After returning to Estonia on Monday, the Tallink directors have failed to comment on their disorderly conduct on the Tallink cruise liner Silja Symphony, as reported by the media last week.
Tallink sales and marketing manager Peeter Roose replied from the United States that the matter is currently being discussed within the company.
It seems that last week's comments by the Tallink directors may remain the company's only official response to the scandal.
On Thursday the Tallink Board of Directors sent an e-mail apology to the Silja Symphony crew.
On Friday, an appeal by the Tallink Board of Directors was published on the Tallinn Stock Exchange website, according to which Tallink Group directors and advisors had taken part in a private party onboard the Silja Symphony cruise liner on October 25th.
In the statement the directors regretted the image communicated of the events of the evening by the "mostly anonymous allegations" in the media in Finland and Sweden.
"The improprieties that may have occurred during a private dinner and cruise of its management board and key advisors on the 25th of October on Silja Symphony are regrettable and should not be seen as an evaluation or criticism of the staff's integrity or professionalism", the stock exchange release stated.
The statement also said that a code of behaviour will be introduced for those working for the company, and that it will apply to the directors as well.
The company will comment on the presented accusations once it has completed its internal investigation.
At the beginning of next week a meeting will be held between the Tallink directors and the representatives of the Swedish Union for Service and Communication Employees (SEKO), who act for the Swedish crew of Silja Symphony.
