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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.

24 april 2025

A truly fabulous trip! The ship is sparkling clean and wonderfully comfortable. The crew ( Coen, Cristina, Simona, Catalin, June and Brian) are fantastic, truly willing to do anything to make your time positive and memorable. The accommodations were wonderful and the food! The food was amazing, Cristina is truly a five star chef!!! An amazimg trip!