MS Amadea
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| Amadea departing Bremerhaven Amadea departing Bremerhaven in August 2007. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1991—2006: Asuka 2006 onwards: Amadea[1] |
| Owner: |
1991—2006: Nippon Yusen Kaisha 2006 onwards: Amadea Shipping Company[1] |
| Operator: |
1991—2006: Nippon Yusen Kaisha 2006 onwards: Phoenix Reisen[1] |
| Port of registry: |
1991—2006: Tokyo,  Japan2006 onwards: Nassau,  Bahamas[1] |
| Builder: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan[1] |
| Cost: | $150 million[2] |
| Yard number: | 2050[1] |
| Launched: | 6 April 1991[1] |
| Acquired: | December 1991[1] |
| Maiden voyage: | 24 December 1991[1] |
| In service: | 24 December 1991[1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8913162 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | cruise ship |
| Tonnage: |
28,856 GT (gross tonnage)[2] 2,248 metric tons deadweight (DWT)[1] |
| Length: | 192.82 m (632 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 24.70 m (81 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Installed power: | 2 × MAN-Mitsubishi 7L58/64 diesels, combined 17,300 kW[1] |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellers[2] |
| Speed: | 21 knots (38.89 km/h; 24.17 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: |
604 passengers (as Asuka)[3] 624 passengers (as Amadea)[2] |
| Crew: | 292[2] |
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 sold to her current owners and entered service with Phoenix Reisen.[1]
Cabins
The Amadea contains 2 royal suites, 40 suites, and 254 cabins. 106 cabins have a private balcony.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Asuka (1991)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/asuka_1991.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ward, Douglas (2008). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-981-268-240-6.
- ↑ Miller, William H (1995). Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994. Mineola: Dover. pp. 11. ISBN 0-486-28137-X.
- ↑ http://www.kreuzfahrten-pool.de/amadea-436-S.html
External links
Media related to MS Amadea at Wikimedia Commons- Phoenix Reisen official website
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