Abbreviations??

[cacy6893076]

I think you misread my post :) Every ship does have "P" (for Princess) as its second initial . The codes do have different second letters. That was the point I was (I guess not very clearly) trying to make.

Not at all, the correct code (not really a code, since it is not in code) abbreviation for the Royal Princess is RP, the correct abbreviation for the Ruby Princess is RU, are we misunderstandinding each other????? There is a two letter abbreviation for each ship, not three, as far as that goes, not all princess ship designations have a have a "P". The

Carribean Princess is not to be confused with the Sea Princess or the Coral Princess.........designations are CB, CP.CO respectively.

[captainron]

Hi Folks,

 

For those of us North Americans who are interested, here is a link to a Wikipedia website that gives both ICAO and IATA designators for airports.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_by_IATA_code:_V

 

You will notice that if you select "Y" that all the Canadian airports are listed. In Canada these are generally prefixed by the letter "C", so that Vancouver (what we commonly know as YVR) is actually CYVR.

 

Most continental US airports are generally prefixed by the letter K, so San Francisco (SFO) is actually KSFO. Now you all think that you're getting the hang of this and can name them all? OK what's Honolulu (HNL)?

If you said KHNL think again, as many Pacific destinations are prefixed by the letter "P". SO...Honolulu (HNL) is actually PNHL.

 

The following link applies a switch between the IATA codes and their corresponding city names, so if you need to know the code of where you and your baggage are going, this is a good reference point.

 

http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/airport_codes.html

 

Hope this gives everyone a start point to work from WRT airports and their abbreviations. For all of you departing soon on Princess, "Escape Completely" and...

 

Ciao for now!!!

[caribill]

what does MCI ( Kansas City ).and easliy mistyped as MCO(Orlando) stand for?

 

Kansas City International Airport (IATA: MCI, ICAO: KMCI, FAA LID: MCI), originally named Mid-Continent International Airport

[cacy6893076]

Hi Folks,

 

For those of us North Americans who are interested, here is a link to a Wikipedia website that gives both ICAO and IATA designators for airports.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_by_IATA_code:_V

 

You will notice that if you select "Y" that all the Canadian airports are listed. In Canada these are generally prefixed by the letter "C", so that Vancouver (what we commonly know as YVR) is actually CYVR.

 

Most continental US airports are generally prefixed by the letter K, so San Francisco (SFO) is actually KSFO. Now you all think that you're getting the hang of this and can name them all? OK what's Honolulu (HNL)?

If you said KHNL think again, as many Pacific destinations are prefixed by the letter "P". SO...Honolulu (HNL) is actually PNHL.

 

The following link applies a switch between the IATA codes and their corresponding city names, so if you need to know the code of where you and your baggage are going, this is a good reference point.

 

http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/airport_codes.html

 

Hope this gives everyone a start point to work from WRT airports and their abbreviations. For all of you departing soon on Princess, "Escape Completely" and...

 

Ciao for now!!!

THATS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanx so much,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!