MS Amadea

This article is about the cruise ship. For other ships, see Amadea (ship).

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 onboard.

Amadea in Split, Croatia on 11 November 2011
History
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, Japan 2006 onwards: Nassau, Bahamas[1]
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki, Japan[1]
Cost	$150 million[2]
Yard number	2050[1]
Laid down	16 April 1990[3]
Launched	6 April 1991[1]
Completed	23 October 1991[3]
Acquired	December 1991[1]
Maiden voyage	24 December 1991[1]
In service	24 December 1991[1]
Identification	Call sign: C6VE9 IMO number: 8913162 MMSI number: 308445000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	cruise ship
Tonnage	28,856 GT[2] 2,248 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 17,300 kW (combined)[1]
Propulsion	2 propellers[2]
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1]
Capacity	604 passengers (as Asuka)[4] 624 passengers (as Amadea)[2]
Crew	292[2]

Cabins

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

Gallery

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  MS Asuka
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  MS Amadea, off Ilulissat, Greenland 2017