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Friday 22 february 2019

Merlijn has new owners

We are Coen & Cristina, here is a short introduction about us, the proud new owners of Merlijn.

A dream coming true, that is how we felt when we started of in april 2019. After working for years as Captains on big 5-star river-cruiseships (150 pax) we dreamed of something else; something smaller, more personal, specialized cruises, running our own business, the list of superlatives is long! We searched and had several ideas until we coincidently ran into Merlijn. That was it, that was the ship that filled in all the blank spaces! We went a 100% for it, sold our first house, quit our jobs and moved to the Merlijn.

Coen

Captain, Engineer, Guestcontact.

Cristina

2nd Captain, Host, Chef.

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21 september 2024

My wife and I were booked on the Sept cruise but due to an unexpected medical issue we had to cancel and we didn't join the Merlijn. While Merlijn attempted to find replacement passengers to help us avoid additional cancellation fees this was not successful. I will admit that I should have purchased trip insurance but was fully committed to joining the cruise with other family members. As I have learned the cruise actually booked 23 passengers (out of a capacity of 24). I submitted an email request for consideration in receiving a refund that would have been equitable. My experience with Merlijn is not positive!