Well, I have to agree with Bob #1....
Many cruises are two weeks are longer, no one forces any crew to work there, and I've never heard of a single week go by where they don't get off the ship several ports. So isn't my cabin "my home" for two weeks? And aren't I paying for it be my home? Some crew (a lot) only take 3 month contracts. Some people take back to backs cruises for months. I don't see the difference.
I think the reality is they would never get enough crew to work the ships if they didn't allow it. I know the majority are pleased with the "near" ban, and I'm sure plenty of crew do not smoke, so it leaves me confused that a large segment who pay for their cabins are being punished, while the crew who are being paid, are accomodated.
Mister, I appreciate your thoughts, and agree the thread isn't about demonizing smoking. To me, that's a 'mind your own business' thing, like drinking, obesity, and many other bad habits people have. But I don't want to start that old, old debate. No one wins that one.
Now, I notice Princess ships are completely booked, and many open cabins on many X for the same sailings. Prices are identical within a few dollars. I don't know if there's a correlation or not, but again, I find the whole thing from the publicity point of view, makes Celebrity a total hypocrit. If many crew filled out surveys saying they don't like smoking (doubtful - since most aren't American or Canadian - wink to Bob) would they ban it there too, even if it meant not having enough staff?
