CHEF Jakša Radić Vržina

Captain, Mario Mijic, Croatian
Mario was born in Split, Croatia in 1979. When he was a small child he knew that his profession will be strongly connected with the sea. Mario is a real can-do captain and has sea salt running through his veins. Dynamic and professional, he is good with children and demanding charter guests at the same time. Mario started his career after finishing Maritime high school and Maritime Management in Split during which time he has already delivered luxury motor yachts from shipyards, attended yacht surveys, as well as being appointed as the first captain on private and commercial yachts measuring 21-33m including also larger passenger ships. Mario joined SEA BREEZE II in January 2023 having taken care of the refit.
Sociable and with a smiling face, Captain Mario makes sure guests will feel at home away from home. Mario speaks native Croatian, English, Italian as well as passive German. He is a non-smoker and practices various sports in his free time ranging from swimming, skiing, sailing, tennis, and football with a big passion for MTB riding and even participating in cross-country races.


Jakša Radić Vržina, Chef, Croatian
Jakša was born in Split, Croatia in 1992. Working as a chef since 2010 Jakša gained experience in several luxury restaurants along the Croatian coast and in a Dutch restaurant specialized in French and Asian Cuisine. His love for the sea took him on luxury crewed charter yachts where he worked on several large luxury sailing yachts including 46m S/Y DALMATINO. Jakša joined SEA BREEZE II in 2023 and is an expert in Mediterranean dishes including seafood and mouthwatering fish dishes. He can easily adapt to Asian fusion dishes if requested making sure no guest wishes will remain unfulfilled.
If you do not meet Jakša out on the sea, you might probably meet him in the mountains. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing and hiking, whereas he has a passion for growing and taking care of Bonsais.


Ivona Koren, Hostess/cook, Croatian
Ivona was born in 1988 and grew up in Germany. She holds a master's degree in political science and is working on her Ph.D. in Psychotherapy. Ivona originates from a strong hospitality background having worked also 2 years in New York. Her love for the sea brought her back to the Adriatic where she started to work as a hostess and chef on the board of yachts on the Adriatic for the last 6 years. Ivona is characterized by excellent communication skills, comes with a smiling face and nice attitude assuring guests on board SEA BREEZE II have a pleasant stay.
Her food skills cover Mediterranean, traditional Croatian, and American food as well as vegan and vegetarian gluten-free dishes. Her meals are prepared with fresh groceries only, with love and high aesthetic criteria reflected in a delicious presentation of the dishes.
If you do not meet Ivona cooking or baking something, you will probably see her traveling as this is a big hobby of hers.
Ivona speaks Croatian, English, as well as German fluently and she has average knowledge of the Spanish language.