MS Asuka II

Asuka II in 2009.
History
Japan
Name
  • 1990–2006: Crystal Harmony
  • 2006 onwards: Asuka II (飛鳥II)
Owner
Operator
  • 1990–2006: Crystal Cruises
  • 2006 onwards: Nippon Yusen Kaisha[1]
Port of registry
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan[1]
Yard number2100[1]
Launched30 September 1989[1]
AcquiredJuly 1990[1]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length241 m (790 ft 8 in)[2]
Beam29.6 m (97 ft 1 in)[2]
Draught7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)[2]
Decks8[3]
Installed power
  • Four MAN diesel Engines
  • 32,800 kW (combined)[4]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[2]
Capacity960 passengers[4]
Crew545[4]
Japanese name
Kanji飛鳥II
Hiraganaあすかツー
Transcriptions
RomanizationAsuka II

MS Asuka II (飛鳥II) is a cruise ship owned and operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. She was originally built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, as Crystal Harmony for Crystal Cruises. In 2006, Crystal Harmony was transferred from the fleet of Crystal Cruises to that of Crystal's parent company, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and entered service under her current name.[1] As of August 2022, she was the largest cruise ship in Japan.

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Asuka II – Ship Outline" (in Japanese). NYK Cruises Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  3. ^ "Asuka II". 20th Century Ships. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  4. ^ a b c Larsen, Robert. "M/S Asuka II". Skip-siden (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2009-03-09.