However, the smokers were not wearing their masks the whole time they were smoking, not just when taking a puff, and most of them were chain smoking. He said the rule was 'sip and cover' - only have the mask off to take a drink, them back on. One of the casino hosts told me I should be wearing my mask, I showed him I had a drink. Everyone was supposed to be wearing a mask in the casino.
I know smokers are vociferous about their right to smoke and think they are in the majority of passengers, but I don't think they are. We reeked of smoke every night when we went back to our cabin, our hair and clothes smelled awful. Very few slot machines were marked as non-smoking. Supposedly Carnival had installed improved ventilation systems in the casinos. That wasn't true on our cruise, I thought the smoke was worse than ever, even with a mask on some areas were just unbearable. Friends who had cruised in August said there was very little smoke in the casino. Breeze, Dream and Magic are the only ones so far, I hope to see this on all the ships! Just got back on Saturday on the Vista.
