Abbreviations

[theminnow]

The wife and I are getting ready for our first cruise to celebrate our 30 year anniversary. Headed out of Baltimore 10/11/13 for a cruise to Bermuda. I have gained a wealth of info here to help in our preparation. One thing I don't get is some of the abbreviations, such as DH, POV and others. Is there some where on this site that could enlighten me as to what the abbreviations mean? Many thanks.

[mizLORInj]

not sure there's a listing anywhere.

DH, DW, etc is dear husband, dear wife, etc.

POV point of view

IMO in my opinion

[paul929207]

The "D" in DH, can also be for Dumb

[sail7seas]

The following list is copied from a stickie at the top of the CC HAL Forum. It was compiled by IRL_Joanie, a CC poster.

 

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

 

[theminnow]

Many thanks for the responses.

[SnowDiamonds]

the "d" in dh, can also be for dumb

 

 

lol!!!;)

[leaveitallbehind]

POV can also refer to Panoramic Ocean View staterooms on certain RCI Vision class ships. :)

[marshhawk]

I didn't see my favorite-MDR- main dining room

[Waynetor]

LOL can be lots of love or laughing out loud - can be confusing but usually the context will make it clear

[NMLady]

LOL can be lots of love or laughing out loud - can be confusing but usually the context will make it clear

 

It can also mean Lots of luck

[RSLeesburg]

I noticed that people stop adding the "D" when they get to MIL :rolleyes:

[RunnerGirl26.2]

TA can be Travel Agent or Transatlantic depending on the context.

[marshhawk]

and ATD can mean the same as YTD depending on what day you book....LOL (anytime dining/your time dining)

[Cruisin' Chick]

But can't SIL also mean sister-in-law as well as son-in-law? Under someone adds enough info, you can't always tell who one is talking about.

[lady_cruiser]

Dod - drink of the day

bs - balcony snob

bc - balcony club