Control over where and when you can smoke has grown stricter over recent years. With widespread bans now in place, prohibiting smoking in public areas – many cruise lines have implemented their own policies. To simplify the process of checking where you can smoke on a cruise ship, we have broken down the various policies by cruise.
| Cabin | Balcony | Smoking Areas | Electronic Cigarettes | AdditionalInformation | |
| Azamara Cruises | No | No | Designated smoking area on Pool Deck | Same as Cigarettes | |
| Carnival Cruises | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Same as Cigarettes | |
| Celebrity Cruises | No | No | Designated Smoking Area on Promenade Deck | Same as Cigarettes | Celebrity Xpedition only permits smoking on the ship’s outer decks
Smoking violations can lead to $250 cleaning fee |
| Cunard Cruises | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Can be used in all staterooms, balconies and designated areas of open decks | Smoking areas are signposted.
It is prohibited to throw cigarette ends or ash over the side of the ship |
| DisneyCruises | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Same as Cigarettes | Smoking violations can lead to $250 cleaning fee |
| Fred Olsen Cruises | No | Yes | Designated smoking area on open decks | Can be used in all staterooms, balconies and designated areas of open decks | |
| Holland America | No | Yes | CasinoSeaview Bar
Outside Decks Sports Decks Observation Decks |
Can be used in all staterooms, balconies and designated areas of open decks | Smoking violations can lead to $250 cleaning fee |
| MSC Cruises | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Same as Cigarettes | It is prohibited to throw cigarette ends or ash over the side of the ship |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Same as Cigarettes | Smoking violations can lead to $250 cleaning fee |
| P&O Cruises | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Can be used in all staterooms, balconies and designated areas of open decks | It is prohibited to throw cigarette ends or ash over the side of the ship |
| Princess Cruises | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Can be used in all staterooms, balconies and designated areas of open decks | Smoking violations can lead to $250 cleaning fee |
| Royal Caribbean | No | No | Designated smoking areas differ by ship | Same as Cigarettes | Smoking violations can lead to $250 cleaning fee |
| Thomson Cruises | No | No | Designated smoking area on open decks | Same as Cigarettes |
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