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We just heard we may be bussing between Vienna and Budapest. Any updates on this region?

As I am sitting here on the bus to Passau, our program director just raced down here to tell us the Egil will meet us in Passau and there will be no ship swap! Is Pfelling before or after Passau? Maybe they are thinking they won’t scrape bottom as bad since all the people are off loaded to buses? Anyway the program director indicated that he fought for us to continue and I saw the Tor swapping today so I am very grateful! 

The Egil is docked at Straubing and we are bussing to Passau for today’s tours. The Tor is also here and I could see their luggage being collected for the ship swap. Guess they are swapping today. We are told we are likely swapping tomorrow, but our captain is holding out hope the situation may improve today and we will be allowed to continue rather than swap with the Gullvieg. I would love to know why they are swapping today but we aren’t swapping until tomorrow. Notamermaid, any prediction for the level today? 

Reporting from the Viking Egil. We boarded yesterday in Nürnberg bound for Budapest. The program director prepared us for the possibility of a ship swap on Tuesday, but they are hoping it may rain enough tonight and Monday to avoid the ship swap. Does this seem possible notamermaid? We will see. Having a lovely time so far aboardship. I have read posts in this group for more than a year anticipating our sailing. It’s nice to be able to contribute a live report. 

12 hours ago, mountaindoc358 said:

We are traveling from Bucharest to Amsterdam on Viking Embla. The Embla could not reach Giurgiu on September 4 to pick us up due to low water. We had to be bussed a further hour upstream to Lom to board. As there is no rain forecast for the near future so the river level will continue to drop. The Embla can travel in water greater than 6 ft so check the draft on your boat. 

 

I heard the Embla was recently in dock for repairs. Is everything functioning okay on board?