Hello,
It may have already been covered in the
forums, but we would like to buy a small (10 meter) powerboat in the
Netherlands and
cruise Europe for 4 - 6 months each year.
I've contacted the Dutch embassy, and they say that an extended holiday does not qualify as a valid reason for a long-stay visa.
How do other cruisers handle this? We want to spend the first years exploring the
Netherlands, and then branch out to
Germany,
France and points beyond, but don't want to be limited to 90 days each year.
We also don't want to leave the
boat every 90 days for a 90 day trip to a non-schengen (spelling ?) area.
Any
advice?