Can you smoke cigars on cruise ships?

Smoking is permitted in designated outdoor areas, must be properly disposed of, and never be thrown overboard. We'll have visible signage posted in areas where smoking is permitted, and ashtrays that are provided for use. Cigar and pipe tobacco are limited to designated outdoor areas and Cigar Bars.



Yes, you can smoke cigars on cruise ships in 2026, but the rules are extremely restrictive and limited to very specific designated areas. Almost all major cruise lines (such as Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and NCL) have a total ban on smoking in staterooms, on balconies, and in most indoor public spaces. For cigar enthusiasts, the "pro" move is to look for the Cigar Lounge (often called the Humidor or Churchill’s Lounge), which is a specially ventilated room designed for premium tobacco use. If the ship does not have a dedicated indoor lounge, cigar smoking is restricted to specific outdoor deck areas, usually located on one side of a high deck (like Deck 12 or 15) near a bar. It is worth noting that some cruise lines permit cigarette smoking in the casino, but they often specifically prohibit cigars there due to the stronger odor. Violating these rules is a serious safety and sanitation offense; if caught smoking on your balcony, you can face a $250+ "cleaning fee" and, in extreme cases, be forced to disembark at the next port without a refund.

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Royal Caribbean offers the Connoisseur Club on the Freedom of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, and Liberty of the Seas for their cigar-smoking guests. Norwegian Cruise Lines provides its guest on the Bliss, Joy, Escape, Getaway, and Epic ships with a Humidor room to enjoy their cigars.

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If just love smoking on your balcony then I suggest that you take a trip with Costa Cruises as they are the only major cruise line which allows this practice.

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If you are caught smoking outside in a nonsmoking area, you will be asked to move to a smoking area. If caught smoking in your cabin or cabin balcony, you will be told to stop and charged a cleaning fee (typically $200 to $250). If you continue to break the rule, you may be forcibly removed from the ship.

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To recap, you can smoke on a cruise ship, but only in designated smoking areas. Mostly, these smoking areas are only outdoors, although some cruise ships allow cigarette smoking in their casinos.

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Where can I smoke on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship? Indoor smoking is permitted in the Casino, the cigar clubs on Freedom and Voyager Class ships, and one designated smoking venue on ships sailing from Chinese homeports. Cigarette, cigar, e-cigarette and pipe smoking is permitted in designated outdoor areas.

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As goods are only permitted for personal consumption and not for re-selling purposes, a customs officer may question the amounts you are transporting if they are over: 800 cigarettes. 200 cigars. 400 cigarillos.

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If you have 1 or 2 cigars, you can carry those on board in your carry-on or even your pocket (being careful not to damage them). I usually carry mine in a travel case (holding 5 good-sized cigars) in my check-in luggage.

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You can take as many cigarettes on a cruise as you like, although they can be purchased on board and in ports of call. Sometimes, you can get them duty-free, so they are cheaper to buy once on the ship.

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The Head of Household must declare all merchandise purchased or acquired abroad and which he/she is bringing back into the United States. That includes items purchased in duty-free shops (on board) and in port as well as items received as gifts. It also includes items the guests have begun to use or are wearing.

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Any violation of this policy will result in a $500 charge, per violation, posted on the guest's Sail & Sign® account and may also result in the disembarkation of all guests in the stateroom.

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When there is no connection or ships cannot connect, they have to use fossil fuels to generate the electricity needed to power their onboard systems. This produces exhaust out of the ship's stack.

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