Carnival Cruise Line pushes back on key rule change

Fewer American citizens smoke than at any time in history.

"Current smoking has declined from 20.9% (nearly 21 of each 100 adults) in 2005 to eleven.5% (nearly 12 of each 100 adults) in 2021," in line with the newest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Those numbers have likely dropped further since then, but a significant collection of people still smoke and cruise ships should allow for that. Exactly how and where cruise ships allow smoking varies by line.

Both Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean allow players of their casinos to smoke; they also permit smoking in an outside area near the pool deck and often on one other outside deck. Other cruise lines, including Famous person Cruises, which is owned by Royal Caribbean Group, allow smoking outdoors but not within the casino.

No cruise line permits smoking in cabins or on private balconies. Passengers, nevertheless, have been known to violate those rules. It truly is something which is less complicated for some types of vape smokers, for reasons that "K" pushed to Carnival Brand Ambassador John Heald.

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Carnival answers a vaping question

Heald noted that answering any question about smoking isn't really often the right attributable to initiate out his day.

"I have to be a bit of a fool, truly I have to be an important massive yak-sized fool because I will initiate out the day with the subject of smoking. In point of fact, 'K' is the chap who will likely be and I may follow on after," he wrote.

"K" took exception to Carnival (and other cruise lines) putting vape users within the identical category as cigarette or cigar smokers.

"Vape smoke [devices] don't spark off the alarms and there is not often any lasting smell or evidence that it became done. Vapers must be treated in a different way from smokers and given the freedom to smoke where they wish," they wrote.

"K" then went into an entitled rant based on his status level in Carnival's VIFP loyalty program.

"We are sick of being treated like 0.33-class cruisers. Me and 4 of my friends all vape. Three are Gold level. I am Platinum. Our last booking became on the Miracle. Take a have a take a look at how much we spend on board. We vape and we are here. Get used to it," they added.

Heald kept his response, no lower than the direct element of it, brief.

"I do know nothing about vaping in preference to that it is able to be considered smoking and that it is able to be going to handiest be used while within the outside smoking areas or while playing within the smoking sections of the casino," he wrote.

"I respect your right to vape. Please respect the rights of those who do not revel in your vaping and the necessity arises not and would per chance't vape in non-smoking areas. Within the event it's possible you would be caught there will now be consequences including us replacing your vape with a kazoo."

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Carnival passengers mostly beef up its smoking and vaping rules

Nearly seven hundred people commented on Heald's post.

"Thanks for treating vaping the identical as smoking. I don’t want random chemicals in my lungs in spite of what evidence may or won't say," Tony Swicer wrote.

A collection of people pushed back on the idea that that vape smoke has no smell.

"My friend vapes and it smells," posted Debbie Clemens. "I haven't got any idea how long it lasts. I run when she pulls it out. I used to smoke so I'm ready to tell the difference between the two. On the moment I'd rather not smell either one but don't find it irresistible blown in my face. So this being said vaping is the identical as smoking."

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Some accused "K" of being insensitive to those who opt to not smoke or vape.

"Why is it so demanding for some people to take into accout that almost all nonsmokers do not would prefer to be near smoking? They made the choice to live smoke-free, including vape," Kathy Clark wrote.

Some vapers and smokers appreciated having smoking areas on board at all.

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"I am a vaper and haven't got any problem going within the area where the smokers are," wrote Lydia E. Medina. "They are inclined to gravitate because I in actual fact have flavored ones. I in particular like the pineapple coconut one because it strikes a chord in my memory of the beaches but which is just me. Thanks for all you do John and happy cruising every person."

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