IRL_Joanie Posted October 20, 2010 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turx53 Posted October 20, 2010 #2 Share Posted October 20, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariawoman Posted October 20, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancyquilts Posted October 21, 2010 #4 Share Posted October 21, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariawoman Posted October 21, 2010 #5 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Bill W. was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Ah OK. So was this a daily AA meeting, but in disguise, so to speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Walt Posted October 21, 2010 #6 Share Posted October 21, 2010 FWIW, I copied this thread over to the Celebrity board so if you want to see other responses, click here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1296357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda&Vern Posted October 21, 2010 #7 Share Posted October 21, 2010 From HAL's web site: As You Wish ™ dining As You Wish dining allows guests to choose from the best of both worlds - either traditional pre-set seating and dining times, or a completely flexible dining schedule at a number of different venues. Main Dining Room: Holland America Lines' Main Dining Rooms offer deluxe dining at its best. The generous menu offers regional favorites, vegetarian options and Greenhouse Spa cuisine. The Daily Alternatives menu category allows guests to choose a simple presentation of fresh fish, chicken or a sirloin steak no matter what else is listed on the menu that evening. One level of the two-tiered restaurant will offer a flexible/open dining service from 5:15 to 9 p.m. daily, and the other will host two seatings, an early and main seating. Guests with flexible seating may make reservations daily during a cruise up to 4 p.m. or simply walk up anytime during dining hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen Dio Posted October 21, 2010 #8 Share Posted October 21, 2010 FOD last I knew stood for Friends of Dorothy - as in Judy Garland (or so one theory has it) and is used by the many gay members on CC for meeting up with other gay members (as in any FOD on such and such cruise, or FOD meeting in the Lido...). Or so my 2x a year cruising friend who is also a FOD has told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovingForward Posted October 21, 2010 #9 Share Posted October 21, 2010 This was very helpful. Thanks Joanie!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted October 21, 2010 Author #10 Share Posted October 21, 2010 FWIW, I copied this thread over to the Celebrity board so if you want to see other responses, click here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1296357 Thank You Host Walt!!! And OMG!!! Celebrity also?? WOW!!! Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeriatricNurse Posted October 21, 2010 #11 Share Posted October 21, 2010 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 Here is a great website for internet acronyms: www.gaarde.org/acronyms:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted October 21, 2010 #12 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Thank you very much. I'm sure this is very usefull for people like me whom English is not the first language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monakayk Posted October 25, 2010 #13 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thanks...great info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolbug Posted November 4, 2010 #14 Share Posted November 4, 2010 can you tell me what pax means? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted November 4, 2010 Author #15 Share Posted November 4, 2010 can you tell me what pax means?Thanks pax=passengers in both cruise and airline terms they also use the term Souls. As in Eurodam has 2,104 souls on board. I am not sure if they would add the term soul to the crew. Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justtime Posted November 5, 2010 #16 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Teddy Bearer Fat or Over weight Gay man with a Beard, or Hairly Chest I was on a cruise with 300 TB's What a hoot, I am a striaght (likes ladies) man with a beard, used to be slightly weight. All the regular Mariners could not figure out what was going on, only down side was the cubs were clubbers and changed the dance music in the disco, and they had 900 reservations at the Pinicale Grill Funnist line in the elevator, My Mom asked a Large single man "where is your teddy Bear" He sighed, "he found a bigger bear, Now I am a little lost cub" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted November 21, 2010 #17 Share Posted November 21, 2010 pax=passengers in both cruise and airline terms they also use the term Souls. As in Eurodam has 2,104 souls on board. I am not sure if they would add the term soul to the crew. Joanie Usually "souls on board" means passengers plus crew, so the E'dam would have 2,904 s.o.b. on a ship full at double occupancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyQuinn Posted December 22, 2010 #18 Share Posted December 22, 2010 This list was sent to my DH by his internet BFF, in some misguided attempt to get him ready for his future golden years. If you qualify for Senior Discounts, these codes are for you! Please take this in the humorous spirit in which it's posted. :D:D ATD: At The Doctor BFF: Best Friend Farted BTW: Bring The Wheelchair BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth CBM: Covered By Medicare CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center DWI: Driving While Incontinent FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers FWIW: Forgot Where I Was FYI: Found Your Insulin GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low! GHA: Got Heartburn Again HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On? LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out LOL: Living On Lipitor LWO: Lawrence Welk's On OMMR: On My Massage Recliner OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas. ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up SGGP: Sorry, Gotta Go Poop TTYL: Talk To You Louder WAITT: Who Am I Talking To? WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again WTP: Where's The Prunes? WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted December 23, 2010 Author #19 Share Posted December 23, 2010 ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up My absolute favorite!!! Thank You MightyQuinn!! Now I am WTFA!!:D:D Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyQuinn Posted December 23, 2010 #20 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Yup, Joanie, ROFL...CGU is definitely my fave too. I think the alternate version of IMHO combined with WAITT is pretty good as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1618 Posted April 9, 2011 #21 Share Posted April 9, 2011 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 For every family member, there is a "dear" or "darling" prefix (DW, DH, DD, DS, DBIL, DSIL, etc), BUT there is not such thing for Mother-in-Law. Is there a reason for this? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamakermom Posted July 25, 2011 #22 Share Posted July 25, 2011 This list was sent to my DH by his internet BFF, in some misguided attempt to get him ready for his future golden years. If you qualify for Senior Discounts, these codes are for you! Please take this in the humorous spirit in which it's posted. :D:D ATD: At The Doctor BFF: Best Friend Farted BTW: Bring The Wheelchair BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth CBM: Covered By Medicare CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center DWI: Driving While Incontinent FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers FWIW: Forgot Where I Was FYI: Found Your Insulin GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low! GHA: Got Heartburn Again HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On? LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out LOL: Living On Lipitor LWO: Lawrence Welk's On OMMR: On My Massage Recliner OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas. ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up SGGP: Sorry, Gotta Go Poop TTYL: Talk To You Louder WAITT: Who Am I Talking To? WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again WTP: Where's The Prunes? WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil OMG!!! I just got onthecomputer b/c I cannpt sleep. Read these and now I am totally up. You made me LMAO!!!! Now if I can just RTA (remember these acronyms) I can make it!! LOL Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamburgAvonLady Posted August 4, 2011 #23 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Probably because the "DEAR" for mother-in-law is debatable !! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebba Posted October 19, 2011 #24 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I always heard the acronym for Mother-in-law was EMIL. E=evil. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomc Posted February 26, 2012 #25 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I wonder what's the longest sentence someone can make using only acronyms? Or acronyms with only a few connecting real words? Maybe I shouldn't ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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