The writer of the Article (not Mark Conroy) failed to mention that it is VERY possible for cruise ships to have smoking and non smoking rooms, because they did ten years ago on many lines -- including the larger ones. And the writer erred in stating that guests book a specific room on a cruise ship and not in a hotel as the reason for the ship's failure to have smoking rooms. Often, I have booked a category guarantee -- not a specific room. Back when cruise lines did have smoking segregated rooms, each room's designation was available to the booking guest, so if that guest wanted to book a specific room, the designation was known.

Personally, as a non-smoker, I would prefer to have the only place guests could smoke limited to their own smoking-designated suite interiors, with no smoking in any public area (inside or out) and no smoking on balconies. This would insulate me from second hand smoke and odor far better than Regent's plan.