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Contents 1 Boards 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations 2.1 B2B or B2B2.... 2.2 BAL 2.3 CCL 2.4 D? 2.5 DOD 2.6 ?IL 2.7 IMHO 2.8 NP 2.9 OBC 2.10 OP 2.11 PR 2.12 Popcorn 2.13 Poster

Boards

Below is a listing of different discussion boards related to cruising with Carnival.
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• Carnival Connections
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• Cruise Addicts
• Cruise Crazies
  • Cruise Crazies has no section dedicated to Carnival
• Cruise Critic
• Cruise Line Fans
• Cruise Mates

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Many times on discussion boards the users will use acronyms and abbreviations.

For new users this can be confusing. Listed below are a few of the acronyms and abbreviations used.

B2B or B2B2....

Back to Back: This means the poster is taking one cruise after another.

• Add "to Back" based on the number of extra "2B"

BAL

Balcony Room or Balcony Guaranty

• Balcony Guaranty: A type of booking that guaranties a Category 8A room or better.

CCL

Carnival Cruise Lines

D?

• For ?
  • A = Aunt
  • B = Brother or Boy
  • D = Daughter or Dad
  • H = Husband
  • M = Mother
  • S = Son or Sister
  • U = Uncle
  • W = Wife

• The D can change also based on the mood of the poster
  • Dear
  • Darling
  • "A a barrier that divides waters."

DOD

Drink of the Day: A drink that is discounted for the day. (See the Capers for what it is)

?IL

? in Law

• For ?
  • B = Brother
  • F = Father
  • M = Mother
  • S = Sister

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion

NP

No Problem or Not a Problem

OBC

On Board Credit: This is given as part of a deal at booking, in the event of a price drop, or as part of the Shareholder Benefit.

OP

Original Poster: The first poster in the discussion.

PR

Public Relations / Guest Relations

• Address

Guest Relations

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Place

3655 NW 87 Avenue

Miami, FL. 33178-2428

Popcorn

Context: I'll grab the popcorn.

• This statement means that the topic is of controversy.

The popcorn reference comes from thought of sit back and watch the "show".

Poster

The person who is the author of an item in a discussion.