dan40 Posted June 23, 2005 #1 Share Posted June 23, 2005 What does CB mean? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holidayathesea Posted June 23, 2005 #2 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Caribbean Princess, the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman931 Posted June 23, 2005 #3 Share Posted June 23, 2005 The initials CP were already in use for the Coral Princess..so the board adopted CB for the Carribean Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan40 Posted June 23, 2005 Author #4 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I've seen CB used by people going on the Golden Princess which is what really confused me. Thanx for the headsup. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carltonda Posted June 23, 2005 #5 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Princess use a 2 letter designator for internal communications, reservations and IT systems throughout the fleet. In some cases the designator defies any logic. The complete fleet list is:- Caribbean CB Diamond DI Golden NP ??? Grand AP ??? Sapphire SA Star TP ??? Coral CO Dawn DP Island IP Sea CP Sun SP Pacific PA Regal GP ??? Royal RP Tahitian TA and the Crown will be CZ I prefer to always use their full name - more dignified!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted June 23, 2005 #6 Share Posted June 23, 2005 The initials CP were already in use for the Coral Princess..so the board adopted CB for the Carribean Princess.You're correct, and as carltonda states, the board didn't make it up but rather used the Princess internal coding. :) This way, if someone asks a question about the "CP," we know it's the Coral Princess and likewise, a question about the "CB," we know it's the Caribbean Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted June 23, 2005 #7 Share Posted June 23, 2005 What is funny is, I only use the initials for Caribbean Princess, the rest I just use their name, ie: Golden, Grand, Star, etc.:) During a past life, I had to memorize the airport codes, some made sense - BOS (Boston) and some didn't YUL (Montreal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britsbest Posted June 23, 2005 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2005 YMX-Montreal or are there 2 airports? All Canadian (OK most) begin with Y or Z defies logic but there it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casshew Posted June 23, 2005 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2005 YMX-Montreal or are there 2 airports? All Canadian (OK most) begin with Y or Z defies logic but there it is This is true... I'm in YYZ :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Cruis'n Posted June 23, 2005 #10 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Northender, Was once told by a reliable source ORD in Chicago stems from the fact that before it was an airport, it was an orchard. Go figure :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted June 23, 2005 #11 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Okay, so what's the excuse for New Orleans being MSY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusdiva Posted June 23, 2005 #12 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Okay, so what's the excuse for New Orleans being MSY? In my TA classes we were told that MSY = messy, because of the way the Big Muddy often rises and causing MSY flooding. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan40 Posted June 23, 2005 Author #13 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Didn't mean to open Pandoras' can a beans.:p Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEOWSMURPHY Posted June 24, 2005 #14 Share Posted June 24, 2005 And why CMH for Columbus?:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer333 Posted June 24, 2005 #15 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Northender' date=' Was once told by a reliable source ORD in Chicago stems from the fact that before it was an airport, it was an orchard. Go figure :confused:[/quote'] Yes, ORD does stand for "orchard"... however I heard that the Orchard family owned the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerob Posted June 24, 2005 #16 Share Posted June 24, 2005 The original airport on the site of O'Hare was named Orchard Field. Thus ORD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzycick Posted June 24, 2005 #17 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Wichita (kansas) is ICT? lol, yeah, don't know why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britsbest Posted June 24, 2005 #18 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Okay, so what's the excuse for New Orleans being MSY? What does MSY stand for? MSY stands for Moisant Stock Yards. Before the airport was built, an early aviation pioneer crashed a small plane on the property--John Moisant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted June 24, 2005 #19 Share Posted June 24, 2005 What does MSY stand for?MSY stands for Moisant Stock Yards. Before the airport was built, an early aviation pioneer crashed a small plane on the property--John Moisant. Now that's an interesting trivia fact, unless of course you made it up. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britsbest Posted June 24, 2005 #20 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Now that's an interesting trivia fact, unless of course you made it up. :D Googled it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cworld Posted June 24, 2005 #21 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Try CVG for Cleveland, IAH for Houston, BNA for Nashville. I just think aviation types are crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britsbest Posted June 24, 2005 #22 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Try CVG for Cleveland, IAH for Houston, BNA for Nashville. I just think aviation types are crazy. CVG stands for "Covington," that being the nearest city of any size when the airport opened in 1947. IAH Houston Intercontinental Airport HIA was taken by Harrisburg International Airport so they swapped letters! (or Hamilton take your pick!) http://www.skygod.com/asstd/abc.html No more just click above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachnlucy Posted June 24, 2005 #23 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Googled it ! Aha! So it wasn't just a weird tidbit floating around in your mind. That's good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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