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Jump to full article: Times Of London (uk), 2008-01-09
Intro: We travelled on Saga's Spirit of Adventure ship, and very nice it was too - or would have been, but for the fact that smoking was permitted in one of the two lounge areas.
A couple of days into the cruise, we (along with many others) were coughing and spluttering. My wife had an asthma attack.
No amount of complaints and inquiries as to why Saga allowed a few heavy smokers to make life so unpleasant and unhealthy for the rest of us could elucidate more than "It's the directors' decision". . . .
Saga replies: "Smoking can be quite an emotive issue, and passions run high on both sides of the argument. This year, we did tighten our smoking policy on the Spirit of Adventure, limiting it to just the port side of the Yacht Club bar and the port side of the open decks.
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