How do you feel about cruise lines' smoking restrictions?

Being a non-smoker I do not feel that smokers have the rite to make non-smokers put up with their smoke.   Ships should have some Smoking areas that are confined so it does not travel out to other areas.  (the Carnival Imagination had  air filters at the bar next to the casino)  Smoking on balconies is pushing your smoke onto non-smokers balconies that paid just as much.  

I drink,  I'm not going to pour whiskey into your water at dinner and force you to drink it. Why force me to smell your smoke?

I think ships should have restricted smoking areas,  this also goes to the E-cigs.  The majority of Americans do not smoke, why does the minority have the rite to inflict it on the majority?   

I read that HAL allows smoking on balconies.  I would not book a balcony on a HAL ship.   It may also stop me for booking a HAL ship at all since I like having the balcony door open at night to hear the waves.

Taking defending e-cigarettes to extremes doesn't help. The percentage of them vs. standard smokers is small. Unless all forms of smoking are treated equally there will be many problems. I have no problems with people smoking in designated areas. I smoked for 30 years and now have asthma. The smell of smoke is detrimental to my health and I resent people trying to cram it down my throat. If I go to a smoking area it's my choice and my consequences. It's saved me a lot of money as I don't gamble much anymore due to the smoke. I agree that some perfumes are disgusting and bother me too. Moving a few feet away solves that. Many more people use perfume and cologne than smoke. That would really affect the cruise line bottom line.

I havent heard the argument about the batteries.  That's pretty strange.  

Below is a poll taken on a Cebebrity thread on another forum. Most interesting in that 94% backed their no balcony smoking ban. If smokers account for 8% of Celebrity guests then some smokers supported the ban as well.

"A while back some of us were playing around with the demographics of smokers in the US, worldwide and on cruise ships. If I recall correctly we assumed about 8%, at the max, were smokers on cruise ships, it would be slightly more on shorter cruises with a younger element and perhaps less on the long cruises where folk are even older . Of course that percentage would be higher on HAL since they have a more open smoking policy now than those of the other majors, balcony smoking allowed. Looks to me like some smokers on Celebrity even voted in approval of a ban on balcony and cabin smoking, quite significant. While, some non-smokers probably go along with casino smoking on Celebrity ships."

http://cruiseline.com/forum/post/poll-concerning-celebrity-and-its-smoking-bans

I am an ex-smoker, now using an Personal Vaporizor (often mislabeled as an E_Cig).

Whether I agree with them or not, I follow the rules of the cruise lines -- using it only where cigarettes are allowed. I agree with many of the non-smokers that the smell of smoke "leaves much to be desired", however I am relegated to the same areas of the ship as they.

As far as the safety of the PV, it was mentioned above that there is no smoke, no flame, and only discharge in the exhale of the user. You may argue that since the batteries "have a history of melting down" then they must be dangerous. I will agree with you only if you agree to give up all battery using devices (cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc all use the same style battery).

I know for a fact exactly what is in the liquid used in my PV, as I make it myself using three USP approved materials and nicotine. None of the materials are detrimental to your health, except nicotine when used at 5% solution or higher (50mg or higher). I use a 1% solution. And yes, this is from a government study.

As far as "it looks like smoking, therefore it is" is simply preposterous.

And as far as "I do not like the smell, therefore it should be outlawed", then I suggest that we also outlaw all perfumes, aftershaves, and scented soaps. (Something tells me it will still smell)

I will continue to use my PV alongside the cigarette smokers in the designated smoking areas, while you continue to enjoy the non-smoking areas. But seriously, do not suggest that I be banned from cruising.

Just to update ... I have recently quit smoking in order to save for more cruising...... I figure I can save enough for a 7 day cruise per year..... It really is expensive.. to smoke that is.

But to keep to the point. If they have areas for smoker that works for me. always has.

It may come as a shock to you but smoke travels to the balconies to the right of your balcony, to the ones on the left, to the ones below and to the ones below.  Why should innocent passengers in those areas suffer because of your selfishness in pursuing your obnoxious habit.  As for e-cigarettes they smell too and from a distance it appears that the user is actually smoking so others think "right, if they can smoke so can I".