All Aboard Bellona to the West Coast - 6/11 Arrival!!

spn · 05-31-2007, 05:51 PM

For those without AIS, I just checked the AIS Panama Approach map and there is no Bellona. One of these hours it is finally going to appear and shock me that it is there.

Are the free AIS subscriptions going through, yet? I know some people weren't able to get passwords, but maybe they are going through now.

david2006 · 05-31-2007, 05:55 PM

nope, not getting through, it's been a week since I requested mine; haha, they probably got suspicious that a whole lotta people sign up for the free trial, look at Panama crosssing obsessively for 10 days and then never come back!!

spn · 05-31-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by david2006

nope, not getting through, it's been a week since I requested mine; haha, they probably got suspicious that a whole lotta people sign up for the free trial, look at Panama crosssing obsessively for 10 days and then never come back!!

Hmmm. I wonder what is going on with their site. I will keep posting AIS updates then. My subscription goes for one more week. My guess is that the Bellona will hit the PanCanal Approach Friday or Saturday. It will be interesting to see when it really hits!

I just checked the AIS map. No Bellona.

pushok132 · 05-31-2007, 11:50 PM

maybe bellona magically cloaked its way through the panama canal

david2006 · 06-01-2007, 12:11 AM

question, how long would it take for them to truck it from Jacksonville to cali? longer than the 14 days it takes on the ship?!! i know you can't truck all 6000 cars, but maybe just mine?!!

spn · 06-01-2007, 08:16 AM

I just ordered a Mercedes SUV that is being made in Alabama. They finish production the week of August 23 and my dealer told me it will take about three weeks for it to make it to Salt Lake via train (to Denver) and truck (to Salt Lake). Of course, they are dealing with a bunch of cars at that point.

I think if you paid a trucking company privately to truck your car to you, it would take a week or less. When they trucked my car last year from Long Beach to Salt Lake they left Long Beach mid morning on a Thursday and my car arrived at 3 a.m. the next morning. So, less than 24 hours to go across three states. As long as they could pick it up without delay (which would be the hardest part) and get on the road, it would get there quick. I think making those arrangements would be tough, though. I had originally asked my dealer if I could pick my car up in Long Beach and drive it myself to Salt Lake. The dealer pretty much said it would be a big hassle because the VPC would have to release it to a SoCal MB dealer so they could release it to me and I would have to pick it up there. It would take lots of calls and paperwork.

spn · 06-01-2007, 08:19 AM

I just checked AIS. No Bellona in the PanCanal this morning.

Weaselboy · 06-01-2007, 09:36 AM

david2006 · 06-01-2007, 10:41 AM

haha, atleast you live in socal weaselboy, i have to wait an extra couple of days min for mine!

spn · 06-01-2007, 10:51 AM

Falstaff is in the Panama Approach!

spn · 06-01-2007, 10:56 AM

I am hurrying to post this map. I can't remember, from this thread, why the Falstaff and Bellona are linked together, but here is the Falstaff in the Panama Approach. Does that mean Bellona is getting close???

spn · 06-01-2007, 11:45 AM

By the way, on these AIS maps, the green arrows mean the ship is moving at normal speed; yellow means they are moving less than 5 knots or they could be sitting still, but their engines are still on; red means their engines are turned off. (I think that is how it goes, if I am remembering this correctly from tracking my own car last year.)

PCLazarus · 06-01-2007, 11:52 AM

I believe the Falstaff left Bremerhaven a day later than the Bellona, but took a direct route to Panama rather than making pit stops in Southhampton and Jacksonville.

That she is there can only mean that the Bellona is VERY close behind!!

Weaselboy · 06-01-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by david2006

haha, atleast you live in socal weaselboy, i have to wait an extra couple of days min for mine!

Yep... I'm hoping it Bellona gets to port on June 10 I will have my car by the weekend.

david2006 · 06-01-2007, 12:52 PM

I haven't seen a Falstaff thread, are there any bimmers on that one?

vik · 06-01-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by david2006

I haven't seen a Falstaff thread, are there any bimmers on that one?

Falstaff does not have bimmers, but is scheduled to arrive to Port Hueneme the same day as Bellona.

http://www.portofhueneme.org/documen...ESSELSCHED.pdf

spn · 06-01-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by vik

Falstaff does not have bimmers, but is scheduled to arrive to Port Hueneme the same day as Bellona.

http://www.portofhueneme.org/documen...ESSELSCHED.pdf

Bellona must be close behind. Here is the latest AIS map. Looks like Falstaff has docked. No Bellona, yet.

david2006 · 06-01-2007, 04:04 PM

freakin Bellona, that captain better not be drinkin on the job ...

Redmond335xi · 06-01-2007, 06:54 PM

Actually, there's at least on BMW on the Falstaff - my blue 335xi destined for washington state.

spn · 06-01-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Redmond335xi

Actually, there's at least on BMW on the Falstaff - my blue 335xi destined for washington state.

Cool! The Falstaff is sure doing a lot of moving around. It has gone back out of the enclosed Limon Bay into the open ocean. It has been sitting out there for awhile. Maybe that is where it is going to park for the night. Here's the updated map. . .

david2006 · 06-01-2007, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Redmond335xi

Actually, there's at least on BMW on the Falstaff - my blue 335xi destined for washington state.

ah redmond, you should've given me a ride!!

Redmond335xi · 06-01-2007, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by david2006

ah redmond, you should've given me a ride!!

Well, at least in the mean time I've got Forza 2 to keep me entertained...

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spn Lieutenant Colonel 22 Rep 1,711 Posts Drives: '09 MB SL63 AMG Join Date: May 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	For those without AIS, I just checked the AIS Panama Approach map and there is no Bellona. One of these hours it is finally going to appear and shock me that it is there. Are the free AIS subscriptions going through, yet? I know some people weren't able to get passwords, but maybe they are going through now.
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05-31-2007, 11:50 PM	#92
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david2006 Private First Class 7 Rep 181 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	question, how long would it take for them to truck it from Jacksonville to cali? longer than the 14 days it takes on the ship?!! i know you can't truck all 6000 cars, but maybe just mine?!!
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06-01-2007, 08:16 AM	#94
spn Lieutenant Colonel 22 Rep 1,711 Posts Drives: '09 MB SL63 AMG Join Date: May 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	I just ordered a Mercedes SUV that is being made in Alabama. They finish production the week of August 23 and my dealer told me it will take about three weeks for it to make it to Salt Lake via train (to Denver) and truck (to Salt Lake). Of course, they are dealing with a bunch of cars at that point. I think if you paid a trucking company privately to truck your car to you, it would take a week or less. When they trucked my car last year from Long Beach to Salt Lake they left Long Beach mid morning on a Thursday and my car arrived at 3 a.m. the next morning. So, less than 24 hours to go across three states. As long as they could pick it up without delay (which would be the hardest part) and get on the road, it would get there quick. I think making those arrangements would be tough, though. I had originally asked my dealer if I could pick my car up in Long Beach and drive it myself to Salt Lake. The dealer pretty much said it would be a big hassle because the VPC would have to release it to a SoCal MB dealer so they could release it to me and I would have to pick it up there. It would take lots of calls and paperwork.
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spn Lieutenant Colonel 22 Rep 1,711 Posts Drives: '09 MB SL63 AMG Join Date: May 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Falstaff is in the Panama Approach!
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spn Lieutenant Colonel 22 Rep 1,711 Posts Drives: '09 MB SL63 AMG Join Date: May 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	I am hurrying to post this map. I can't remember, from this thread, why the Falstaff and Bellona are linked together, but here is the Falstaff in the Panama Approach. Does that mean Bellona is getting close??? Attached Images
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spn Lieutenant Colonel 22 Rep 1,711 Posts Drives: '09 MB SL63 AMG Join Date: May 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	By the way, on these AIS maps, the green arrows mean the ship is moving at normal speed; yellow means they are moving less than 5 knots or they could be sitting still, but their engines are still on; red means their engines are turned off. (I think that is how it goes, if I am remembering this correctly from tracking my own car last year.)
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PCLazarus Private 59 Rep 83 Posts Drives: 2023 X3 M Competition Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Park City, Utah iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 X3 M Competition [10.00]	I believe the Falstaff left Bremerhaven a day later than the Bellona, but took a direct route to Panama rather than making pit stops in Southhampton and Jacksonville. That she is there can only mean that the Bellona is VERY close behind!!
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06-01-2007, 04:04 PM	#106
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06-01-2007, 06:54 PM	#107
Redmond335xi New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2007 Montego Blue 335 xi Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Washington iTrader: (0)	335xi on the Falstaff Actually, there's at least on BMW on the Falstaff - my blue 335xi destined for washington state.
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