Saga Pearl II

	Saga Pearl II as Astor in Hamburg, 1983
History
Name	1981–1985: Astor; 1985–2002: Arkona; 2002–2010: Astoria; 2010–2012: Saga Pearl II; 2012–2013: Quest for Adventure; 2013–2019: Saga Pearl II; 2019–2022: Pearl II; 2022: Pearl;
Operator	1981–1984: HADAG; 1984–1985: Safmarine; 1985–2001:Deutsche Seereederei; 2001–2009: Transocean Tours; 2009-2019: Saga Cruises; 2019–2022: Aqua Explorer Holdings Ltd.;
Port of registry	1981–1985 Hamburg, Germany; 1985–1990: Rostock, , German Democratic Republic; 1990–1997: Rostock, Germany; 1997–2002: Monrovia, Liberia; 2002–2011: Nassau, Bahamas; 2011–2022: Valletta, Malta;
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Werk Ross, Hamburg
Yard number	165
Laid down	20 May 1980
Launched	16 December 1980
Completed	December 1981
In service	14 December 1981
Out of service	2019
Identification	Call sign: 9HA2950; IMO number: 8000214; MMSI number: 256878000; DNV ID: G16718;
Fate	Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2022
General characteristics
Class and type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	18,591 GT → 18,627 GT
Length	164.35 m (539 ft 2 in)
Beam	22.6 m (74 ft 2 in)
Draught	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Installed power	4 × MAN 6L40/45 (4 × 3,300 bhp)
Propulsion	Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Speed	21.4 knots (39.6 km/h; 24.6 mph) (maximum); 20.3 knots (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph) (cruising);
Capacity	638 passengers (originally); 530 passengers (1984); 449 passengers (2018);
Crew	252

MS Saga Pearl II was a cruise ship of about 18,700 GT that was built in Germany by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft as the Astor in 1981. After short unsuccessful operations with two owners, she was bought by the East German government in 1985 and renamed Arkona. After 1990 the ship was operated by Seetours, which was acquired by P&O Princess Cruises in 1999, and then chartered to Transocean Tours as Astoria in 2002. From 2009 until 2019 she was owned by Saga Cruises as Saga Pearl II (and a short period as Quest for Adventure), then withdrawn from service, laid up as Pearl II, and scrapped in 2022.

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