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ricardin

ricardin

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I obviously realise that the majority of members on here are either from The States or Canada. Can anyone with a CC dictionary please take a moment to give me a list of the meanings of the abbreviations you use, DS, DH, BIL etc etc. I love cruising, and I love cruise critic and sharing everyone's experiences. I just feel such a plank typing everthing in full.

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S.A.M.J.R.

S.A.M.J.R.

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I'm new to cruising, but what you mention are common on other forums I'm on...

 

DH... Darling (or Dear) Husband

DW... Darling Wife

BIL... Brother in Law

DS... Dear Son

DD... Darling Daughter

MIL... Mother In Law

 

Some cruising ones I've picked up...

MDR... Main Dining Room

WJ... Windjammer

 

I know there are more, but my mind just hit a brick wall.

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ricardin

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I'm new to cruising, but what you mention are common on other forums I'm on...

 

DH... Darling (or Dear) Husband

DW... Darling Wife

BIL... Brother in Law

DS... Dear Son

DD... Darling Daughter

MIL... Mother In Law

 

Some cruising ones I've picked up...

MDR... Main Dining Room

WJ... Windjammer

 

I know there are more, but my mind just hit a brick wall.

 

Doh, and I could not work that out myself? It's been a long week, my first week at work since the ship. TGIF (I know that one lol). Thank you so much.

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ShakyBeef

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Yes, DOD is Drink of the Day.

 

And PP is Previous Poster - not the OP, but someone posting after them and before you on a thread.

 

FWIW = For what it's worth.

IMO = In my opinion.

IMHO = In my humble opinion

YMMV = Your mileage may vary

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ShakyBeef

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There are cabin category abbreviations, too.

 

RS - Royal Suite

RFS -Royal Family Suite

RLS - Royal Loft Suite

OS - Owner's Suite (This is sometimes Ocean Suite on other cruise lines. On Carnival, it can get a little confusing because their ships have Owner's Suites and Ocean Suites:p)

GS - Grand Suite

JS - Junior Suite

OV - Ocean View

BAL - Balcony

PH - PortHole (cabin with little, round windows (portholes) instead of bigger, picture windows)

 

I know there are more that I'm not remembering right now.

 

CL - Concierge Lounge

DL- Diamond Lounge

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reallyitsmema

reallyitsmema

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OBC = On Board Credit

 

Most ships on Royal are abbreviated like - LOS = Liberty of the Seas, etc

 

RCCL = Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

The ships actually have two digit abbreviations that the cruiseline has given them. The three letter abbreviations that some cruise critic members have created become confusing because when you say LOS, you could be referring to Liberty or Legend. You get in even more trouble when you use MOS because of Mariner, Monarch and Majesty.

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S.A.M.J.R.

S.A.M.J.R.

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or, depending on the circumstatnce, "dumb"

Or another four letter word that starts with *d* :D

 

OP - Original Poster or the person who started the thread. You are the OP for this thread :cool:

OP can also be 'Original Post', as in...

 

"They asked for definitions in the OP."

 

PP can be 'Previous Poster' or 'Previous Post'.

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CruisinMatt

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The ships actually have two digit abbreviations that the cruiseline has given them. The three letter abbreviations that some cruise critic members have created become confusing because when you say LOS, you could be referring to Liberty or Legend. You get in even more trouble when you use MOS because of Mariner, Monarch and Majesty.

 

 

Oops! Oh well! :D

 

CC = Cruise Critic

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Paulxyz2004

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RCCL = Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

 

While this is often used on CC (Cruise Critic) it can be misleading as some Posters also use it differently.

 

Actually RCCL = Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is the Company that owns a number of cruiselines including RCI = Royal Caribbean International, X = Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises and a few others.

 

Another one that Needs some context to it is TA = Travel Agent or TA = Tranatlantic. Then of course CC sometimes means Cruise Critic and other times Credit Card.

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Scotty G

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RCI - Royal Caribbean International; the cruise line that this segment of CC (Cruise Critic) is about.

 

RCCL - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.; the parent corporation of RCI, Celebrity, Azamara, CDF, Pullmantur and a joint venture with TUI Cruises.

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Caribbean_Cruises_Ltd.#section_2

 

RCI and RCCL are used on these boards interchangably as is the case in the travel industry. :confused: My TA manager uses the RCCL for RCI and has been in the business for years.

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JudyM

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Ricardin, could you explain the phrase "feel like such a plank"? I gather it's not something to be proud of, but I'm wondering what the origin is, and are there social settings in which it would be inappropriate? Thanks!

 

PS: I could have also said "TIA" meaning "Thanks in advance."

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