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19 minutes ago, notamermaid said:

That is a bit weird. I mean, two people were treated for injuries on the scene. As it was the stern end of the ship the passenger cabins were probably all fine but still.

I suppose that the accident was late enough at night that few passengers were out of their cabins when it happened, and since it was the last night of the cruise, there wasn't much time for talking about it before they disembarked. 

13 hours ago, notamermaid said:

As regards the news cycle this is a finished incident, so I am unlikely to hear anything. Any mention of this in the roll calls? Have you checked the My Viking Journey pages of the company? Seeing that the ship was allowed to sail on, it could run the season with some cosmetics but I have no way of knowing this for sure. If there is anything you need to know before you leave for your cruise I am sure Viking will inform you.

Thanks for your insight, and all the information you share here.  I've seen nothing about the incident on the roll calls on this site, although I was able to hear through a Facebook group from a passenger who was on the Tor when it happened (last night of their cruise).  She indicated that Viking had told them nothing about what had happened and the news article you posted was the first reliable information they had received.  It does appear that the Tor is still making its way to Budapest, as scheduled, so hopefully it won't present a problem for anyone.  

We're scheduled to be on the Tor, from Regensburg to Budapest, from May 26.  Any idea how this accident will affect our cruise?

Thanks for posting this code!

Also got the price guarantee approved on this excursion, for 2/28/18, using the Belize Cruise Excursion trip - belizecruiseexcursions.com/excursion/lamanai-belize-excursion-mayan-ruins

We rarely book through excursions through the cruise line, but with one of this length and distance from port, I'd have been reluctant to go with an outside company, so it was especially nice to get the lower price, with the assurance that the ship will wait for us if the excursion is delayed.