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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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April 01 - 07 / 2023
The Merlijn is owned and operated by Coan and Christina . They both take great pride of the vessel and making their guests feel comfortable and well fed. The crew of 3 and cycling guide are very pleasant and helpful The vessel, accommodation and bikes are very well maintained compared to other bike/barge tours that are owned by larger companies that simple hire captains and crew