I'm on the Traviata too! I'm at work right now, and I just stood up in my cubicle and pumped my fist a couple of times.

Yeah, it's one of those days.

 

That image just makes me smile! I am happy for you and the others that have FINALLY been booked to sail. I'm sure it won't be long before the rest of us join you.

I am no longer a crackline addict...now I am punching my vin into the Wallenius Wilhelmsen cargo site like a nut to see if my mini has found it's way on board the Don Quijote!! When does the madness stop???

 

Wow, week 37er's and week 38er's on the Traviata. I am a week 36er and I am on the Traviata. Doesn't seem fair. Car was finished on 9/6. Arrived at Port on 9/10. (Guess it took the scenic route) and now 9/16 finally gets on a ship.

 

Yep, I do a daily VIN check on the site, my car was finished on the 12th but it has not shown up in their system yet

 

I was just told my mini is at the "Port of Exit" Yeppie!!!!

There is still hope for catching a ride on the Don Quijote tomorrow. Still not listed on the WW site.

It does appear progress is being made.

Congrats to all that have set sail.

 

Same here n3mpr, just called a minute ago and so I guess I"m just waiting for a boat to be loaded upon.

 

Mike,

May be they can ride together. Is yours go to Charleston?

 

Thanks to all of you! I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere!

Does anyone other than myself find it odd or possibly a coincidence that so many in our week, as well as week 36 were finished production early last week and sitting in Southampton but didn't get confirmation of shipping but yet a very large cargo ship left the dock last Friday- namely the Caribbean Highway? I'm not trying to get anyone's hopes up but it does seem rather odd to me that no one is on that ship. According tho the K Line schedule this ship does stop in Charleston... just a thought.

Why can't K line have the tracking that WW has? It sure would cause a lot less anxiety for a few of us state side!

 

well I'm here in Florida so charleston sounds right I'm so excited

 

Mike, Greg and anyone else who was done early last week but didn't catch a ride on the Indy II, have you had any luck getting info from you MA? Is there any way to know if you could be on a ship already? I know my MA hasn't been very helpful with some basic requests but maybe you guys woulld have had more luck.

Mike, is your port of arrival listed on your paperwork they gave you when you placed your order?

Napria- I believe your port of arrival is Georgia so, according the ship schedules, you would have to be WW. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you for a big bon voyage tomorrow!

 

Good observation. I cannot see why I have been sitting on the dock since the 7th. I totally see that a very large shipment of 36's, 37's and 38's will be clogging up the port pretty soon unless there are some goings-on behind the scenes that we are not aware of..lets just hope they move this backlog soon

 

Yippee! I just found out Rosie is also on Traviata. I have been trying to find ship location, but so far no luck. At least I know she is out there
"sailing the ocean blue".

 

I've just been calling ASK MINI. My MA isn't great on getting back with me. The paperwork I received from my time I ordered doesn't say anything about a port so I'm not to sure where it will arrive. I'm just hoping it gets on a boat here soon. I'll just keep calling until they say it's on a boat and there's nothing more we can tell you. That's where the shipper's website should be handy.

 

l don't know if any of you are a wake but Traviata is going down the middle! She's 8 Nautical miles from the dock. l told my guy to go and use the bathroom and to not cut in line

 

hey guys look what l found sitting on the dock waiting for a lift, a whole lot of Mini's http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=50.88...20&r=0&src=msl

 

And lookie what l saw on the webcam..the Traviata

 

Nice find!

 

Yes, it did seem odd and I called my dealer today and found out that Otis is actually in transit and scheduled to arrive in Charleston on 9/25. The MA further elaborated that I could see my Mini by the end of the month!!!

Do not believe the OL, call your dealer!

 

Which line is the Carribean Highway on? I am in Charleston, SC with a Mini JCW Clubman S that has been sitting at the Southampton dock since 9/8/08 per Ask Mini and MINI USA has me in transport to the dock as of 9/5/08?

 

Caribbean Highway is K-Line, shipping schedules are at http://www.kline.com/KAMCarCarrier/S...g_Schedule.pdf, look under the North Atlantic Shuttle Service for information on auto transport. K Line does not have a web service where you can enter your VIN, you have to call your dealer to confirm.

 

Good for you Casey! I had a feeling some of you were on the CH!

Emma Bean, the CH is scheduled to stop in Charleston on Sept 25 if she stays on schedule. Maybe your MA can confirm whether you made this ship for you.

Here is another thread regarding tracking your MINI. A lot of the info has been repeated but at this point, I'm willing to read anything to keep my mind occupied! http://www.jwardell.com/mini/2006/10...-ordered-mini/

 

The belief that my car may be on the Carribean Highway is the only thing keeping me afloat right now. I just fear that I'm getting my hopes up. Nobody warned me of the Mini depression that could set in during this stage. Maybe I'll call the dealer later today. I've emailed my MA before and was told they didn't have any info... maybe they didn't even look. I'd like to believe that my MA actually cares enough to look, because she has been very helpful throughout the process.

Born: 9/8
At Port: 9/10
MIA Since: 9/10

 

I just thought of this analogy.

Has anyone seen the movie Apollo 13? They go into space, and the shuttle is crippled. So they decide the only way to get them home is to use the slingshot effect off the moon. Well at one point the moon will be between them and earth, and they would be in radio silence for like a day. NASA didn't know whether they were still alive, and the astronauts got to sit in the tin can and hope they lived to hear NASA again.

Right now is basically like that. No information can go between me and Mini because of a big giant moon in the way.

 

Thank you Kellypgh and Casey61.

 

Oh my goodness my Mini is on a boat. Yes, Yes, Yes. She left on 9/12/08 on the Carribean Hwy. Thank you each so very much for sending me in the direction of K-Line and then calling the Charleston Dealer.

Arrival, per Dana at the Dealership, to port is approx. 9/25 then to the distribution center in Greenville on 9/26 for a 5-7 days dealer ad ons, then back to Charleston. HOO HOO. Now I know where Mini Moo is, on a boat.