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飛鳥II(あすかツー)- ASUKA II Cruise Ship

ASUKA II in Kanmon Straits

 

飛鳥II(あすかツー)は、日本郵船の関係会社である郵船クルーズが所有・運航している外航クルーズ客船。2006年2月に売却された「飛鳥」の後継船にあたる。

ASUKA II is a large Japanese cruise ship.  It has a crew of 490 and can accommodate 872 passengers.

IMO: 8806204
Name: ASUKA II
Vessel Type - Generic: Passenger
Vessel Type - Detailed: Passenger Ship
MMSI: 432545000
Call Sign: 7JBI
Flag: Japan [JP]
Gross Tonnage: 50444
Summer DWT: 7324 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 240.96 x 29.6 m
Year Built: 1990
Home Port: YOKOHAMA
 
Asuka II & Dongjin Fortune

 
ASUKA II photographed from Moji as it passes by Kokura in Kitakyushu Japan

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