13 cruise lines
Cruise Smoking Policies Compared
Where each cruise line lets you smoke, whether the casino allows it, how vaping is handled, and what it costs if you light up in your cabin. Every major line, verified against official sources.
Every major line bans smoking and vaping in staterooms and on balconies. Smoking is confined to designated areas, and lighting up in a cabin brings a cleaning fee. The two columns below show what differs: the casino rule and the cabin fine.
Smoking rules by cruise line
13 lines| Cruise line | Cabin & balcony | Casino | Cabin fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival | No smoking | Designated area | $500 |
| Celebrity | No smoking | Varies | $250 |
| Cunard | No smoking | Non-smoking | $250 |
| Disney | No smoking | No casino | $250 |
| Holland America | No smoking | Designated area | $250 |
| MSC | No smoking | Designated area | $250 |
| Norwegian | No smoking | Designated area | $250 |
| Oceania | No smoking | Not published | Not published |
| Princess | No smoking | Not published | $250 |
| Regent | No smoking | Non-smoking | Not published |
| Royal Caribbean | No smoking | Designated area | $250 |
| Viking | No smoking | No casino | Not published |
| Virgin | No smoking | Non-smoking | $500 |
"Designated area" means smoking is allowed in a marked casino section while seated and gaming. Fines are per violation for 2026 sailings; some lines assess them per day. Confirm current rules with the line before sailing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you smoke in your cabin on a cruise?
No. Every major cruise line bans smoking in staterooms and on balconies, including e-cigarettes and vapes. Getting caught means a cleaning fee of $250 to $500 per violation on the lines that publish a flat fee, and repeat offenders can be put off the ship.
Which cruise lines let you smoke in the casino?
Carnival, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean allow smoking in a designated casino section for guests who are seated and actively playing. Cunard, Regent and Virgin keep their casinos non-smoking. Celebrity does not publish one casino smoking rule for the whole fleet. Disney and Viking ships have no casino. Oceania and Princess do not publish a casino smoking rule in the policies we checked.
Can you vape on a cruise?
Vaping is treated the same as smoking on every major line. E-cigarettes and vapes are banned in cabins and on balconies and allowed only in the designated smoking areas. Some ports, such as those in Singapore and Mexico, ban vape devices entirely.
What is the fine for smoking in a cruise cabin?
Cabin smoking fines run from $250 to $500 per violation on the lines that publish a flat fee. Carnival and Virgin charge $500; most other lines charge $250, and some assess it per day of violation.
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Sources
The smoking rules on this page were verified against the following pages. See our research methodology for how we vet and update data.
- Carnival Cruise Line: Help accessed 2026-10-02
- Celebrity Cruises: Manage plan accessed 2026-10-02
- Cunard: Passage contract accessed 2026-10-02
- Disney Cruise Line: Designated smoking areas accessed 2026-10-02
- Holland America Line: Smoking policy accessed 2026-10-02
- MSC Cruises: On board information accessed 2026-10-02
- Norwegian Cruise Line: Smoking accessed 2026-10-02
- Oceania Cruises: US TicketContract accessed 2026-10-08
- Princess Cruises: Pcl accessed 2026-10-02
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Onboard accessed 2026-10-08
- Royal Caribbean International: Onboard smoking policy accessed 2026-10-02
- Viking: Frequently asked questions accessed 2026-10-02
- Virgin Voyages: Pre voyage policies accessed 2026-10-02
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