No Smoking on balconies on P & O from April 2014.

[davecttr]

Just had an e-mail from P&O which explains their new policy. It sounds very fair, to everyone, to me. Here's the releavnt bit

Following feedback from our passengers and the results of recent customer research, smoking will no longer be permitted on cabin balconies. Smoking is currently not permitted in cabins or public areas but the policy will continue to permit smoking in designated areas of the open deck.

With regards to electronic cigarettes which do not emit smoke, these are not permitted in public areas but they can be used in cabins, balconies and designated areas of the open deck.



So - bet they sell e-cigs on board soon

That looks like the obvious solution. Get your nicotine hit with a e-ciggie and you can puff away in your cabin and on the balcony without donating some of that nicotine and carcinogens to nearby people.

I wonder if there is some reluctance to use a e-cig because it is not considered manly? That of couse does not apply if you are in private.

I read elsewhere that the reason why e-cigs are only allowed in designated smoking areas is other passengers thinking they were real ciggies and causing a ruckus. The problems the crew have in smoothing out the ruffled feathers was just to much hassle.

Are there any advantages with smoking a real ciggie versus the e version?

[Ray Scully]

Just had an e-mail from P&O which explains their new policy. It sounds very fair, to everyone, to me. Here's the releavnt bit

Following feedback from our passengers and the results of recent customer research, smoking will no longer be permitted on cabin balconies. Smoking is currently not permitted in cabins or public areas but the policy will continue to permit smoking in designated areas of the open deck.

With regards to electronic cigarettes which do not emit smoke, these are not permitted in public areas but they can be used in cabins, balconies and designated areas of the open deck.



So - bet they sell e-cigs on board soon

Are there any advantages with smoking a real ciggie versus the e version?

Yes The satisfaction that you are contribution £ 5.50 to the Government with every 20 smoked

[Dark Knight]

always an interesting discussion, apart from two individuals who border on anti smoking facism
luckily they have no influence on anything and more grown up attitudes have prevailed within Carnival

[Silver_Shiney]

always an interesting discussion, apart from two individuals who border on anti smoking facism
luckily they have no influence on anything and more grown up attitudes have prevailed within Carnival

You've got me wrong, there, DK, anti-smoking fascists are too far to the left for me

[Meg 50]

I am far more upset by the body odours it has been my misfortune to come across in P&O bars and entertainment venues.

ray

JD suffers from Asthma which is exacerbated by smoke, but she says that the smell of BO in pubs is far, far worse that the smell of smoke

[Silver_Shiney]

I am far more upset by the body odours it has been my misfortune to come across in P&O bars and entertainment venues.

ray

JD suffers from Asthma which is exacerbated by smoke, but she says that the smell of BO in pubs is far, far worse that the smell of smoke

As an aside, my SIL and I went into The Forresters in Bristol a while back - it looks very nice from outside, like a Tudor building. Two steps inside the doorway, we were assailed by the stench of a filthy urinal. We made a very swift exit.

[howard18]

Silver Shinney wrote:

While I wouldn't go as far as to calling a stroll around the Promenade deck "pathetic", I do agree with the thrust of Mo's statement. We like to do a couple of circuits at least, every day and frequently have to breathe in second-hand smoke. I realy do not think it is too much to ask for a smoke-free Promenade deck andfor smoking to be confined to the highest outdoor point at the back of the ship.

The highest point at the back of the ship (Celebrity Cruises) is exactly where I am allowed to smoke my cigar - In the open.

Howard

[Silver_Shiney]

Silver Shinney wrote:

While I wouldn't go as far as to calling a stroll around the Promenade deck "pathetic", I do agree with the thrust of Mo's statement. We like to do a couple of circuits at least, every day and frequently have to breathe in second-hand smoke. I realy do not think it is too much to ask for a smoke-free Promenade deck andfor smoking to be confined to the highest outdoor point at the back of the ship.

The highest point at the back of the ship (Celebrity Cruises) is exactly where I am allowed to smoke my cigar - In the open.

Howard

Well, there you go then

(by the way, if you press the quote button, it saves you having to type in names etc and doing a copy-and-paste!)

[wolfie]

I am far more upset by the body odours it has been my misfortune to come across in P&O bars and entertainment venues.

ray

JD suffers from Asthma which is exacerbated by smoke, but she says that the smell of BO in pubs is far, far worse that the smell of smoke

As is the overpowering perfume/aftershave applied to mask such odours.

I will also add the smell of stale booze the morning after, please don't breathe that over me in a lift, nauseating.

[Ray Scully]

If its any comfort to those having to run the gauntlet of smokers on the promenade deck, you are far less exposed to carcinogens than walking along your local high street, bit perhaps you have had motor vehicles banned

Ray

[Quizzical Bob]

If its any comfort to those having to run the gauntlet of smokers on the promenade deck, you are far less exposed to carcinogens than walking along your local high street, bit perhaps you have had motor vehicles banned

Ray

It's not carcinogens that are the problem, it's the acrid pungent stench.

[Silver_Shiney]

If its any comfort to those having to run the gauntlet of smokers on the promenade deck, you are far less exposed to carcinogens than walking along your local high street, bit perhaps you have had motor vehicles banned

Ray

But as I said earlier, most driving is essential. Burning tobacco isn't

[Dark Knight]

compared to the vast amount of filth that comes out of a funnel, there will never be enough smokers on board to equal a tiny percentage of the damage that does, funny its never mentioned
and cruising isn't necessary, it is a luxury

[Silver_Shiney]

compared to the vast amount of filth that comes out of a funnel, there will never be enough smokers on board to equal a tiny percentage of the damage that does, funny its never mentioned
and cruising isn't necessary, it is a luxury

Now there's another issue, all these naughty, nasty greenhouse gases that these nasty, horrible machines are spewing out to damage our atmosphere.

Funny how they are all heavier than air, yet exempt the laws of gravity to get all the way up to the ozone layer.....

[Dark Knight]

smoking wont kill the entire planet, but destroying the ozone layer will
funny how people gloss over the damage cruise ships do to the sea, and the amount of dangerous toxins they pump out

heaven forbid cruisers take responsibility for their part in killing the oceans

[david63]

funny how people gloss over the damage cruise ships do to the sea, and the amount of dangerous toxins they pump out

And then there are planes to add to the equation.

[Quizzical Bob]

funny how people gloss over the damage cruise ships do to the sea, and the amount of dangerous toxins they pump out

And then there are planes to add to the equation.

But their emissions help to offset global warming. Best not to go there. All I want is a clear prom deck and a balcony with clean air.

[Dark Knight]

QB

you got half of it, so don't be bloody greedy

[Quizzical Bob]

QB

you got half of it, so don't be bl**dy greedy

I've had nearly 60 years of fug-filled cinemas and public spaces. All I ask is that during the last few years are left to me I can fill my lungs with clean air.

[Dark Knight]

QB
simple matey, book a balcony and order in room service, job done

[Mo2013]

What could be the reason, if it isn't from customer feedback, why P&O have taken the decision to ban smoking on balconies ?

[david63]

What could be the reason, if it isn't from customer feedback, why P&O have taken the decision to ban smoking on balconies ?

The American "lords & masters"?

[Dark Knight]

its over due, given the ban on smoking else where

[Anne D]

Have just received email from Cunard which says the same rules will also apply with them from next April.

I am all for it.

Anne

[Quizzical Bob]

QB
simple matey, book a balcony and order in room service, job done

Or I could just stay at home and get the same thing.