I am totally speechless , as well as many others who have not answered this thread. When we were on board in April, Mark Conroy promised everyone that not only would there still be smoking allowed, but they would build a special area in CR to accomodate us. I know there are many non-smokers who will be thrilled, but this will force us over to Seabourn and anyother cruise line that doesn;t have such draconian rules. I can certainly understand the dining room as there is hardly anywhere you can still dine and smoke, but the cabins, that is too much.

Paul, thank you for posting. It's nice to hear from you. What do you think all the world cruisers that were smoking will say about this?

I am really stunned by this news.

Cruise Crazed aka: Howard