J&R-Chicago Posted January 17, 2011 #26 Share Posted January 17, 2011 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 I know several people who are friends of Bill and Dorothy !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNBluffBuffs Posted January 24, 2011 #27 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thanks for the enlightenment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior13 Posted February 17, 2011 #28 Share Posted February 17, 2011 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. :-) I always remember "aft" as your backside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will773 Posted February 18, 2011 #29 Share Posted February 18, 2011 So helpful!!!!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i guide the sky Posted March 7, 2011 #30 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Also I have heard FCC used as a future cruise credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny01 Posted March 17, 2011 #31 Share Posted March 17, 2011 OK, thought I'd add this since I just joked about how many 'CC' abbreviations there are on this forum: CC - Cruise Critic (as the OP listed) CC - Captians Club (X's freq flyer program) CC - Concierge Class And I threw in CC and water for Canadian Club Whisky and Water just for fun! Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted March 20, 2011 #32 Share Posted March 20, 2011 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 welovetocruisetwo gave you the correct answer. But beware that 'aft' is often used incorrectly by the majority of posters. They are using it to refer to the cabins on the "stern". This could be a problem if you were asking about an 'aft' cabin and the reply was incorrectly giving you information about a 'stern' cabin (which IS 'aft' :D). Stern cabins are often different from ones in the same category that are either 'aft' or 'forward'. Cruise nuts know this, of course...it just bugs me to hear the terms misused because it can lead to real misinformation and expectations and I wanted to caution you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotaryscotty Posted April 7, 2011 #33 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Perhaps the Cruise lines might consider FOV, Friends of Veterans. :rolleyes: I'm seeing a de-emphasis on recent cruises of gettogethers of this group who have special life-changing experiences in common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndenfa Posted June 26, 2011 #34 Share Posted June 26, 2011 OK, thought I'd add this since I just joked about how many 'CC' abbreviations there are on this forum: CC - Cruise Critic (as the OP listed) CC - Captians Club (X's freq flyer program) CC - Concierge Class And I threw in CC and water for Canadian Club Whisky and Water just for fun! Den Another CC is - credit card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted June 27, 2011 Author #35 Share Posted June 27, 2011 welovetocruisetwo gave you the correct answer. But beware that 'aft' is often used incorrectly by the majority of posters. They are using it to refer to the cabins on the "stern". This could be a problem if you were asking about an 'aft' cabin and the reply was incorrectly giving you information about a 'stern' cabin (which IS 'aft' :D). Stern cabins are often different from ones in the same category that are either 'aft' or 'forward'. Cruise nuts know this, of course...it just bugs me to hear the terms misused because it can lead to real misinformation and expectations and I wanted to caution you. OK, to clarify the difference between the 2 words AFT and STERN; Aft = the inside of the very back of the ship Stern = the outside of the back of the ship So if you are on the ship at the very back you are on the aft. If you are off the ship looking at the back of the ship (where the name is), you are looking at the stern. What it boils down to is that if you are in a stateroom/Cabin in the back of the ship, you are in an Aft Stateroom/Cabin. If you are in a Stern Stateroom/Cabin, you are treading water:) Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovetocruisetwo Posted June 27, 2011 #36 Share Posted June 27, 2011 OK, to clarify the difference between the 2 words AFT and STERN; Aft = the inside of the very back of the ship Stern = the outside of the back of the ship So if you are on the ship at the very back you are on the aft. If you are off the ship looking at the back of the ship (where the name is), you are looking at the stern. What it boils down to is that if you are in a stateroom/Cabin in the back of the ship, you are in an Aft Stateroom/Cabin. If you are in a Stern Stateroom/Cabin, you are treading water:) Joanie I love it!!! Couldn't have made it any plainer and funny to boot!!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom48v Posted July 11, 2011 #37 Share Posted July 11, 2011 What a great post! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubabob Posted July 12, 2011 #38 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Don't forget the most important one - TLA (It stands for Three Letter Acronym!) I used to work for the US government in the Department of Redundancy Department. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre4259 Posted July 13, 2011 #39 Share Posted July 13, 2011 The Friends of Dorothy (FOD) brought a funny comment from one cruiser. He said he did know Dorothy but he knew Bill W. Of course I was asking if we had any gay folk (and we did)on the roll call? Once he found out what my request was well he was less than friendly. I met the gentleman and his wife on the sail away for CC members on board and we never saw him at a CC event the rest of the cruise. Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyAllDaTyme Posted August 10, 2011 #40 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I hereby nominate NBO for New Bookings Only. Seeing as how specials so designated seem to be so much more prevalent these days, it would be handy to have an acronym for these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sollan Posted August 10, 2011 #41 Share Posted August 10, 2011 OK, thought I'd add this since I just joked about how many 'CC' abbreviations there are on this forum: CC - Cruise Critic (as the OP listed) CC - Captians Club (X's freq flyer program) CC - Concierge Class And I threw in CC and water for Canadian Club Whisky and Water just for fun! Den And I will add CC for Carbon Copy (in email) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2byC Posted August 18, 2011 #42 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Perhaps the Cruise lines might consider FOV, Friends of Veterans. :rolleyes: I'm seeing a de-emphasis on recent cruises of gettogethers of this group who have special life-changing experiences in common. On a recent cruise on the Explorer RCL held a private get-together for all former,present military up in Dizzys on a sea day. :cool: Some refreshments an met some very interesting people and some amazing stories. Good turnout, probably about 60 men and women from mid 20's to 80's 2byc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trbarton Posted August 5, 2017 #43 Share Posted August 5, 2017 OK, to clarify the difference between the 2 words AFT and STERN; Aft = the inside of the very back of the ship Stern = the outside of the back of the ship So if you are on the ship at the very back you are on the aft. If you are off the ship looking at the back of the ship (where the name is), you are looking at the stern. What it boils down to is that if you are in a stateroom/Cabin in the back of the ship, you are in an Aft Stateroom/Cabin. If you are in a Stern Stateroom/Cabin, you are treading water:) Joanie Joanie, Are you able to add these suggestions & repost the whole list? Thanks! Tom😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYKWIA Posted August 5, 2017 #44 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I find SWMBO far more expressive than DW .... She who must be obeyed. Not an acronyms but an abbreviation Ex as in Ex Southampton, Ex Miami etc (Starting out from ) Oh just realised etc.... et cetera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Lover Posted August 5, 2017 #45 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Joanie,Are you able to add these suggestions & repost the whole list? Thanks! Tom😀 Since Joanie posted this over 6 years ago, I suspect you would do better to consolidate the list on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrokitty Posted August 5, 2017 #46 Share Posted August 5, 2017 DH in my case means Dumb Husband... It all depends on the circumstances....sometimes it's darling...sometimes it's dumb and every now and then it's damn!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserByHeart Posted August 5, 2017 #47 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Hmm, didn't know about this thread so I started my own some time ago 😉 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2503607 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted August 5, 2017 #48 Share Posted August 5, 2017 We need to come up with an acronym for threads like these that are revived from long ago. This one is 2011, one of the longest I've see brought back on the board but this one is still relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYKWIA Posted August 5, 2017 #49 Share Posted August 5, 2017 We need to come up with an acronym for threads like these that are revived from long ago. This one is 2011, one of the longest I've see brought back on the board but this one is still relevant. Acronym Register - Shipping Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted August 5, 2017 #50 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Few Extra for us Seniors ATD At the doctors BFF Best friend fell BTW Bring the wheelchair BYOT Bring your own teeth FWTW Forgot where I was GGPBL Gotta go, pacemaker battery low GHA Got Heartburn again IMHO Is my Hearing Aid on LMDO Laughing my dentures out OMMR On my massage recliner OMSG Oh my! Sorry Gas ROFLACGU Rolling on the floor laughing and can't get up TTYL Talk to you Louder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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