Carnival Cruise Line shares key smoking and vaping news

Fewer Americans 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," based on the latest data from the Centers for Disease Regulate and Prevention.

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Those numbers have likely dropped similarly since then, but a serious variety 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 out of doors area near the pool deck and normally on one other outdoor deck. Other cruise lines, including Celebrity Cruises, which is owned by Royal Caribbean Group, allow smoking outdoors but now now not right during the casino.

No cruise line allows smoking in cabins or on deepest balconies. Passengers, nevertheless, have been known to violate those rules. It truly is something that's simpler 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 may now now not be some of the right brought on by start out his day.

"I must be a piece of a fool, if truth learn I must be an important massive yak-sized fool because I go to begin out the day with the subject of smoking. No doubt, 'K' is the chap who might be and I will follow on after," he wrote.

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

"Vape smoke [devices] don't prompt the alarms and there seriously isn't really often very any lasting smell or evidence that it changed into done. Vapers must be treated in a special way from smokers and given the liberty 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're sick of being treated like third-class cruisers. Me and four of my friends all vape. Three are Gold level. I'm platinum. Our last booking changed into on the Miracle. Have a have a have a glance at how much we spend on board. We vape and we are here. Get used to it," they added.

Heald kept his response, as a minimum the direct a a part of it, brief.

"I do know nothing about vaping except that it can be a ways thought to be smoking and that it can be a ways ready to handiest be used while right during the outdoor smoking areas or while playing right during the smoking sections of the casino," he wrote.

"I respect your right to vape. Please respect the rights of folks who do now now not experience your vaping and the necessity arises now now not and will never have the choice to vape in non-smoking areas. Within the event you're caught there'll now be consequences including us replacing your vape with a kazoo."

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Carnival passengers mostly toughen its smoking and vaping rules

Nearly seven-hundred people commented on Heald's post.

"Thank you for treating vaping the identical as smoking. I don’t want random chemicals in my lungs it doesn't matter what evidence may or may now now not say," Tony Swicer wrote.

An awful lot of individuals pushed back on the premise that vape smoke has no smell.

"My friend vapes and it smells," posted Debbie Clemens. "I do now not know the way 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. As of late I'd rather now now not smell either one but don't like it blown in my face. So this being said vaping is the identical as smoking."

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

"Why is it so demanding for some people to keep in mind of that almost all nonsmokers do not must be near smoking? They made the technique to are living smoke-free, including vape," Kathy Clark wrote.

Some vapers and smokers appreciated having smoking areas on board in any respect.

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"I'm a vaper and don't have any problem going right during the realm where the smokers are," wrote Lydia E. Medina. "They have an inclination to gravitate because I as a matter of fact have flavored ones. I specifically identical to the pineapple coconut one because it reminds me of the beaches but that's barely me. Thanks for all you do John and happy cruising every person."

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