Jump to content

MS Amadea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from MS Asuka)

Amadea in Split, Croatia on 11 November 2011
History
Name
  • 1991–2006: Asuka
  • 2006 onwards: Amadea[1]
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan[1]
Cost$150 million[2]
Yard number2050[1]
Laid down16 April 1990[3]
Launched6 April 1991[1]
Completed23 October 1991[3]
AcquiredDecember 1991[1]
Maiden voyage24 December 1991[1]
In service24 December 1991[1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Typecruise ship
Tonnage
Length192.82 m (632 ft 7 in)[1]
Beam24.70 m (81 ft 0 in)[1]
Draught6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)[1]
Installed power
Propulsion2 propellers[2]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1]
Capacity
  • 604 passengers (as Asuka)[4]
  • 624 passengers (as Amadea)[2]
Crew292[2]

MS Amadea is a cruise ship owned by Amadea Shipping Company and operated under charter by the Germany-based Phoenix Reisen.[1] She was originally built in 1991 by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan as MS Asuka for Nippon Yusen Kaisha. In 2006 she was replaced by the Asuka II and sold to her current owners and entered service with Phoenix Reisen.[1] The ship is known as the setting for the German TV series Das Traumschiff which is also filmed onboard.

Cabins

[edit]

The Amadea contains 2 royal suites, 40 suites, and 254 cabins. 106 cabins have a private balcony.[5]

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Asklander, Micke. "M/S Asuka (1991)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ward, Douglas (2008). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-981-268-240-6.
  3. ^ a b LR Class Direct
  4. ^ Miller, William H (1995). Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. Mineola: Dover. p. 11. ISBN 0-486-28137-X.
  5. ^ "MS Amadea Kreuzfahrten". Kreuzfahrten-pool.de. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
[edit]

Media related to Category:IMO 8913162 at Wikimedia Commons