We just left a 12 day cruise on Odyssey--had a suite with a veranda on 9th floor, and are non smokers. We were lucky? enough to have on either side of us 4 chain smokers- who due to no smoking in suites, decided to camp out morning, noon, afternoon and evening on their verandas smoking, drinking, playing cards-living on the veranda. We couldn't use our veranda due to noise and smoke at all times- no taking a nap on our lounge, relaxing and reading, etc.
just cracking our door to get some sea air let in billows of smoke. We talked to the officer in charge Morat.....he apologized, and said could not switch us to any other cabin.
Also- a few doors down our hall was door to the upper eating area and sky bar- smoking allowed!!
nice cabin- good space to relax inside- good sleeping
this was a mess trying to get on ship....they had everyone sit in chairs for quite awhile, then herded us row by row into another line to wait for an agent to get us our room keys...after 1 1/2 hours- finally boarding ship. Not the lovely welcome and glass of champagne used to when boarding on Silver Sea or others...