Why we choose the name Meerval for our ship


This time a personal story, by a question from someone. I don't mind sharing my personal story, in fact I hope that other people who ever face such a decision don't wait (too long) just like me. You never know how much time there is.....

My parents separated when I was 2 years old. In my youth that was still special, I was the only one in my class with divorced parents. I think you are now one of the few with parents who have been married for a long time. But that wasn't the point. My father w

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