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Asuka 2 Visits Merseyside

Photographs © Ian Collard &John H. Luxton 2007

ASUKA II visited the Mersey as a call on her Around the World voyage on May 24, 2007. Passengers being tendered by Mersey Ferries ROYAL IRIS OF THE MERSEY.

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) cruise ship ASUKA II (48,621 grt) was originally built by Mitsubishi as the CRYSTAL HARMONY for the NYK Crystal Cruises division. Crystal Cruises targets the United States passenger market. In 2006 CRYSTAL CRUISES was renamed ASUKA II and transferred to the Japanese cruise trade. 

Statistics: 240.9m x 29.6m x 7.5m. 940 passengers 545 crew

IMO number :8806204
Name of ship :ASUKA II
Call Sign :7JBI
Gross tonnage :50142
Type of ship :Passenger  Ship
Year of build :1990
Flag :Japan
Status of ship :In Service
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