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Can you wonderful people help me please? I can't figure out what some of the abbreviations in the threads and posts are......:confused:

 

OBC On board credit

DH dear husband

DW dear wife

DS dear son

DD dear daughter

ES early saver

PVP personal vacation planner

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Not sure if these are the ones you are wondering about, but:

 

DH: Darling Husband

DW: Darling Wife

DS: Darling Son

...and so on.

 

OP: other poster

PP: previous poster

 

ES: Early Saver rate booked with Carnival that allows price drop/adjustment.

 

I'm sure someone else with think of some I've missed or feel free to ask specifics. :)

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Here's a listng on the most commonly used acronyms (letters used for common terms) on Cruise Critic's Message Board Forums. If you have any to add, please write to: community@cruisecritic.com with your suggestions.

 

 

AFK Away From the Keyboard

AOS - Adventure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship)

AV - Avatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used on message boards chosen by members to represent themselves to the community.

AZ - Azamara Cruises

B4 - Before

BAK - Back At Keyboard (I'm back)

BBL - Be Back Later

b/f - Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF)

BEG - Big Evil Grin

BFN - Bye For Now

BOS - Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship)

BRB - Be Right Back

BRH - Be Right Here

BTW - By The Way

C&A - Crown & Anchor (Royal Caribbean's Loyalty Program)

CB - Caribbean Princess (Princess Grand-class ship)

CC - Cruise Critic, or credit card , Celebrity Cruises, or Captain's Club (Celebrity Cruises loyalty program)

CU - See You - also posted as cya

CYA- See Ya

DCL - Disney Cruise Line

DD, DS, DH - Darling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband.

D/L, DL, d/l, dl - Downloading, or Download it.

DM - Disney Magic

DW - Disney Wonder

EG - Evil Grin

EM - E-Mail

EOS - Explorer of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship) or Enchantment of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question

FOCL - Falling Off Chair - Laughing

forum What todays message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site (or page)

FOS - Freedom of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Freedom-class ship)

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FYI - For Your Information

GA - Go Ahead

g/f - Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF)

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

GOS - Grandeur of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

H&K - Hugs and Kisses

HAL - Holland America

IAC - In Any Case

IB - I'm Back

IC - I See

IDK - I Don't Know

IC - I See

IM - Instant Message

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion)

IMO - In My Opinion

IOH - I'm Out of Here

IOS - Independence of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Freedom-class ship)

IOW - In Other Words

IRL - In Real Life

IYO - In Your Opinion

JAS - Just A Second

JIC - Just In Case

JK - Just Kidding

JOS - Jewel of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship)

JW - Just Wondering

k, K, or kk - O. K.

L8R - Later

LMAO - Laughing My *you know what* Off

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LOS - Legend of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

LTNS - Long Time No See

Message Board. - A web page where people write comments, and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view. Used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages.

MN - Member Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an online community.

MOS - Majesty of the Seas *or* Monarch of the Seas (both Royal Caribbean Sovereign-class ships)

NCL - Norwegian Cruise Line

Newbie - refers to a person who is new to an area or technology. Also seen as nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc.

nm, or NM - Never Mind

NOS - Navigator of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship) NP, np - No Problem

NRN - 1. No Response Necessary or 2. Not Right Now

NT - No Thanks

OBD or SBC - On Board Credit or Shipboard Credit

OBTW - Oh, By The Way.

OIC - Oh, I See

OL - the Old Lady

OM - the Old Man

OMG - Oh My Gosh

OT - Off Topic

OTOH - On The Other Hand ...

OTOMH - Off the Top of My Head ...

PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard

PITA - Pain In The Rear

PLZ - Please

PMJI - Pardon Me for Jumping In (when you enter into a new conversation)

PPL - People

QT - Cutie

RCCL - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

RCI - Royal Caribbean International

rl or RL - Real Life (as opposed to being online)

ROFL - Rolling On Floor, Laughing

ROS - Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship) *or* Rhapsody of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

ROTF - Rolling On The Floor (laughing is implied)

ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Rear Off

SH - Same Here

SN - Screen Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an online community.

SO - Significant Other

SOS - International Distress signal or

SOS - Serenade of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship) *or* Splendour of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

SYL - See You Later

TAFN - That's All For Now

TC - Take Care

TGIF - Thank Goodness It's Friday

THX - Thanks!

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TM Text Message (often refers to communications with text over cell phones)

TMI - Too Much Info. (information)

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

TTYL - Talk To You Later

TY - Thank You

TYVM - Thank You Very Much

UN - User Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an online community.

VOS - Voyager of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship) *or* Vision of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

WB - Welcome Back

WTG Way To Go

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Here's a listng on the most commonly used acronyms (letters used for common terms) on Cruise Critic's Message Board Forums. If you have any to add, please write to: community@cruisecritic.com with your suggestions.

 

 

AFK Away From the Keyboard

AOS - Adventure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship)

AV - Avatar - Graphical representation (a picture) often used on message boards chosen by members to represent themselves to the community.

AZ - Azamara Cruises

B4 - Before

BAK - Back At Keyboard (I'm back)

BBL - Be Back Later

b/f - Boyfriend (also shown as bf, B/F, or BF)

BEG - Big Evil Grin

BFN - Bye For Now

BOS - Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship)

BRB - Be Right Back

BRH - Be Right Here

BTW - By The Way

C&A - Crown & Anchor (Royal Caribbean's Loyalty Program)

CB - Caribbean Princess (Princess Grand-class ship)

CC - Cruise Critic, or credit card , Celebrity Cruises, or Captain's Club (Celebrity Cruises loyalty program)

CU - See You - also posted as cya

CYA- See Ya

DCL - Disney Cruise Line

DD, DS, DH - Darling or Dear: Dear Son, Dear Daughter, or Dear Husband.

D/L, DL, d/l, dl - Downloading, or Download it.

DM - Disney Magic

DW - Disney Wonder

EG - Evil Grin

EM - E-Mail

EOS - Explorer of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship) or Enchantment of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question

FOCL - Falling Off Chair - Laughing

forum What todays message boards are called. Often using php as defining language to quickly write 'real time' messages and replies to a web site (or page)

FOS - Freedom of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Freedom-class ship)

FWIW - For What It's Worth

FYI - For Your Information

GA - Go Ahead

g/f - Girlfriend (also shown as gf, G/F, or GF)

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike

GOS - Grandeur of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

H&K - Hugs and Kisses

HAL - Holland America

IAC - In Any Case

IB - I'm Back

IC - I See

IDK - I Don't Know

IC - I See

IM - Instant Message

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion)

IMO - In My Opinion

IOH - I'm Out of Here

IOS - Independence of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Freedom-class ship)

IOW - In Other Words

IRL - In Real Life

IYO - In Your Opinion

JAS - Just A Second

JIC - Just In Case

JK - Just Kidding

JOS - Jewel of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship)

JW - Just Wondering

k, K, or kk - O. K.

L8R - Later

LMAO - Laughing My *you know what* Off

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LOS - Legend of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

LTNS - Long Time No See

Message Board. - A web page where people write comments, and those comments are than added to that web-page for others to view. Used to carry on conversation, request information, and relay messages.

MN - Member Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an online community.

MOS - Majesty of the Seas *or* Monarch of the Seas (both Royal Caribbean Sovereign-class ships)

NCL - Norwegian Cruise Line

Newbie - refers to a person who is new to an area or technology. Also seen as nube, nooby, nubie, nb, etc.

nm, or NM - Never Mind

NOS - Navigator of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship) NP, np - No Problem

NRN - 1. No Response Necessary or 2. Not Right Now

NT - No Thanks

OBD or SBC - On Board Credit or Shipboard Credit

OBTW - Oh, By The Way.

OIC - Oh, I See

OL - the Old Lady

OM - the Old Man

OMG - Oh My Gosh

OT - Off Topic

OTOH - On The Other Hand ...

OTOMH - Off the Top of My Head ...

PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard

PITA - Pain In The Rear

PLZ - Please

PMJI - Pardon Me for Jumping In (when you enter into a new conversation)

PPL - People

QT - Cutie

RCCL - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

RCI - Royal Caribbean International

rl or RL - Real Life (as opposed to being online)

ROFL - Rolling On Floor, Laughing

ROS - Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship) *or* Rhapsody of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

ROTF - Rolling On The Floor (laughing is implied)

ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Rear Off

SH - Same Here

SN - Screen Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an online community.

SO - Significant Other

SOS - International Distress signal or

SOS - Serenade of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Radiance-class ship) *or* Splendour of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

SYL - See You Later

TAFN - That's All For Now

TC - Take Care

TGIF - Thank Goodness It's Friday

THX - Thanks!

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TM Text Message (often refers to communications with text over cell phones)

TMI - Too Much Info. (information)

TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now

TTYL - Talk To You Later

TY - Thank You

TYVM - Thank You Very Much

UN - User Name. The name or moniker selected by person in an online community.

VOS - Voyager of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Voyager-class ship) *or* Vision of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Vision-class ship)

WB - Welcome Back

WTG Way To Go

 

.....STHUBIKYFI

 

 

 

Shut The Heck Up Before I Kick Your Face In.

 

 

 

 

Don't know why it's not used more often around here with some of the answers people give.

 

;)

 

wasiii

 

.....how do I get CC to add my acronym to their list?

 

:rolleyes:

 

wasiii

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