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This Cruise Captain Has Traversed the Danube Over 500 Times

By Janima Nam
At 67, Dutchman Jan de Bruijn is eligible for retirement. But he isn’t going anywhere. // © Mascha Verkooijen
An interview with Jan de Bruijn, Captain, AMA Waterways “When I was first sailing on the Danube, the rules were not necessarily followed. Maybe it was a Western/Eastern European thing, but it’s gotten a lot better.” At 67, Dutchman Jan de Bruijn is eligible for retirement. But he isn’t going anywhere. As the most experienced […]
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Janima Nam
Janima Nam is a freelance journalist, translator, and editor living in Vienna. She has a BFA in film from New York University and a Masters degree (MA) from the London Consortium in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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