Commonly Used Acronyms on Cruise Critic

Commonly Used Acronyms on Cruise Critic

HAL - Holland America Line

X - Celebrity Cruise Line

RCI or RCCL - Royal Caribbean International or Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

CCL - Carnival Cruise Line

CC - Cruise Critic

DH - dear or darling husband (depending on mood "D" might stand for a based term *Grin*)

DW - dear or darling wife

DD - dear or darling daughter

DS - dear or darling son

DSiL - dear Son In Law

DDIL - dear Daughter In Law

MIL - Mother In Law

FIL - Father In Law

BF - Boy Friend

GF - Girl Friend

DF - Dear Fiancee or Dear Friend

SO - Significant Other

OP - Original Poster (i.e., the person who started the thread)

FOB - Friends of Bill W

FOD - Friends of Dorothy

IMO - in my opinion

IMHO - in my humble opinion

JMHO - just my humble opinion

YMMV - your mileage may vary (what happens to you may vary as what happens to me)

CD - cruise director

ACD - Assistant Cruise Director

SHOREX - Shore Excursion (office)

HM or HotMan - hotel manager

GRM - guest relations manager

NL - Neptune Lounge

SoE - Signature of Excellence (HAL's new Standards for their ships)

TA - Can stand for either Travel Agent or Transatlntic, depending upon the useage in a Post/Thread

PCC - Personal Cruise Consultant

FCD - Future Cruise Deposit (You pay this while on board a HAL ship)

FCC - Future Cruise Consultant (the person you pay the FCD to while on board ship)

OBC or SBC - On/Ship Board Credits

PG - Pinnacle Grill

MDR - Main Dining Room

AYWD - As You Wish Dining

M&G - Meet and Greet

FAQ - Frequently asked question

e-Docs - Electronic Documents

B2B - Back to Back cruises, usually on the same ship

IIRC - If I recall/remember correctly

TIA - thanks in advance

AFAIK - as far as I know

FWIW - for what it's worth

FYI - for your information

BTW - by the way

OTOH - on the other hand

IDK - I don't know

ROF - rolling on floor

ROFLMAO - rolling on floor laughing my a** off

LOL - laughing out loud

VBEG - very big evil grin

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

IMCO - In my considered opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IRL - In real life

ISO - In search of

JK - Just Kidding

JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion

JMO - Just My Opinion

OIC - Oh, I see!

OMG - Oh My Gosh! or OH MY GOD!!

OT - Off Topic

PITA - Pain in the “a**” (Use this if a board friend has gotten a little heavy handed with acronyms)

POV - Point of View

PTMM - Please tell me more

RE - Regarding

TMI - Too Much Information

TTYL - Talk To You Later

WB = Welcome Back

WRT - With Respect To

YMMV - Your miles may vary (Your view may be different than mine)

Joanie

A MILLION thanks for this.

I know what FOB really means (being one myself), but never heard of FOD. Will have to do research.

Thanks again so much for posting this. You're an angel!

Who is Bill W? I saw this on the schedule like every day on my recent cruise but had no idea who he was or why he had so many friends? lol. Please enlighten me!

Who is Bill W? I saw this on the schedule like every day on my recent cruise but had no idea who he was or why he had so many friends? lol. Please enlighten me!

Bill W. was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Bill W. was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Ah OK. So was this a daily AA meeting, but in disguise, so to speak?

A MILLION thanks for this.

 

I know what FOB really means (being one myself), but never heard of FOD. Will have to do research.

 

Thanks again so much for posting this. You're an angel!

Friends of Dorothy - As in Dorothy Gale from Wizard of Oz, played by Gay Icon Judy Garland.....These are get-togethers of GLBT and friendly people.. All are welcome to attend...

Thank you very much. I'm sure this is very usefull for people like me whom English isn't the first language.

So what is GLBT? I keep telling myself I am going to lay off CC until closer to our trip and everyday here I am again - I'm hopelessly addicted.

So what is GLBT? I keep telling myself I am going to lay off CC until closer to our trip and everyday here I am again - I'm hopelessly addicted.

GLBT= Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Trans-sexual, I believe.

Joanie

GLBT= Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Trans-gender.

Thank you for the translations.

Ah OK. So was this a daily AA meeting, but in disguise, so to speak?

It is absolutely an AA meeting, no disguise about it. If you know anyone who is a member they know right off when they see the board and it states Friends of Bill W...that they have a place to meet. I understand the cruise lines (esp RCCL) go all out for them, giving them a really nice place to meet and it is always "on".

Commonly Used Acronyms on Cruise Critic

CC - Cruise Critic

DHJoanie

CC on the Celebrity board can also refer to Captain's Club (Celebrity's past passenger club).

CC on the Celebrity board can also refer to Captain's Club (Celebrity's past passenger club).

..... or Concierge Class:)

The first time I really gave FOB a thought, I told DH man who is this guy? He is on every cruise we take. DUH! Glad to know the cruise lines offer this.

I told DH

man who is this guy? He is on every cruise we take.

LOL!

Yes, many people think the same thing...like, "wow, this guy's reeeeally popular! He's even got his own meeting place! How come i don't have all MY friends on this cruise!???"

DH in my case means Dumb Husband...

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I admit to thinking the same thing about Bill W on my first cruise! I am so glad the cruise lines offer the meetings, because it can be really hard to be around the bars, etc on the ship if you are a non-drinker.

Another term popping up now is "Rainbow Gathering" - this is the same as Friends of Dorothy, it refers to a hosted event for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) people.

I admit to thinking the same thing about Bill W on my first cruise! I am so glad the cruise lines offer the meetings, because it can be really hard to be around the bars, etc on the ship if you are a non-drinker.

 

Another term popping up now is "Rainbow Gathering" - this is the same as Friends of Dorothy, it refers to a hosted event for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) people.

etoile - We had a mix up one time and the Friends of Bill W. showed up to the Friends of Dorothy meeting -- that was rather interesting....:p

Apologies for my ignorance (I have my first cruise coming up at the end of Jan!) but what do people mean when they refer to a 'aft' cabin?! :o

Apologies for my ignorance (I have my first cruise coming up at the end of Jan!) but what do people mean when they refer to a 'aft' cabin?! :o

Aft simply means the cabin is in the rear portion of the ship. Forward means it is in the front of the ship. Two other confusing terms (to me anyhow) are starboard (right) and port(left). Good way to remember these two is port has four letters like left has and starboard has more letters. :-)

Aft simply means the cabin is in the rear portion of the ship. Forward means it is in the front of the ship. Two other confusing terms (to me anyhow) are starboard (right) and port(left). Good way to remember these two is port has four letters like left has and starboard has more letters. :-)

Ahhhh!!! *penny drops* Great, thank you!!! :D

I find it interesting that FIL & MIL are not listed as DFIL & DMIL.

I know what FOB really means

as a delivery room nurse, FOB means "father of baby"

I wondered why they had a special meeting for them on cruises!