Adults-Only Cruise Line
Virgin Smoking Policy
Where you can and cannot smoke on a Virgin cruise in 2026, the cabin cleaning fee, casino rules, and how vaping is handled, verified against the official policy.
Quick answer
Virgin bans smoking in staterooms and on balconies, and charges a $500 cleaning fee for violations. Smoking is allowed only in designated areas. In the casino: no, the casino is non-smoking.
Smoking in cabins and on balconies
Stateroom
Not allowed
Balcony
Not allowed
Smoking and vaping are allowed only in the two designated areas and are banned everywhere else, including cabin terraces; vape devices count as smoking. Smoking outside the designated areas carries a $500 fee, is a material breach of the ticket contract, and can result in disembarkation at the next port with no refund.
Where you can smoke
Smoking and vaping are allowed in only two spots: the Smoking Room on Deck 6 forward, and a designated outdoor area on Deck 16 forward, starboard side, near Richard's Rooftop.
Smoking in the casino
No, the casino is non-smoking
Fine for smoking in your cabin
$500 cleaning fee
Virgin charges $500 for smoking in a stateroom or on a balcony, and repeated violations can lead to removal from the ship.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
Facts, costs, and travel details in this guide were verified against the following sources. See our research methodology for how we vet and update data.
- Virgin: Pre voyage policies accessed 2026-10-02
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