The Majority Believe Smoking Should Be Banned on Cruises

According to a new survey the majority of people, 68 per cent, believe that British cruise ships should follow UK law and ban smoking on boards there ships. Whatever else can be said however, it was apparent from a survey conducted by cruises.co.uk of 5,500 people, that cruise customers were confused about the policies and laws about smoking aboard cruise ships as they stand.

As it stands British Law does not apply to cruise ships either docked or travelling in international waters. Because of this cruise ships are at liberty to decide their own smoking policy and may vary.

What is clear, however, is that people feel some sort of unified policy or code would benefit everyone, both cruise customers and staff alike. With 53 per cent of people believed that cruise ships should not be able to customise their own policies and 68 per cent believing that smoking should be banned in enclosed public spaces, as British law states. 74 per cent of people also believe that smoking should be banned in bars and lounges onboard cruise ships to protect the staff.

So, now we’re wondering, what do you think? Do you agree or disagree? Do you think there should be a complete ban or a partial one? Do you believe that British cruise ships should up hold British law? Or do you think that they should be able to continue setting their own policies, as they do now?