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qwik · Jul 19th, 2002, 05:20 PM

Well it looks like all of us booked on the Aida will have to wait a bit longer. It has been delayed . It is now schedueled to arrive 7/26 instead of the 7/22 .I guess a bit more of a wait wont kill me as long as it makes the ship.
ARRIVE DEPART
SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 26/07/2002 27/07/2002
HALIFAX, NS CANADA 04/08/2002 04/08/2002
NEW YORK, NY U.S.A. 06/08/2002 07/08/2002

sixfoot6 · Jul 19th, 2002, 05:44 PM

Dude, that sucks.

Still, it arrives in New York a week before my ship, the Otello, makes it to California.

sixfoot6

Cape Cod MINI · Jul 19th, 2002, 06:41 PM

What a let-down

I think I'm beyond anger now. The only thing that would make me feel better is if the Takasago sank. It would legitamize being bumped. Sometimes I do feel that another week will kill me.

MGB Boy · Jul 19th, 2002, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cape Cod MINI
What a let-down
I think I'm beyond anger now. The only thing that would make me feel better is if the Takasago sank.

Hey hey hey, enough of that crazy talk...

-Ricardo

jlivingood · Jul 20th, 2002, 01:57 PM

Great, delays piled on delays. I just hope my car gets assigned to the Aida. It still shows as "removed" from the Takasago - whatever that means.

Anyone have a booking # for the Aida yet?

Jason

sixfoot6 · Jul 20th, 2002, 02:10 PM

Jason.

My MINI missed the Takasago, but was rebooked for the Otello, which it's now aboard.

On about Wednesday the 'Voyage' on my 'Cargo Status' page changed from the old Takasago to the Otello... but no 're-booked' line item appeared in my history. Check up top under your voyage to see if it's been updated to the Aida yet.

Good luck man.

sixfoot6

qwik · Jul 20th, 2002, 05:32 PM

Hijlivingood ,
I do have a booking # for the AIDA but not loaded as of yet because its still out at sea (lol) . Hope I do not get burried behind new arrivals, my car has been sitting there for a bit and many new cars are arriving, hope they go first in first out !
If this helps it will be Voyage # EA229-AID .

Cape Cod MINI · Jul 20th, 2002, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MGB Boy

Hey hey hey, enough of that crazy talk...

-Ricardo

Sorry. My emotions got the best of me for a while. Besides, I would never truly wish that on a fellow New England Yankee MINI owner

Shep · Jul 20th, 2002, 10:11 PM

Some of you have been waiting at the dock a long time, it seems. I'm a new arrival at Southampton dock (W&W's site says I arrived today at 14:42 UK time). I was built just three or four days ago, so that's pretty darn quick. I have a booking number on Aida, too. We'll see whether we all get aboard.

Hope you long-time waiting folks get on, anyway--I'm sure they'll load the earlier arrivals at the dock first (unless perhaps there's something wrong with a car that has to be fixed first).

Note how I have deeply identified with my car!

jlivingood · Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:26 AM

Got an update from WW customer service. All of the people in booking ID GBSOU88296 that missed the Takasago should be added to the new booking ID GBSOU88296A. Right now only 2 cars show up in that ID so I would guess their system is lagging by several days.

My car has been confirmed by both MINI and WW to be a part of this booking ID and, barring an unusual situation (not out of the question) I should be loaded onto the Aida. By the time it leaves I'll have been in port for 3 weeks so I sincerely hope I make it onto the boat.

Also, the Aida is behind schedule due to a 4 day delay at the first port of call, in Bremerhaven, Germany, according to WW. I don't expect we'll see any further delays now.

Aida arrives in Southampton in 3 days.

Now... How do we figure out the Aida's call sign and where it is located in the ocean at any given time to track progress?

Also, anyone have the link to the local Southampton shipping newspaper site?

Jason

sixfoot6 · Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:09 AM

Jason.

Hit the FAQ button above. The last item in the FAQ talks about spotting your ship at sea. I've had no luck, however, spotting the Otello.

As for the newspaper. I don't have the link anymore, but if you go to www.yahoo.com and type in southampton newspaper, you'll see a link for the Daily Echo. Left hand margin of that page has a shipping link.

Good luck getting aboard!

sixfoot6

jlivingood · Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sixfoot6
Jason.

Hit the FAQ button above. The last item in the FAQ talks about spotting your ship at sea. I've had no luck, however, spotting the Otello.

As for the newspaper. I don't have the link anymore, but if you go to www.yahoo.com and type in southampton newspaper, you'll see a link for the Daily Echo. Left hand margin of that page has a shipping link.

Good luck getting aboard!

sixfoot6

Thanks for the info! I found the Southampton Shipping Newspaper web site at http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/hampshire...pton/shipping/ . You can jump specifically to the shipping / IN PORT TODAY page at http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/hampshire.../IN_PORT0.html. Pretty cool stuff!

Jason

jlivingood · Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:44 AM

Aida's call sign is SCFI.

Jason

jlivingood · Jul 23rd, 2002, 12:29 PM

Built in 1991.
Flies under Swedish flag.
Can carry 5,850 cars or 2,500 cars and 585 trucks.

Here she is!

Can anyone else tell I have way too much time on my hands today!?

Jason

m ben · Jul 23rd, 2002, 12:52 PM

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 ?

funny about that picture of the ship - there is a model downstairs here at work on the top of someone's desk near the mailroom that looks just like it. it must be shipping people down there as there are several ship models visible. I'll look closer to see which ship it actually is a model of.

Ben

jlivingood · Jul 23rd, 2002, 01:06 PM

Quote:

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 · Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:15 PM

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 · Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:33 PM

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 · Jul 24th, 2002, 09:56 AM

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 · Jul 25th, 2002, 09:52 AM

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

Jul 19th, 2002, 05:20 PM	#1
qwik MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 52 Offline	Aida Well it looks like all of us booked on the Aida will have to wait a bit longer. It has been delayed . It is now schedueled to arrive 7/26 instead of the 7/22 .I guess a bit more of a wait wont kill me as long as it makes the ship. ARRIVE DEPART SOUTHAMPTON UNITED KINGDOM 26/07/2002 27/07/2002 HALIFAX, NS CANADA 04/08/2002 04/08/2002 NEW YORK, NY U.S.A. 06/08/2002 07/08/2002

Jul 19th, 2002, 05:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
sixfoot6 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orange County, California Local Time: 03:03 PM Posts: 218 Offline	Dude, that sucks. Still, it arrives in New York a week before my ship, the Otello, makes it to California. sixfoot6 Dark Silver "S" - White Top - Alloy Wheels - Sports Package - Premium Package - status: In Search of Twisties

Jul 19th, 2002, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cape Cod MINI Exposing the Beast Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cape Cod, MA Local Time: 06:03 PM Posts: 5,344 Offline	What a let-down I think I'm beyond anger now. The only thing that would make me feel better is if the Takasago sank. It would legitamize being bumped. Sometimes I do feel that another week will kill me. Missing my buddies Dan and Ed but glad I have two angel buddies, And on a quest to Right Secco's Wrongs

Jul 19th, 2002, 11:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
MGB Boy heterochromic & loving it Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: at the rink Local Time: 06:03 PM Posts: 4,216 Online	Quote: Originally posted by Cape Cod MINI What a let-down I think I'm beyond anger now. The only thing that would make me feel better is if the Takasago sank. Hey hey hey, enough of that crazy talk... -Ricardo 06 MCS-W/77 MGB/69 MGB-GT "2 minutes by yourself and...you feel shame, you know...and then you get free"

Jul 20th, 2002, 01:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Great, delays piled on delays. I just hope my car gets assigned to the Aida. It still shows as "removed" from the Takasago - whatever that means. Anyone have a booking # for the Aida yet? Jason Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

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Jul 20th, 2002, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
sixfoot6 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orange County, California Local Time: 03:03 PM Posts: 218 Offline	Jason. My MINI missed the Takasago, but was rebooked for the Otello, which it's now aboard. On about Wednesday the 'Voyage' on my 'Cargo Status' page changed from the old Takasago to the Otello... but no 're-booked' line item appeared in my history. Check up top under your voyage to see if it's been updated to the Aida yet. Good luck man. sixfoot6 Dark Silver "S" - White Top - Alloy Wheels - Sports Package - Premium Package - status: In Search of Twisties

Jul 20th, 2002, 05:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
qwik MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 52 Offline	Hijlivingood , I do have a booking # for the AIDA but not loaded as of yet because its still out at sea (lol) . Hope I do not get burried behind new arrivals, my car has been sitting there for a bit and many new cars are arriving, hope they go first in first out ! If this helps it will be Voyage # EA229-AID .

Jul 20th, 2002, 09:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cape Cod MINI Exposing the Beast Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cape Cod, MA Local Time: 06:03 PM Posts: 5,344 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by MGB Boy Hey hey hey, enough of that crazy talk... -Ricardo Sorry. My emotions got the best of me for a while. Besides, I would never truly wish that on a fellow New England Yankee MINI owner Missing my buddies Dan and Ed but glad I have two angel buddies, And on a quest to Right Secco's Wrongs

Jul 20th, 2002, 10:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Shep MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Princeton, NJ, USA Local Time: 06:03 PM Posts: 209 Offline	Some of you have been waiting at the dock a long time, it seems. I'm a new arrival at Southampton dock (W&W's site says I arrived today at 14:42 UK time). I was built just three or four days ago, so that's pretty darn quick. I have a booking number on Aida, too. We'll see whether we all get aboard. Hope you long-time waiting folks get on, anyway--I'm sure they'll load the earlier arrivals at the dock first (unless perhaps there's something wrong with a car that has to be fixed first). Note how I have deeply identified with my car! Chili red Cooper/white roof/CVT/sunroof/DSC "Max" arrived on 19th August 2002 License plate: OURMINI

Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	A WW Update Got an update from WW customer service. All of the people in booking ID GBSOU88296 that missed the Takasago should be added to the new booking ID GBSOU88296A. Right now only 2 cars show up in that ID so I would guess their system is lagging by several days. My car has been confirmed by both MINI and WW to be a part of this booking ID and, barring an unusual situation (not out of the question) I should be loaded onto the Aida. By the time it leaves I'll have been in port for 3 weeks so I sincerely hope I make it onto the boat. Also, the Aida is behind schedule due to a 4 day delay at the first port of call, in Bremerhaven, Germany, according to WW. I don't expect we'll see any further delays now. Aida arrives in Southampton in 3 days. Now... How do we figure out the Aida's call sign and where it is located in the ocean at any given time to track progress? Also, anyone have the link to the local Southampton shipping newspaper site? Jason Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
sixfoot6 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orange County, California Local Time: 03:03 PM Posts: 218 Offline	Jason. Hit the FAQ button above. The last item in the FAQ talks about spotting your ship at sea. I've had no luck, however, spotting the Otello. As for the newspaper. I don't have the link anymore, but if you go to www.yahoo.com and type in southampton newspaper, you'll see a link for the Daily Echo. Left hand margin of that page has a shipping link. Good luck getting aboard! sixfoot6 Dark Silver "S" - White Top - Alloy Wheels - Sports Package - Premium Package - status: In Search of Twisties

Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by sixfoot6 Jason. Hit the FAQ button above. The last item in the FAQ talks about spotting your ship at sea. I've had no luck, however, spotting the Otello. As for the newspaper. I don't have the link anymore, but if you go to www.yahoo.com and type in southampton newspaper, you'll see a link for the Daily Echo. Left hand margin of that page has a shipping link. Good luck getting aboard! sixfoot6 Thanks for the info! I found the Southampton Shipping Newspaper web site at http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/hampshire...pton/shipping/ . You can jump specifically to the shipping / IN PORT TODAY page at http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/hampshire.../IN_PORT0.html. Pretty cool stuff! Jason Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Aida Call Sign Aida's call sign is SCFI. Jason Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

Jul 23rd, 2002, 12:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Goofy Aida Facts Built in 1991. Flies under Swedish flag. Can carry 5,850 cars or 2,500 cars and 585 trucks. Here she is! Can anyone else tell I have way too much time on my hands today!? Jason Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

Jul 23rd, 2002, 12:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
m ben MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan Local Time: 06:03 PM Posts: 27 Offline	hmn... 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 ? funny about that picture of the ship - there is a model downstairs here at work on the top of someone's desk near the mailroom that looks just like it. it must be shipping people down there as there are several ship models visible. I'll look closer to see which ship it actually is a model of. Ben

Jul 23rd, 2002, 01:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Re: hmn... Quote: 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 Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

Jul 23rd, 2002, 10:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
Shep MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Princeton, NJ, USA Local Time: 06:03 PM Posts: 209 Offline	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. Chili red Cooper/white roof/CVT/sunroof/DSC "Max" arrived on 19th August 2002 License plate: OURMINI

Jul 23rd, 2002, 11:33 PM	#18 (permalink)
m ben MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan Local Time: 06:03 PM Posts: 27 Offline	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

Jul 24th, 2002, 09:56 AM	#19 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	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 Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

Jul 25th, 2002, 09:52 AM	#20 (permalink)
jlivingood MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, US Local Time: 10:03 PM Posts: 808 Offline	Aida Expected In Port Friday Morning 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 Jason Livingood \| personal web site 2002 DS/W MINI Cooper S Thank you for signing my rear fog light petition. Now we have rear fogs! :-)

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