MS Asuka 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. As of August 2022, she was the largest cruise ship in Japan.
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| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan | ||||
| Yard number | 2100 | ||||
| Launched | 30 September 1989 | ||||
| Acquired | July 1990 | ||||
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| Status | In service | ||||
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| Type | Cruise ship | ||||
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| Length | 241 m (790 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Beam | 29.6 m (97 ft 1 in) | ||||
| Draught | 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) | ||||
| Decks | 8 | ||||
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) | ||||
| Capacity | 960 passengers | ||||
| Crew | 545 | ||||
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| Kanji | 飛鳥II | ||||
| Hiragana | あすかツー | ||||
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