Whoe else made the week long trip across the Atlantic with me:smile:
We will be motoring soon

 

My new MCS also made the trip accross the pond in the Madame Butterfly. It will be at sea for another 5 days until it reaches Charleston, SC, its final port of destination.

I hope to be motoring in a couple of weeks!

 

Anybody know how long before Prestige MINI gets my mcs, after arriving today at the port?

 

Could be anywhere from 3 days to 1 week. It all depends on the backlog of cars at the VPC and if there is no damage done to your car during shipping. If everything goes smoothly, you may be motoring early next week.

Check with your MA for a more accurate ETA.

 

Thanks, Cooper4us. Best of luck with your new mcs. Lets hope neither of our cars has any damage from shipping.

 

Anyone know if they Madame Butterfly made it yet?

 

I've got a MINI on the M. Butterfly, but bound for Charleston. The voyage listing changed and now shows two stops in NY.

 

Thanks, I just saw that myself. Wonder what that means. Is it possible that it stops in New York then in Port Newark, NJ., Maybe it just wont get to NY untill tomorrow cause of some delay??

 

It looks like the ship is running 1 day behind schedule and that may explain the new arrival date of 3/05 to N.Y.

I am not sure if this is going to affect the schedule for the remaining ports of call, including the last stop in Charleston, SC.

 

According to the WW site, the Madame Butterfly is scheduled as follows:

New York - 3/05
Baltimore - 3/06
Charleston - 3/09

Stay tuned..

 

I'm aboard Fidge! I'm getting off in Charleston, hope to pick it up on the 21st!

 

I am hoping to pick up mine around the 19th or 20th.

 

Alright, I guess one more day won't kill me. Good luck everyone. If anyone gets any new updates, please post, Thanks, Chris

 

Hang in there, Chris!

We are all almost there!:smile:

 

If I can get down there on the 19th, By gosh by golly, I will!
But who knows! My Saturday may or may not be booked for business...I guess I'll have to give them a call and demand an answer!

 

OT - what an interesting name for a ship. Anyone ever read or seen the play?

mb

 

Nope, never have, but I think it related to a tranvesti...

 

Well, it looks like the Madame Butterfly was not delayed. I checked the WW site just now and it shows that my mcs was discharged from the vessel on 03/04 at 1300 hours, just as scheduled. Won't be long now

 

Have you ever seen the 1989 musical Miss Saigon? It was written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the same people who brought you Les Miserables. Miss Saigon is one of my favorite musicals. The music is beautiful and the lyrics to some songs are powerful. But I digress...

Miss Saigon is very very similair to Madame Butterfly. Below is the Butterfly synopsis if you're interested in reading all of it. Otherwise, I suggest listening to Miss Saigon or if it's in town, Go see it! (I love the helicopter that lands on stage) You have to forgive me, I graduated with a B.S. in Theatre Education I get carried away when it comes to Musical Theatre.


[font=&quot]Act One: Japan[/font][font=&quot], early twentieth century. On a flowering terrace above Nagasaki harbor, U.S. Navy Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased from a marriage broker, Goro, who has just procured him three servants and a geisha wife, Cio-Cio-San, known as Madama Butterfly. To the American consul, Sharpless, who arrives breathless from climbing the hill, Pinkerton describes the carefree philosophy of a sailor roaming the world in search of pleasure. At the moment, he is enchanted with the fragile Cio-Cio-San, but his 999-year marriage contract contains a monthly renewal option. When Sharpless warns that the girl may not take her vows so lightly, Pinkerton brushes aside such scruples, saying he will one day marry a "real" American wife. Cio-Cio-San is heard in the distance joyously singing of her wedding. Entering surrounded by friends, she tells Pinkerton how, when her family fell on hard times, she had to earn her living as a geisha. Her relatives bustle in, noisily expressing their opinions on the marriage. In a quiet moment, Cio-Cio-San shows her bridegroom her few earthly treasures and tells him of her intention to embrace his Christian faith. The Imperial Commissioner performs the wedding ceremony, and the guests toast the couple. The celebration is interrupted by Cio-Cio-San's uncle, a Buddhist priest, who bursts in, cursing the girl for having renounced her ancestors' religion. Pinkerton angrily sends the guests away. Alone with Cio-Cio-San in the moonlit garden, he dries her tears, and she joins him in singing of their love.

Act Two: [/font][font=&quot]Three years later, Cio-Cio-San waits for her husband's return. As Suzuki prays to her gods for aid, her mistress stands by the doorway with her eyes fixed on the harbor. When the maid shows her how little money is left, Cio-Cio-San urges her to have faith: one fine day Pinkerton's ship will appear on the horizon. Sharpless brings a letter from the lieutenant, but before he can read it to Cio-Cio-San, Goro comes with a suitor, the wealthy Prince Yamadori. The girl dismisses both marriage broker and prince, insisting her American husband has not deserted her. When they are alone, Sharpless again starts to read the letter and suggests Pinkerton may not return. Cio-Cio-San proudly carries forth her child, Dolore (Trouble), saying that as soon as Pinkerton knows he has a son he surely will come back; if he does not, she would rather die than return to her former life. Moved by her devotion, Sharpless leaves, without having revealed the full contents of the letter. Cio-Cio-San, on the point of despair, hears a cannon report; seizing a spyglass, she discovers Pinkerton's ship entering the harbor. Now delirious with joy, she orders Suzuki to help her fill the house with flowers. As night falls, Cio-Cio-San, Suzuki and the child begin their vigil

Act Three: [/font][font=&quot]As dawn breaks, Suzuki insists that Cio-Cio-San rest. Humming a lullaby to her child, she carries him to another room. Before long, Sharpless enters with Pinkerton, followed by Kate, his new wife. When Suzuki realizes who the American woman is, she collapses in despair but agrees to aid in breaking the news to her mistress. Pinkerton, seized with remorse, bids an anguished farewell to the scene of his former happiness, then rushes away. When Cio-Cio-San comes forth expecting to find him, she finds Kate instead. Guessing the truth, the shattered Cio-Cio-San agrees to give up her child if his father will return for him. Then, sending even Suzuki away, she takes out the dagger with which her father committed suicide and bows before a statue of Buddha, choosing to die with honor rather than live in disgrace. As she raises the blade, Suzuki pushes the child into the room. Sobbing farewell, Cio-Cio-San sends him into the garden to play, then stabs herself. As she dies, Pinkerton is heard calling her name.[/font]

 

Yes, thanks for the synopsis, but I had read it before. I read it in college in a "Texts and Contexts" class (English major) where we were trying to debunk society and Literature's (capital L) definition of gender vs. sex.

Anyway, enough of that, I'm pumped all of your cars are on this ship!

mb

 

The MB is in Baltimore and will depart from there today. Will dock in Charleston on Wednesday.

 

Less than a week and a half before I motor again in a new MCS! Can't wait!

 

My MCS is at the dealer I went to visit and its perfect

Its ready for pick up, But can't pick it up until Monday, 03/14,

BTW the estimated delivery date was today. So the OL is right on target, I just can't accept delivery until Monday, or I would have driven it home today.