ok, some clarification on the cruise critic lingo...please?

[princess_cruz]

right, what the heck is a dh, dd, ds, dw?

what in the name of royal carribbean is a towel animal?

i'm not stupid, just confused:confused:

help.

[OKC Cruisers]

Don't worry, you're not the first person to ask these questions.

 

In Cruise Critic shorthand: DW= Dear Wife / DH= Dear Husband / DD= Dear Daughter / DS=Dear Son, etc.

 

A towel animal is a towel (or in some cases towels) which are shaped by your cabin attendant to look like some animal. You'll usually find these on your bed after turn down service.

 

Hope this helped! :D

 

Pete

[IslandDreamers]

right, what the heck is a dh, dd, ds, dw?

what in the name of royal carribbean is a towel animal?

i'm not stupid, just confused:confused:

help.

 

 

Don't worry, I had to figure it out the hard way too!!

DH-Dear Husband

DW-Dear Wife

DS-Dear Son

DD-Dear Daughter

SIL-Son In Law

DIL-Daughter In Law

.....I could go on but I think you get my drift!

Royal Caribbean room attendants make animals out of your towels. It's sooo cool! Kinda like balloon animals, without the balloons!

[princess_cruz]

thanks guys!!!now i dont look like a loon when i'm reading messages! haha.

[katyj]

You might also come across

JFYI = just for your info, or

IMHO = in my humble opinion

[celbercrz333]

MIL - mother in law,

FIL - father in law

[WKM]

My favorite, LOL, laugh Out Loud

[princess_cruz]

i have 2 addittions myself-

lmao- laughing my ass off

pmsl- p*ssing my sides laughing.

 

oh and another one-

rofl- rollong on the floor laughing.

[dbdave]

Go to Google and search images for 'towel animals' if you want to see some.

[Nathan1990]

We had towel animals everyday on carnivals Elation... My favourite was the monkey or the elephant lol

 

I thought IMHO was: In My Honest Opinion lol. Oh well, same thing

and i was going to PM someone to ask the same question about DH, DS, e.t.c. So thanks lol

 

Nathan :)

[signal34]

right, what the heck is a dh, dd, ds, dw?

what in the name of royal carribbean is a towel animal?

i'm not stupid, just confused:confused:

help.

 

 

Towel Animals

 

 

 

[cram33]

What is a hump? I read a whole thread on it and didn't know what they were talking about except the jokes from the innuendo.

[BigDawgRonAZ]

OMG, my BBF is going to cruise with us in a hump cabin. ROTFL!!!!!

 

OMG = Oh my God

BBF = Best Friend Forever

ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing

 

My kids text all the time and I try to pick up a few words now an then!!

 

As for the hump, its the area of the ship (near the center) that bows out. Folks who end up in hump cabins generally have more balcony space since the balcony bows instead of being straight. If you were to look down the entire length of the ship, the hump would probably block your view since it sticks out a few feet.

 

I hope that helps!

[ezkahuna]

My sister got an email from a friend and it said that her friends dad was very sick. My sister sent back - I'm so sorry to hear that. LOL. She thought it meant "Lot's of Love". She also thought ***** meant "Why the Face?". Obvioulsy she doesn't text much.

 

I'm glad I found out about the DH, DW, etc. I thought it was my Dumb Husband and Da Wife. What I don't get is when someone writes page's of cruise review and throws in a DH twice - like that was too long to actually spell out! Hahahah! :-)

 

Shows that I'm a newby and going on my first cruise in June 2012.

[UandMe4Ever]

OMG, my BBF is going to cruise with us in a hump cabin. ROTFL!!!!!

 

OMG = Oh my God

BBF = Best Friend Forever

ROTFL = Rolling on the floor laughing

 

My kids text all the time and I try to pick up a few words now an then!!

 

As for the hump, its the area of the ship (near the center) that bows out. Folks who end up in hump cabins generally have more balcony space since the balcony bows instead of being straight. If you were to look down the entire length of the ship, the hump would probably block your view since it sticks out a few feet.

 

I hope that helps!

 

we try to get center of the hump, which is why we tend to book early..

Fabulous views as it extends and you can see great all the way down forward and aft!!!! Love the location. Wish all ships had the "bumpout/hump" balconies.

This is MHO (My humble opinion) ;)

[cb at sea]

Be aware that not ALL hump cabins give extra space! On many ships, the hump is simply a convenient location...no added space to the balcony or cabin is provided!

[Who knew?]

thanks guys!!!now i dont look like a loon when i'm reading messages! haha.

 

One of my favorites is YMMV -- "Your mileage may vary." Meaning (approximately) -- your experience may differ from what I just said.:p

 

The reference still may not make sense to everyone -- it's taken from the language used with miles-per-gallon gasoline estimates for autos in the US. Don't know if the automakers use the same slogan outside of the US and Canada.

 

Linda:)