What I'm thinking is the Freedom and Don Juan will in in port about the same time. There are about 230 MINIs going to Charleston. Both ships will arrive in Charleston within the same day. I think the logistics folks are still juggling the load for these ships.

 

To Cube: your response to the "dreaded asterisk" cracked me up. It's cold tonight and it got me goin'. I myself have never gotten an * so I can only imagine what it's really like. I sincerely hope the * disappears.

 

any idea what day Freedom is going to sail?? I was told Betty was on the Integrity .... but alas... maybe the Freedom... next thing I will hear is it has the DREADED>>>> ASTERIX......

 

If your in CA Freedom and Don Juan don't go there. The next WW ship going out there is the Fallstaff leaving on the 18th. Maybe yout on one of the other shippers.. I hope

 

I am in Ca, however I am buying mine from Patrickmini in Ill. they had a better and friendlier group to work with...and faster. I am driving it back home the first week of March. anyone know when the Freedom is scheduled to sail?

 

Freedom (call sign: WDB5483) voyage schedule is...

ZEEBRUGGE, BELGIUM 11/02/2006 12/02/2006
SOUTHAMPTON, UK 13/02/2006 13/02/2006
NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A. 21/02/2006 22/02/2006
BALTIMORE, MD, U.S.A. 23/02/2006 24/02/2006
CHARLESTON,SC ,U.S.A. 26/02/2006 27/02/2006
BRUNSWICK, GA, U.S.A. 28/02/2006 28/02/2006

 

That ROCKS!! I can't see paying the premiums or waiting several months for the privilege to buy at MSRP. It seems the MINI dealers or should we call them Stealers in CA have the buyers over a barrel. Good for you and I'm envious of your up coming road trip.

 

Ohhhh noooooooo! I have the dreaded asterisk on Super Casper too!!

 

Thompson,
where do I look that up?

 

1. Go here first, Wallenius Wilhelmsen site
>> http://schedule.2wglobal.com/AppTracking/cargoTrack.do
and enter click on "Auto Cargo" on the right, then enter your VIN #

After this you can see "Voyage: (YOUR VOYAGE #)" (which is clickable) and it lists the schedule. I think your are going to be on the FREEDOM, Voyage: EA606-FRE with my Cooper S! You can even copy/paste your "Booking Number" and search this. It lists ALL the VIN's that are scheduled to load. This is where you see the dreaded "*" or not...

I found the FREEDOM through the AIS Live site yesterday afternoon leaving Antwerp, Belgium harbour. It is scheduled to be in Zebrugge, Belgium through the weekend and then off across the English Channel to Southampton, UK on Monday the 13th to load up our MINIs and LEAVE port too! The AIS Live website is the most accurate of them all. http://www.aislive.com/AISLivePortal...opDefault.aspx

 

Looks like about a quarter of the mini's waiting for the Carmen at Southampton are now listed as "Loaded on Vessel." Anyone lucky enough to get a spot yet? I have not been loaded yet :(

 

All the ones under booking number GBSOU393992 going to Charleston, SC are still showing RAT and most still have the (*)

What is your booking number?

 

My booking number is SESTO402093 The Carmen has definitely left and my status did not change to "loaded on ship" so it looks like I missed the boat. Tracking this car is becoming maddening. I think I am going to take a break for a few weeks so I dont go out of my mind

 

I think I got my vin # from the Mini site. Now it does not show me anything about my car. where are you getting your vin # ?? I think someone stole my car and sold it to some Britt......

 

Yes, get your VIN number from the MINIUSA Owners Lounge or your MA. Naa, the Brits didn't nick your Cooper, they built it! Should be fine, in the company of all it's cousins in the waiting yard.

 

I was scheduled for production the week of January 25. Finished February 2nd, at the docs Feb 5th. ....... now the vin# is gone. I use to get the number from the Mini site. now it doesnt even show my car or its mods or anything. I'm telling you those Brits saw how hot my Betty was and some Oliver nixed it...... I was pick pocketed......:impatient

 

My VIN is gone from the WW site and there are only 21 cars listed under my booking number. I guess I got on the Freedom!!

 

Schweet !!! I just checked also and my Cooper S is "Loaded on Vessle" (LOV) how funny, "LOV". Gotta LOV it! A lot better than the previous "Received at Terminal" (RAT) status I have had since the 6th. Let's keep our browser and mouse fingers on the FREEDOM for the across the pond voyage! FREEDOM is scheduled to leave port at 20:00 UK time, so 3pm EST.

 

My car is gone too. Does that mean we are on the ship, or does that mean we caught another boat with a different carrier. Wouldn't it say "loaded on vessel" for us as well?

 

My dreaded asterisk is gone and Super Casper is LOV.

 

Go here >> http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/com/smovements.htm
then...
Click on "Shipping Movements Table"

Scroll down to the bottom and find FREEDOM. This page lists all ships scheduled to leave port of Southampton, UK today. There are several other Vehicle MVEs vessles going to the USA like the TANCRED. Although, it stops in Zebrugge, Belgium first.

I kept tabs of my voyage #EA606-FRE that WW site said and I'm loaded on the FREEDOM. I'm going to assume that you guys made it on also if your VIN#s are not listed anymore. The FREEDOM is leaving port at 3pm EST (20:00 UK time) and you can watch it leave port live here for the next 2 hours >>http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/radcap.asp (just refresh the page every other minute).

 

Freedom is now leaving 2 hours earlier!

 

It looks like I missed the Carmen as well. Last I checked, only about 40 or so of the Minis with Booking Number SESTO40293 made it on the Carmen. The WW Auto Tracking no longer lists anything for my VIN. Not even "Received At Terminal"

The next Wallenius ship to the West Coast is the Falstaff which is currently in Gothenburg, Sweden and scheduled for Southampton on 18Feb06. Don't now if there are any other ships from other lines.

Has anyone else from previous build weeks seen their VIN disappear from the WW website? Does it show up again later re-booked on another ship? Or does this mean it was booked on another line?

Phil

 

My VIN is gone too. I never saw it say loaded on vessel. But my is going to the East coast.

 

Looks like im in the same boat (LOL). I was supposed to be on the Carmen and now my VIN does not show up either. Hopefully some information will show up soon so we have a better idea when our cars will ship.