This article is about the cruise ship. For other ships, see Amadea (ship).
Amadea in Split, Croatia on 11 November 2011
History
Name
1991–2006: Asuka
2006 onwards: Amadea[1]
Owner
1991–2006: Nippon Yusen Kaisha
2006 onwards: Amadea Shipping Company[1]
Operator
1991–2006: Nippon Yusen Kaisha
2006 onwards: Phoenix Reisen[1]
Port of registry
1991–2006: Tokyo, Japan
2006 onwards: Nassau, Bahamas[1]
Builder
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan[1]
Cost
$150 million[3]
Yard number
2050[1]
Laid down
16 April 1990[2]
Launched
6 April 1991[1]
Completed
23 October 1991[2]
Acquired
December 1991[1]
Maiden voyage
24 December 1991[1]
In service
24 December 1991[1]
Identification
Call sign: C6VE9
IMO number: 8913162
MMSI number: 308445000
Status
In service
General characteristics
Type
cruise ship
Tonnage
28,856 GT[3]
2,248 DWT[1]
Length
192.82 m (632 ft 7 in)[1]
Beam
24.70 m (81 ft 0 in)[1]
Draught
6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)[1]
Installed power
2 × MAN-Mitsubishi 7L58/64
17,300 kW (combined)[1]
Propulsion
2 propellers[3]
Speed
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1]
Capacity
604 passengers (as Asuka)[4]
624 passengers (as Amadea)[3]
Crew
292[3]
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.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrAsklander, Micke. "M/S Asuka (1991)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
^ abLR Class Direct
^ abcdeWard, Douglas (2008). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-981-268-240-6.
^Miller, William H (1995). Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. Mineola: Dover. p. 11. ISBN 0-486-28137-X.
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