a cigar and it's packed with pretend WSOP players who complain about the cigar smoke it was really a pain.

We take a cruise out of Tampa to Mexico on a Carnival boat a few times a year. Carnival always impressed me with a Lounge that was open to cigar smoking at all times. Hearing they have cut it off on some ships now is sad.