Aida

[jlivingood]

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Originally posted by m ben
so if our booking number is GBSOU85206C now for the Aida & was GBSOU85206B on the Takasago, onto which it was apparently never loaded, do we have any hope that it will indeed be on this next sailing of the Aida ? does this jive with what you've been told Jason ?

Sounds right to me. There are lots of cars booked into that # you gave - GBSOU85206C - from early July. There were even some from late June. So it looks like you should make it. One of the shipping contacts I found told me that even though your booking # was initally assigned it may have simply been on a "wait list" of some sort - which does not show on the WW web site yet.

Jason

[Shep]

Jason, those photos of the ship are amazing. Yes, you do have too much time on your hands. Me, too--I printed out a copy of your photo!

Next, please, a full biography of the skipper, the crew, and the ship's cat.

[m ben]

checked on my way out of the ofice this afternoon - the model on the desk _is_ the Aida. how completely coincidental is that ?

now I just have to figure out some voodoo I can do on the model to make sure Amy's car gets loaded into it & makes it here quickly



Ben

[jlivingood]

Quote:

Originally posted by m ben
checked on my way out of the ofice this afternoon - the model on the desk _is_ the Aida. how completely coincidental is that ?

now I just have to figure out some voodoo I can do on the model to make sure Amy's car gets loaded into it & makes it here quickly

That is TOO wierd! As for the voodoo, maybe do some kind of chant and dance around the model of the Aida on Friday. Somehow I think this might result in negative marks on your annual review at work...

Jason

[jlivingood]

Just checked the Southampton shipping news web site and noticed that Aida is expected tomorrow morning!

Tomorrow's Principal Arrivals:
CMA CGM Verlaine, container, 0300, Con Term; Autotransport, ro/ro, 0730, 201 link; Aida, ro/ro, AM, 202; Arabian Breeze, ro/ro, AM, 43; River Dart, general, AM, 102/3; Tinka, container, PM, Con term.



Jason

[stanMINI]

Yes, and the WW website has been updated to show 7/26 arrival and 7/27 departure also.

[eBrit]

So which one is yours? All the cars on top of the multi storey car park are Coopers and Cooper S' waiting for the Aida at Southampton. Currently they are loading Range Rovers onto the Aquarius, Aida takes her berth tomorrow. MINI's are still pouring into the docks at a rate of at least 50 a day. (I keep passing convoys of transporters laden with EB Cooper S's and think "lucky US b***"

If anyone wants a higher resolution photo email me. However, this was taken at long range with a zoom.

eBrit

[eBrit]

Here's the baby keeping Aida's bed warm at the moment. Aquarius Leader...laden with Land Rovers...due out tonight for Baltimore. Let's hope she doesn't have engine problems else Aida will need to kick her heels for a day or two in the Solent [Sorry to tease ]. Tomorrow the Aida will be sitting right there waiting to load 300 to 500 MINI's just for you(a guess on numbers...anyone know the manifest?).

eBrit

[jlivingood]

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Originally posted by eBrit
Tomorrow the Aida will be sitting right there waiting to load 300 to 500 MINI's just for you(a guess on numbers...anyone know the manifest?).

So, out of curiousity, do you live or work within sight of the docks to get those great pictures? Wow!

Can we hope that you confirm arrival of the Aida with a photo tomorrow!? (Hint, hint!)

Jason

[eBrit]

I live about 30 miles away, but was in Southampton on Tuesday for a business meeting. Just spotted a transporter full of MINIs and followed it. Got a sniff of the fairly secure loading area and a sight of s few MINIs. Posted tale on

MINIs MINIs Everywhere


However, had to go to Southamton again today, and, being overcome by curiosity, thought there must be a better viewing point from the other side of the river (Itchen)! Scouted the map... drove around a bit, then found a rickety old wooden pier half way across the River. That got me close enough with a 6X zoom to take the photos. Higher resolution photo now on my Gallery @

Waiting for Aida

Glad you like the photos. No chance of more tomorrow....but maybe on Saturday of Aida up-anchoring ?

eBrit

[Nowhere]

Just wanted to toss my name on this thread as my baby is booked on Aida also. (fingers crossed...)

Jason - Thanks for all the research and the info you posted, very cool stuff. I hope you make it on this time, I know you've been waiting a while, plus we're both heading to the same dealership

eBrit - since you offered, please track down my Mini and send me a high res photo. You should be able to find it by the description in my signature.

[Craving_an_S]

Having never read a shipping report in my life (at least before my Cooper S got booked on the Aida) I didn't know some of the terms listed for the Aida; specifically "ro/ro".

A search on Google revealed a site that not only defined "ro-ro" as "Roll on, roll off", but also had a cutaway view of an example ship.

Now I'm worried. I was hoping my precious S would be surrounded by packing material and tucked safely into its own cocoon. It appears it just gets driven onto the ship and parked! Oh my!

Hopefully they at least bolt it down and throw some bubble wrap around it.

[eBrit]

Hi Nowhere...I sure you're somewhere There are quite a few candidates in the front row to be your car ...but this was the most picturesque! Of course it might be in the seried ranks of MINIs behind.

HI res is getting distinctly "grainy" at this magnification...I was shooting from about a quarter of a mile away.

I think it's an Indi Blue Cooper next but one to the yacht's mast.

eBrit

[eBrit]

or even closer...



eBrit

[jlivingood]

I am pleased to report that the Southampton Daily Echo's shipping news indicates that the Aida has arrived at port today at 6:45am local time!

It is expected that Aida will depart tomorrow afternoon or evening.

Does anyone know what the numbers are after the ship listing?

Under arrivals today:
Aida, ro/ro, 0645, 202
Ship name, roll on / roll off, military time, ????


Under departures tomorrow:
Aida, ro/ro, PM, 34/35
Ship name, roll on / roll off, AM/PM, ????


Jason