Carnival may ban smoking in cigar bars
If you can believe it, Carnival is conducting an experiment to ban smoking…in, where else?…cigar bars.
Some are comparing the move to banning passengers from swimming in a ship’s swimming pools.
The news of the test broke on the personal blog of Carnival cruise director John Heald, who was responding to a question from a Carnival fan who likes to smoke cigars while at sea. In response to the reader’s question, Heald reported the line has tried out the smoking bans on three ships.
CruiseCritic.com’s Dan Askin notes Carnival is considered one of the industry’s least restrictive lines when it comes to smoking.
Carnival spokesman Tim Gallagher tells AOL Travel News that the recent smoking ban in the cigar bars and other lounges of the three ships are an experiment, that the cruise line are seeking passenger input, and that officials will look at the results.
"Now it goes into the evaluation period and it will take some time before any decisions are reached," he said.
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