Is there a source for cruise abbreviations?

[twokey]

I keep seeing things like HH, DD, TA, WIWF, DH and many other initals and abreviations in the different cruise board listings and writings. I have no idea what any of these mean. Is there a source somewhere for the different abreviations?

[DonnaK]

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/faq.php?faq=vb3_reading_posting#faq_acronyms

 

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

FCC - Future Cruise Credit (available on many cruise lines)

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.

OH - Other Half

OIC - Oh, I See

OL - the Old Lady

***** - 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

[cb at sea]

Wow! Nice list!

[Kartgv]

I keep seeing things like HH, DD, TA, WIWF, DH and many other initals and abreviations in the different cruise board listings and writings. I have no idea what any of these mean. Is there a source somewhere for the different abreviations?

 

A couple of yours are covered by the list, but not all. TA can mean "Trans-Atlantic" or "Travel Agent". WIWF - ? unless you mean WIFI which refers to the wireless network. Also don't know about HH (Happy Holiday? Handsome Hubby?). A couple more not on the list are "OP" for "original poster" and one I just saw somewhere - "NITLT" for "not in this life time".

[twokey]

Thanks cruisers!

FWIW, I now feel like I can chat withe rest of you.

 

SYL

Tom