Just confused

[redhot77]

What are all the acronyms for? DH, DD, HAL? I

guess being new to cruising has it's own lingo?

 

 

Who is exact is John and why does he have so much pull in the cruise world?

 

 

it is like dazed & confused:

[abisha]

DH = Darling/Dear Husband

DD = Darling/Dear Daughter

HAL = Holland America cruise line (owned by Carnival Corp)

John - John Heald, senior cruise director/spokesperson for Carnival (he's hilarious...check out his FB page and Blogs)

[NightOne]

What are all the acronyms for? DH, DD, HAL? I

guess being new to cruising has it's own lingo?

 

 

Who is exact is John and why does he have so much pull in the cruise world?

 

 

it is like dazed & confused:

 

Dear Husband (DH), Dear Daughter (DD), etc.

 

Some knucklehead made those up years ago and they stuck. LOL

 

HAL = Holland America Line - A brand owned by Carnnival

 

John Heald is the Senior Cruise Director / Brand Ambassador for Carnival and is quite popular on Facebook where he posts all kinds of things. (including items that originate here on Cruise Critic) He is a huge interface between cruisers and corporate. (or as he calls them: the beards)

 

:)

[redhot77]

Thanks guys especially Carl--- some knucklehead (you are right). :)

[redhot77]

I tried to find his FB page however, I'm not finding it. DO you have a link?

[maldenmusic]

I tried to find his FB page however, I'm not finding it. DO you have a link?

 

Just type on his name on FB and you should see it. That's how I found it.

[storm1507]

Make sure you are not including an "r" in his last name.

[redhot77]

Hey Carl (NightOne),

This might be crazy ---but when I lived in Memphis in the late 80's and early 90's, I had a friend named Holly. We used to hang out with a guy named Carl. Wouldn't that make for a smaller world?

Edited September 30, 2016 by redhot77

[drerickson77]

What are all the acronyms for? DH, DD, HAL? I

guess being new to cruising has it's own lingo?

 

 

Who is exact is John and why does he have so much pull in the cruise world?

 

 

it is like dazed & confused:

 

Same here, I don't know all these abbreviations either but I did learn soon enough that John Heald is much like the mythical Keyser Söze.

 

 

:)

Edited September 30, 2016 by drerickson77

[Bailey34]

I can't find him either. HEALD?

 

 

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[redhot77]

TA is travel agent but what is PVP? :o

 

Is this specific lingo to Carnival?

 

How do I know whether my person is a PVP or a TA?

[Schoifmom]

TA is travel agent but what is PVP? :o

 

Is this specific lingo to Carnival?

 

How do I know whether my person is a PVP or a TA?

 

A PVP is a Personal Vacation Planner and they work for Carnival. They're kind of a travel agent only for one cruise line, if that makes any sense. They're kind of handy to have, will take care of all kinds of booking/pricing/accommodation issues for you.

[nwcruiselover]

PVP = Personal Vacation Planner (works for Carnival)

TA = Travel Agent (doesn't work for Carnival)

TA is also short for Transatlantic when people are talking about TA cruises

[KPfromCT]

PVP = Personal Vacation Planner:D

[Cruisin Dave]

Working in the Defence industry we had books with all the Accronyms that we used. This is a piece of cake.

[pyropoodle]

You didn't ask yet, but a B2B is "Back to Back" as in cruising a back to back cruise, usually on the same ship/possibly same state room...as in I WISH I could book a B2B or a B2B2B2B2B ahhhh, that would be the life. :cool:

[NightOne]

Hey Carl (NightOne),

This might be crazy ---but when I lived in Memphis in the late 80's and early 90's, I had a friend named Holly. We used to hang out with a guy named Carl. Wouldn't that make for a smaller world?

 

Not ringing a bell. :)

[drerickson77]

Working in the defense industry we had books with all the acronyms that we used. This is a piece of cake.

 

Here's one: DoD.

 

;)

Edited September 30, 2016 by drerickson77

[pyropoodle]

Here's one: DoD.

 

;)

 

I think it could also be DotD, if we get super technical about it :D

[drerickson77]

I think it could also be DotD, if we get super technical about it :D

 

And that's the beauty of acronyms. They mean different things to different people.

 

While you probably were referencing the Drink of the Day, my reply to the Sir who worked in the Defense industry was regarding the Department of Defense. The DoD.

 

:)

[springs741]

AI...All Inclusive

BC...Bloggers Cruise

BUMP...used to bring conversation back to front of the line

B2B...Back to Back

CCL...Carnival Cruise Lines

CDC...Countdown Clock

CHOG...Chair Hog

CRS...Can't Remember ****

DOC...document (just for you Chali)

DOD...drink of the day...Carnival has a daily special

ES...Early Saver

FAQ...Frequntly Asked Questions

FFS...for "F" sake

FOD...Friends of Dorothy

FTTF – Faster to the Fun

GC...Grand Cayman

GSD...Guest Service desk

GT...Grand Turk

HH...in my world this means HAPPY HOUR!!

HMC...Half Moon Cay

IMO, IMHO...In My Opinion, In My Humble Opinion

JH...John Heald

LOL..Laugh Out Loud

M & G..Meet & Greet

MDR...Main Dinning Room

NOLA...New Orleans, La

OBC..On Board Credit

OV...ocean view means room has a window, Carnivasl has 2 types some flat some have a ledge

PM...Private Message

PPCF...Price Protection Claim Form

PR...Puerto Rico

PVP...Personal Vacation Planner, through Carnival not the Customer service rep that answers the phone.

RFP...Red Frog Pub...not on all ships

RR...Rum Runners

SMH..Shaking My Head

TA...Travel Agent or Trans Atlantic

Tender...water taxi that takes you from the ship to land and back

YTD...Your Time Dining

[drerickson77]

CRS...Can't Remember ****

 

Can't Remember Stuff? I think that is the word you blanked out. ;)

 

Oh, and VAT.

 

But no one at Carnival knows or understands it either. :)

[jgh1204]

FOD, even spelled out I don't know what that means.

[lilitheden]

I can't find him either. HEALD?

 

 

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I think this is it:

 

https://www.facebook.com/JohnHeald/?fref=ts

[The4Cruisers]

FOD, even spelled out I don't know what that means.

 

FOD = Friends of Dorothy

 

It's a social gathering onboard for what used to be called the gay or alternative lifestyle cruisers.

 

(I don't know the current terminology for these folks, so please don't crush me if I'm saying it incorrectly.) :)