swiddowson Posted July 21, 2004 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Just a little fun for the cruise world out there. All you self proclaimed Princess experts out there tell me what you think. Originally the Sea Princess was abbreviated as "CP" One can see this on some of the past Princess brochures. The Sea Princess left us for P&O. Caribbean Princess came and people began calling her "CP." Now we know that the Sea Princess will be rejoining the fleet. So who gets the abbreviated title of "CP" is it the Sea or Caribbean Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anorak33 Posted July 21, 2004 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Isn't there a Coral Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiddowson Posted July 21, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Anorak33 Yup! Just thought of her the moment I posted the poll. whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted July 21, 2004 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Cruise Director Graham Seymour told us that the initials have belonged, and will again to the Sea Princess when she returns. The initials CB are used for the Caribbean Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusdiva Posted July 21, 2004 #5 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I vote for calling it by it's name. There was so much discussion about the Coral and the Caribbean a few months ago that I posted this thread back on July 10th. I think I found it in a thread by you, stoneharborlady. ;) http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=52569 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted July 21, 2004 #6 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I think you are correct Sharon. Its just a bit of a nuisance to have to type it out. CB just doesnt sound right to me though, does it to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted July 21, 2004 #7 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Caribbean Princess came and people began calling her "CP." Now we know that the Sea Princess will be rejoining the fleet. So who gets the abbreviated title of "CP" is it the Sea or Caribbean Princess? The URLs in the Princess website say it all about the official designators:-CP = Sea Princess CB = Caribbean Princess CO = Coral Princess For what it's worth:- NP = Golden Princess AP = Grand Princess SP = Sun Princess SA = Sapphire Princess TP = Star Princess TA = Tahitian Princess DP = Dawn Princess DI = Diamond Princess RP = Royal Princess GP = Regal Princess IP = Island Princess PA = Pacific Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted July 21, 2004 #8 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thanks Globaliser, guess its settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted July 21, 2004 #9 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Thank you for posting the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatour Posted July 21, 2004 #10 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I remember that thread, and I was one of the ones that requested real names. I can see why people would want to abbreviate Caribbean Princess to CP, since Caribbean can be hard to type and remember how to spell correctly, while Coral is easy to type and remember how to spell. My original arguement was that while it is relatively easy for us regular readers/posters figure out which ship to is being referred to, for the infrequent poster or new cruiser it can be confusing. Also, since the the search feature seems to working fairly well know, it would be nice to standardize on a scheme. I know when I hit a new board to research a trip and I figure my question has been asked many times before, I do a "search" on logical terms however with two ships (actually now three if you include the Sea Princess) this can be problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusdiva Posted July 22, 2004 #11 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Thanks for the listing globliser. I do agree with you stoneharborlady, that CB just doesn't work for me and now that I've seen that AP & NP are the Grand and Golden well I'm with gatour...delighted that we have a search feature that works. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted July 22, 2004 #12 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Im afraid Im totally blank on the initials given to the Grand and the Golden. Do those initials really stand for something, or are they just pulled out of the air, and thats it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynwar Posted July 22, 2004 #13 Share Posted July 22, 2004 It kind of sounds like some of the Airport designations I come across that don't sound anything like the city. I've been writing CaribeP for the Caribbean Princess.It's short enough for me and I know what it means! Since I'll be aboard her on 9/18, I want her to have a proper and distinguished name. (stoneharborlady,I'll be waving back to you to somewhere!). I, too, have no idea where CB came from or the other two for the Golden and the Grand. So,it's back to my first sentence!! Lynne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted July 22, 2004 #14 Share Posted July 22, 2004 IMHO, I think it's just as easy to use "Carib Princess" or "Car P" or "Carib" or whatever than use "CP". Somehow, that to me is just laziness plus it's very confusing to new members. I haven't been over to the RCI boards recently but I'll have to see how they're referring to the newly-renamed "Empress of the Seas" (former Nordic Empress) when there's already an Explorer of the Seas. It would be VERY confusing to use "EOS" for either ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted July 22, 2004 #15 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Im afraid Im totally blank on the initials given to the Grand and the Golden. Do those initials really stand for something, or are they just pulled out of the air, and thats it?GrAnd Princess and GoldeN Princess, I would have thought. Once you know them and where they come from, phonetically, there's no ambiguity left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted July 22, 2004 #16 Share Posted July 22, 2004 GrAnd Princess and GoldeN Princess, I would have thought. Once you know them and where they come from, phonetically, there's no ambiguity left. Sorry Globaliser, I must be a really dumb bunny. They still dont fit for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseKing Posted July 22, 2004 #17 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Maybe it explains voyage numbers...all of my voyage numbers on the Dawn began with D....my Grand with A and the Sun with S and the Caribbean with a B.....But...Oops...now I see that cruises on the Crown began with 31 and the Ocean with a 71...oh never mind...I thought I was onto something here.... :o I guess THAT could be a whole new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted July 22, 2004 #18 Share Posted July 22, 2004 It kind of sounds like some of the Airport designations I come across that don't sound anything like the city.I've been writing CaribeP for the Caribbean Princess.It's short enough for me and I know what it means! Since I'll be aboard her on 9/18, I want her to have a proper and distinguished name. (stoneharborlady,I'll be waving back to you to somewhere!). I, too, have no idea where CB came from or the other two for the Golden and the Grand. So,it's back to my first sentence!! Lynne Lynne: I will be at home in Pittsburgh on 9/18, but I promise to wave to you at five oclock. Its a fabulous ship, and you will have a great time!!! Please have a Love Boat Dream for me, and sausages for breakfast!!! Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloriaF Posted July 22, 2004 #19 Share Posted July 22, 2004 but in the future will abbreviate it using Carib P and spell out Coral and Sea. At least we only have to type 5 letters that way!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusdiva Posted July 22, 2004 #20 Share Posted July 22, 2004 OMG....I am LOL...I went looking for this thread and I just realized I posted under my husband's identity...sorry honey....I did vote to call them by their names though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinChris Posted July 22, 2004 #21 Share Posted July 22, 2004 And don't forget there used to be the Crown Princess. I'm betting that the newbuild (Caribbean 2) will be named either Crown Princess or Royal Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted July 22, 2004 #22 Share Posted July 22, 2004 And don't forget there used to be the Crown Princess. I'm betting that the newbuild (Caribbean 2) will be named either Crown Princess or Royal Princess.Or they'd try to theme the name with her sister, Caribbean. Much like there are/were: Sun/Dawn, Ocean/Sea, Crown/Regal, Diamond/Sapphire, and Coral/Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARGIN Posted July 22, 2004 #23 Share Posted July 22, 2004 CP = Sea Princess CB = Caribbean Princess CO = Coral Princess works for me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdjam Posted July 22, 2004 #24 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Or they'd try to theme the name with her sister, Caribbean West Indies Princess? The original name for Caribbean Princess was Crown Princess - much evidenced, in my opinion only, by the way the forward mast, when pushed up over the bridge due to the extra deck, looks crown-like - and Princess does have a proclivity for renaming their ships...we're already on our second Pacific, Sun, Dawn, Sea, Star, Golden and Island Princesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted July 22, 2004 #25 Share Posted July 22, 2004 West Indies Princess? Antillean Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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