MS Amadea

	Amadea in Split, Croatia on 11 November 2011
History
Name	1991–2006: Asuka; 2006 onwards: Amadea;
Owner	1991–2006: Nippon Yusen Kaisha; 2006 onwards: Amadea Shipping Company;
Operator	1991–2006: Nippon Yusen Kaisha; 2006 onwards: Phoenix Reisen;
Port of registry	1991–2006: Tokyo, Japan; 2006 onwards: Nassau, Bahamas;
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan
Cost	$150 million
Yard number	2050
Laid down	16 April 1990
Launched	6 April 1991
Completed	23 October 1991
Acquired	December 1991
Maiden voyage	24 December 1991
In service	24 December 1991
Identification	Call sign: C6VE9; IMO number: 8913162; MMSI number: 308445000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	cruise ship
Tonnage	28,856 GT; 2,248 DWT;
Length	192.82 m (632 ft 7 in)
Beam	24.70 m (81 ft 0 in)
Draught	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
Installed power	2 × MAN-Mitsubishi 7L58/64; 17,300 kW (combined);
Propulsion	2 propellers
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	604 passengers (as Asuka); 624 passengers (as Amadea);
Crew	292

MS Amadea is a cruise ship owned by Amadea Shipping Company and operated under charter by the Germany-based Phoenix Reisen. 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. The ship is known as the setting for the German TV series Das Traumschiff which is also filmed onboard.

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