MS Asuka II

2024-05-30T19:40:04Z

2003:E7:B710:9DAE:E19B:AA9C:BF1C:D62: /* 2006 onwards: Asuka II */ newbuilt

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|Ship image=Asuka II 003.jpg
|Ship caption=''Asuka II'' in 2009.
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{{Infobox ship career
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|Ship name=*1990–2006: ''Crystal Harmony''
* 2006 onwards: {{Nihongo|''Asuka II''|飛鳥II}}
|Ship country=[[Japan]]
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Japan|civil}}
|Ship owner=*1990–2006: [[Crystal Cruises]]
* 2006 onwards: [[Nippon Yusen Kaisha]]<ref name=Asklander>{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/crystal_harmony_1990.htm|title=M/S ''Crystal Harmony'' (1990)|accessdate=2009-03-09|last=Asklander|first=Micke|work=Fakta om Fartyg|language=Swedish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231220748/http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/crystal_harmony_1990.htm|archivedate=2008-12-31}}</ref>
|Ship operator=*1990–2006: Crystal Cruises
* 2006 onwards: Nippon Yusen Kaisha<ref name=Asklander />
|Ship registry=*1990–2006: [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], {{flag|Bahamas|civil}} 
* 2006–2013: [[Yokohama]], {{flag|Japan|civil}}
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|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder=[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]], [[Nagasaki]], Japan<ref name=Asklander />
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|Ship yard number=2100<ref name=Asklander />
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|Ship laid down=
|Ship launched=30 September 1989<ref name=Asklander />
|Ship completed=
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|Ship acquired=July 1990<ref name=Asklander />
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|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|8806204}}<ref name=Asklander />
* {{MMSI Number|432545000}}
* [[Call sign]] 7JBI
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|Ship status=In service
|Ship notes=
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|Ship type=[[Cruise ship]]
|Ship tonnage=*{{GT|50,142}}<ref name=asukacruise>{{cite web|url=http://www.asukacruise.co.jp/asuka_info/outline.html|title=''Asuka II'' – Ship Outline|accessdate=2010-05-06|publisher=NYK Cruises Co., Ltd.|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215000525/http://www.asukacruise.co.jp/asuka_info/outline.html|archive-date=2010-02-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{DWT|8,642}}<ref name=Asklander />
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|Ship length={{convert|241|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=asukacruise />
|Ship beam={{convert|29.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=asukacruise />
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|Ship draught={{convert|7.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=asukacruise />
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|Ship decks=8<ref name="20th Century">{{cite web|url=http://www.ayrshirescotland.com/ships/crystalharmony.htm|title=''Asuka II''|accessdate=2009-03-09|last=|first=|work=20th Century Ships|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112104941/http://www.ayrshirescotland.com/ships/crystalharmony.htm|archive-date=2010-01-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Ship power=*Four [[MAN SE|MAN]] diesel Engines
* 32,800{{nbsp}}kW (combined)<ref name=Larsen>{{cite web|url=http://www.skip-siden.com/Asuka%20II/Asuka%20II.htm |title=M/S ''Asuka II''|accessdate=2009-03-09|last=Larsen|first=Robert|work=Skip-siden|language=Norwegian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123823/http://www.skip-siden.com/Asuka%20II/Asuka%20II.htm|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Ship speed={{convert|21|kn}}<ref name=asukacruise />
|Ship capacity=960 passengers<ref name=Larsen />
|Ship crew=545<ref name=Larsen />
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{{Infobox Chinese | child=yes
|kanji = 飛鳥II
|romaji = Asuka II
|hiragana = あすかツー
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'''MS {{Nihongo|''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.<ref name=Asklander /> {{As of|August 2022}}, she was the largest cruise ship in Japan.

==Service history==
===1990–2006: ''Crystal Harmony''===
[[File:Crystal Harmony arriving in Wellington Harbor, 27 February 2005 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Asuka II'' as ''Crystal Harmony'']]
During ''Crystal Harmony''{{'}}s maiden voyage in the South American and Caribbean waters, the ship caught on fire due to a fuel leak in an auxiliary engine room some {{convert|200|miles|km|abbr=on}} from [[Cristóbal, Colón|Cristóbal]]. ''Crystal Harmony'' drifted without power for sixteen hours but after repairs made it to port under her own steam and disembarked her passengers in Panama. She sailed to the island of [[Curaçao]], escorted by a tugboat, for repairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crystal Harmony in Wetdock|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15151-crystal-harmony-in-wetdock.html|website=Cruise Industry News|date=16 October 1990 |accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref>

===2006 onwards: ''Asuka II''===
[[File:Aska2 Kobe01s3200.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Asuka II'' moored at [[Kobe]], Japan in September 2006]]
After fifteen years of service, ''Crystal Harmony'' was retired from the Crystal fleet in 2005. She was transferred to the parent company [[Nippon Yusen Kaisha]] to replace the [[MS Asuka|''Asuka'']]. She then underwent renovation and re-entered service as ''Asuka II''.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

She caught fire again on June 16, 2020, while at dock in Yokohama.<ref>{{cite news|title=大型客船「飛鳥IIか「ら黒煙横浜に停泊中|trans-title=Black smoke from the large cruise ship "Asuka II" anchored in Yokohama|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASN6J4K0NN6JULOB008.html|work=Asahi|date=16 June 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref>

For 2025 a newbuilt names ''Asuka III'' is planned.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240530193901/https://scontent-muc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/177023159_953313448776506_5365972085241621395_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=wzeSYdAhDD0Q7kNvgES3n9S&_nc_ht=scontent-muc2-1.xx&oh=00_AYDtwJU3sY7PoSL1GJK_Y4KChAElW2SV9eyeufAynxYc7w&oe=668030A9<ref>

==== 2021 COVID-19 case ====
On 30 April 2021, the ship was en route from the [[Port of Yokohama]] and was scheduled to stop at [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] and [[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]] prefectures when one case of [[COVID-19]] was detected on board. The passenger was reportedly stable and in isolation in a cabin. The ship returned to Yokohama where the rest of passengers and crew were disembarked.<ref>{{cite news|title=One positive COVID-19 test on Japan luxury cruise ship; passengers disembarking|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/one-positive-covid-19-test-japan-luxury-cruise-ship-passengers-disembarking-2021-04-30/|access-date=30 April 2021|work=Reuters|date=30 April 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:665223/mmsi:432545000/imo:8806204/vessel:ASUKA_II Marine traffic]
* [https://www.asukacruise.co.jp/english/ asukacruise.co.jp]
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