Smoking on Cruises

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:08:05 -0800 (PST), seahorsepier.RemoveThis@verizon.net
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> Thank you! And they puff on it for friggin' 35 minutes. I've
>changed locations more than one time due to obnoxious cigar smoke.
>Exactly, if they're smoking where they are allowed to.....

And for some reason they often think that everyone just loves the
smell so they try to make clouds of smoke. There was one on the beach
in FT. Lauderdale last week doing that. Fortunately he was downwind of
us and there was a decent breeze so we didn't have to smell it.
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In article <lloydparsons-EABDFC.08090921022008.DeleteThis@news.individual.net>,
Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons.DeleteThis@mac.com> wrote:

> I suspect that you are right. And some restaurants and bars are putting
> in outside areas for drinking, dining and smoking that will help them.
> Of course, this winter has been one of the coldest here in many years,
> so the outside isn't very pleasant.
>
> But on a cruise ship that might go no smoking, those options wouldn't be
> available.

Since the smoking bans in Maryland and DC I have been enjoying going to
bars again. I had given up going years ago because of the smoke.

I don't think that when the cruise ships go no smoking that there won't
be an option to smoke outside. There will probably also be a small
inside area as an option. On Azamara and Oceania they have an outside
area and an area in one lounge. I think that worked out well on my
Azamara cruise. Very pleasant to be able to enjoy a ship without the
smell and stink.

--
Charles
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"Brian" <drmorrisnospam.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> And for some reason they often think that everyone just loves the
> smell so they try to make clouds of smoke. There was one on the beach
> in FT. Lauderdale last week doing that. Fortunately he was downwind of
> us and there was a decent breeze so we didn't have to smell it.
>
That's exactly why they need a smoking ban or at least a designated smoking
area on all beaches. At least I can choose the upwind side to sit on.
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"Charles" <fort.DeleteThis@his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message
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> I don't think that when the cruise ships go no smoking that there won't
> be an option to smoke outside.
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> Charles

You're saying "when" as if you know of something that we don't.
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> "Charles" <fort DeleteThis @his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message
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> > I don't think that when the cruise ships go no smoking that there won't
> > be an option to smoke outside.
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> >
> > Charles
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> You're saying "when" as if you know of something that we don't.

We got off the Adverture OTS on Sunday and IIRC, they said something
about all cabins were now non smoking cabins. I don't smoke so I did not
pay that much attention, so someone who knows might be able to set me
straight.
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In Upstate NY, when the ban first went in ( a few years ago) there was an
uproar. Some bars and restaurants chose to ignore it and take the fines.
Others accepted it
At first, there was a decrease. But soon - very soon, - more and more
patrons started coming out and frequenting the establishments.

Now, the bars are just as packed - if not more - with a lot of patrons. And
the plus side? You don't go home with your clothes and hair smelling like
stale smoke and your skin feeling slimy from the residue!! Before the
smoking ban, we had to leave our clothes in the garage to air out so as not
to allow the stink to permeate into our home.

My husband and I truly enjoy going out for a night on the town now and not
having to worrying about sore throats and smelly clothes come the morning.

-Bonnie



"Charles" <fort.RemoveThis@his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message
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> In article <dM9vj.66305$FA.17613@pd7urf2no>, Tobie Gerbrandt
> <chezbull.RemoveThis@shaw.ca> wrote:
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>> Rest assured that will be a temporary situation. We have had a total ban
>> on
>> smoking in public buildings here for several years and the pubs and bars
>> are
>> just as busy now as they ever were.
>
> The bars and restaurants in my area have gained business since smoking
> was banned.
>
> --
> Charles
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It's just a matter of time. History speaks for itself.



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>> I don't think that when the cruise ships go no smoking that there won't
>> be an option to smoke outside.
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>>
>>
>> Charles
>
> You're saying "when" as if you know of something that we don't.
>
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That's the worse!! We had a balcony on our last cruise and some cruiser on
the left side of us smoked the most disgusting smelling cigars and
cigarettes I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing.

Needless to say, the cruise ships need to do something - put the smokers in
balconies on one side of the ship and non-smokers on the other. Something,
please!!!! But putting the puffers next to the non-puffers is not an
option in this day and age!!




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Feb 20, 5:39 pm, Brian <drmorrisnos... RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:24:52 -0500, "clint" <boca... RemoveThis @hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >I light up my stoggie, on deck and on the balcony, nobody seems yo
> >care)I'm
> >asenior)
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> How do you know nobody cares? Sometimes the stench can't be traced and
> if you are smoking in an allowed area, what can people who object do?

Thank you! And they puff on it for friggin' 35 minutes. I've
changed locations more than one time due to obnoxious cigar smoke.
Exactly, if they're smoking where they are allowed to.....
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Lucky you.


"Brian" <drmorrisnospam DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:08:05 -0800 (PST), seahorsepier DeleteThis @verizon.net
> wrote:
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>
>> Thank you! And they puff on it for friggin' 35 minutes. I've
>>changed locations more than one time due to obnoxious cigar smoke.
>>Exactly, if they're smoking where they are allowed to.....
>
> And for some reason they often think that everyone just loves the
> smell so they try to make clouds of smoke. There was one on the beach
> in FT. Lauderdale last week doing that. Fortunately he was downwind of
> us and there was a decent breeze so we didn't have to smell it.
>
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There's something wrong when you walk on a beach and along with the sand and
shells, you see the butts from cigarettes and cigars strewn all over the
place. Nasty, nasty.


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> "Brian" <drmorrisnospam RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> And for some reason they often think that everyone just loves the
>> smell so they try to make clouds of smoke. There was one on the beach
>> in FT. Lauderdale last week doing that. Fortunately he was downwind of
>> us and there was a decent breeze so we didn't have to smell it.
>>
> That's exactly why they need a smoking ban or at least a designated
> smoking area on all beaches. At least I can choose the upwind side to sit
> on.
>
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"DBS" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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> That's the worse!! We had a balcony on our last cruise and some cruiser
> on the left side of us smoked the most disgusting smelling cigars and
> cigarettes I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing.
>
> Needless to say, the cruise ships need to do something - put the smokers
> in balconies on one side of the ship and non-smokers on the other.
> Something, please!!!! But putting the puffers next to the non-puffers is
> not an option in this day and age!!
>

The problem is only to get worse on balconies as the number of places where
smokers can go is diminished. I try & get a balcony in the forward part of
the ship to minimize the problem. I really don't think cigar smokers realize
how much the smoke bothers others around them.
My vote is for having the smokers in balconies on one side of the ship
toward the rear.
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"Boomer" <nospam RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote:

>The problem is only to get worse on balconies as the number of places where
>smokers can go is diminished. I try & get a balcony in the forward part of
>the ship to minimize the problem. I really don't think cigar smokers realize
>how much the smoke bothers others around them.

I think it's that they don't care. The fact that many people object
to being around cigar smoke is hardly a secret.
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:20:53 -0500, Brian K wrote:

> I think in some perverse way, he gets some kind of kick out of sending out
> his clouds of cigar smell on people who don't like it.

Bet your ass it's a control thing, a "stay away from me" thing and/or a "I
can kick your butt" thing. All machismo like the actors who pose on Cigar
Aficianado all manly and awe-inspiring, aren't they?
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