2009 cruise ship smoking rules

Ever since a smoker started a fire aboard the Star Princess, fire that killed one passenger and destroyed 79 cabins, the cruise lines have been cracking-down on smoking.

I quit smoking six months ago, but I was giving a cruise as a thank-you gift, and they both smoke like chimneys.

Here are the smoking rules for 2008-2009 from what I granked off the interweb:

Cruise lines that allow smoking on your cabin:

Princess - Smoking is permitted in cabins, including balconies, on the open decks and in designated areas in most public rooms.

Norwegian Cruise Line - Smoking is permitted in cabins, on open decks, and in casinos and cigar bars.

Crystal - Smoking is permitted in cabins, on open decks, and in designated smoking areas in most bars and lounges.

Cunard - Smoking is permitted in cabins, including balconies, and in the designated smoking sections of most bars and lounges. In addition, all restaurants aboard Queen Elizabeth 2 except the Princess Grill feature small smoking sections.

Holland America –Smoking is permitted in cabins, on the open decks and in designated smoking areas in most public rooms.

Costa - Smoking is permitted on the open decks, in cabins, including balconies, and in designated smoking areas in most public rooms.

Balcony smoking only:

Royal Caribbean - Smoking is permitted only on cabin balconies, on the starboard side of open decks and in the designated smoking areas of public rooms.

No smoking in stateroom cabin:

Celebrity - Designated indoor areas where passengers can smoke cigarettes include the port side of one lounge per ship and a designated slot machine area in each ship's casino. Other outdoor areas include the port side of the pool deck and sundecks on each ship.

Carnival - Smoking is permitted in casinos, dance clubs, piano bars and other live music venues, as well as designated areas on open decks.

Disney - No smoking in cabin. Smoking is permitted on the starboard side of all open decks (except near Mickey's Pool) and cabin balconies.