Can you smoke on American cruise lines?


Can you smoke on American cruise lines? What is the smoking policy? Smoking is only allowed in designated areas on the ships. Please note that smoking is strictly prohibited in staterooms and on private balconies.


What side of a cruise ship can you smoke?

Outdoors: Smoking is permitted in designated areas on Deck 3 (starboard side, midship) and Deck 10 (starboard side, midship and aft). Note: On embarkation and debarkation day, smoking is not allowed outdoors while the ship is refueling.


Does Royal Caribbean sell cigarettes?

Yes, there are sales happening daily onboard our ships that include a wide variety of merchandise. Please check the Cruise Compass daily for details. What stores can I expect to find onboard? All ships have Fine Jewelry and Watch, Liquor/Tobacco, Perfume & Cosmetics, Royal Caribbean Logo, and designer handbag stores.


Do cruise ship balconies have cameras?

To address these concerns, cruise lines typically have surveillance cameras installed in public areas such as hallways, stairwells, and common spaces, but not on individual balconies.


Do cruises check for Vapes?

To sum up, you can bring a vape on a cruise. However, there are strict guidelines on where to smoke once on the ship. Vapes are treated identically to cigarettes on a cruise ship, so it's essential to follow the rules to avoid getting your vape confiscated or facing fines. Find out more about us here.


Can you bring cigarettes back from a cruise?

The standard exemption for U.S. residents who have been abroad more than 48 hours is $600 - $800 USD, which may include one litre of alcohol (if you are at least 21), 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes. Residents returning to the U.S. from the U.S. Virgin Islands may bring $1,200 USD worth of goods duty-free.


How do people smoke on cruise ships?

To recap, you can smoke on a cruise ship, but only in designated smoking areas. Mostly, these smoking areas are only outdoors, although some cruise ships allow cigarette smoking in their casinos.


Can you smoke on Norwegian balcony?

Staterooms: Guests are not permitted to smoke cigarettes, cigars, pipe, electronic cigarettes and vapor devices in their staterooms or on their balconies. Smoking inside your stateroom or on your balcony will result in a $250 USD cleaning charge added to your onboard account.


Can you smoke on a cruise ship while in port?

Outdoors: Smoking is permitted in designated areas on Deck 10 (aft, port side). Note: On embarkation and debarkation day, smoking is not allowed outdoors while the ship is refueling. Please consider selecting a later Arrival Appointment to minimize any inconvenience on embarkation day.


Can you smoke on a balcony in a resort?

It depends on the hotel's policy. Some will allow it. But, in my experience, most hotels do not allow smoking on a balcony if they have a non-smoking policy in the room. The opposite is typically true if you booked a “smoking” room.


Where to buy cigarettes on a cruise ship?

Your ship will have a duty-free shop where you can buy all sorts of goodies like alcohol and cigarettes or perfume and expensive watches. That's just the start. When you hit the port, you're going to see more duty-free shopping. In fact, some ports even make passengers walk through the shops when you exit the ship.


Do any cruise lines allow smoking on balcony?

If you're looking to light up on your trip, the cruise lines with the least restrictive smoking policies allow passengers to smoke on their cabin balconies. These include Costa Cruises and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.


Why are cigarettes so cheap on a cruise ship?

You can take as many cigarettes on a cruise as you like, although they can be purchased on board and in ports of call. Sometimes, you can get them duty-free, so they are cheaper to buy once on the ship.


Does Royal Caribbean allow smoking on balcony?

Smoking/vaping is not permitted inside any stateroom and any stateroom balcony.


Do cruise ships check your bags for drugs?

Do they search for drugs on cruise ships? Cruise lines use a variety of methods to search for illegal drugs including x-rays, metal detectors, scanners and sniffer dogs. That said, the security team's main priority isn't to look for drugs, as they have other things to be concerned with.


Can you bring cigarettes and lighter on cruise?

Cigarettes/Vape Pens/Lighters For safety (and to keep the room smelling nice), smoking in cabins and on balconies is not allowed. With a ban on candles, you'd think that cigarette lighters would also be against the rules. In actuality, they are fine to bring on board.


How many cigarettes can you take off a cruise ship?

The rules call for the allowance for enough goods for “personal use.” So if you're trying to lug home cases of booze, then you likely won't get past customs (they'll think you're trying to import it for sale). For tobacco, the limit (except in a few special cases) is 200 cigarettes or 100 cigars.


What happens if you get caught smoking on cruise balcony?

If you are caught smoking outside in a nonsmoking area, you will be asked to move to a smoking area. If caught smoking in your cabin or cabin balcony, you will be told to stop and charged a cleaning fee (typically $200 to $250). If you continue to break the rule, you may be forcibly removed from the ship.