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It Is Smoke Free In This Paradise : Take A Caribbean Cruise With Fellow Non-Smokers by: Jane Stokes (Courtesy of News Canada) (NC)-Would a 'smoke-free casino' be an oxymoron? Until recently, I might have bet good money on that, considering it's a pretty rare occasion when one can enjoy a cocktail in a smoke-free bar, nightclub or lounge - let alone in a casino where all around the world gambling and nicotine just naturally go together. But here's the exception: A policy of 'no cigarettes, no cigars, no ashtrays, and no second-hand smoke anywhere' is at the core of the cruise experience aboard the MS Paradise - and it's a policy that is unusual indeed. The US$300 million Paradise is the only, totally non-smoking cruise ship in the world and upholding the integrity of this claim is a challenge taken very seriously by parent company Carnival Cruise Lines. Not even the construction crews in the shipyards of Helsinki were allowed to smoke when working on the vessel - and now every week, its '2
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