Lee,

Don't feel silly - it might be an American Colloquialism and there are several here.

LOL means Laugh out Loud
FWIW is for what it's worth (I see that a lot here and it took me a while to figure that one out too)

VOYAGER:
MC to FLL 11/07
MC/Dover 6/06
MARINER:
BCN / Ven 10/11
Alaska 2001|2006
Panama Canal 2003
NAV
Caribbean 11/06
Bermuda|New Eng/Canada 6/04
PG 5/05
OCEANIA
Nautica |Ist/Athens 6/07
Regatta|Baltics 6/08
Riviera 2013 Crossing -Istanbul to Miami