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MS Amadea

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 on board.

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Amadea in Split, Croatia on 11 November 2011
History
Name
  • 1991–2006: Asuka
  • 2006 onwards: Amadea1
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan1
Cost$150 million2
Yard number20501
Laid down16 April 19903
Launched6 April 19911
Completed23 October 19913
AcquiredDecember 19911
Maiden voyage24 December 19911
In service24 December 19911
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Typecruise ship
Tonnage
Length192.82 m (632 ft 7 in)1
Beam24.70 m (81 ft 0 in)1
Draught6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)1
Installed power
Propulsion2 propellers2
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)1
Capacity
  • 604 passengers (as Asuka)4
  • 624 passengers (as Amadea)2
Crew2922

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 on board.

Cabins

The Amadea contains 2 royal suites, 40 suites, and 254 cabins. 106 cabins have a private balcony.5

  • MS Asuka
    MS Asuka
  • MS Amadea, off Ilulissat, Greenland 2017
    MS Amadea, off Ilulissat, Greenland 2017
References

References

  1. Asklander, Micke. "M/S Asuka (1991)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. Ward, Douglas (2008). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-981-268-240-6.
  3. LR Class Direct
  4. Miller, William H (1995). Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. Mineola: Dover. p. 11. ISBN 0-486-28137-X.
  5. "MS Amadea Kreuzfahrten". Kreuzfahrten-pool.de. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
External links

Media related to IMO 8913162 at Wikimedia Commons