MS Asuka

Amadea in Split, Croatia on November 11, 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
Launched:	6 April 1991
Acquired:	December 1991
Maiden voyage:	24 December 1991
In service:	24 December 1991
Identification:	IMO number: 8913162
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 Amadea contains 2 royal suites, 40 suites, and 254 cabins. 106 cabins have a private balcony.