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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.

19 may 2025

Trip of a lifetime! This was our first trip to Europe and what a way to see the Netherlands, by bicycle and barge! The crew was fantastic and made us feel right at home, the boat was spotless and the tour by bicycle with our amazing tour guide Tamy made the trip too wonderful for words! The food was top shelf, the bicycles were high end and the memories made with the people we met aboard will stay will us forever! Thank you Merlijn team for the best vacation ever!