Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Asuka II

Cruise ship Asuka II, IMO 8806204, port of Livorno
This 241-meter cruise ship was built in 1990 as “Crystal Harmony” by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan. During her maiden voyage, the ship experienced a fire and drifted afloat for three days.
Cruise ship Asuka II, IMO 8806204, port of Livorno
Cruise ship Asuka II, IMO 8806204, port of Livorno
In 2006 the ship passed from Crystal Cruises to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and underwent some renovations. She re-entered service as “Asuka II”.

External links: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - MS Asuka II - Crystal Cruises - Nippon Yusen (Wikipedia)
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22 comments:

  1. RevrunnerMay 27, 2015 at 12:04 AM

    Gosh! On her maiden voyage. What was THAT all about?

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  2. William KendallMay 27, 2015 at 12:39 AM

    That is huge, VP!

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  3. LoisMay 27, 2015 at 12:51 AM

    I can never get over how big those ships are. I would imagine it must be scary for the passengers to have a fire aboard!

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  4. MichelleMay 27, 2015 at 1:05 AM

    How strange!

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  5. RandyMay 27, 2015 at 3:31 AM

    They did a nice job fixing it up.

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  6. GreensboroDailyPhotoMay 27, 2015 at 6:06 AM

    They look like something that would be fun to build out of Legos!

    Janis
    GDP

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  7. KarlMay 27, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    A floating city, beautiful images, VP !

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  8. GunnMay 27, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    I like the way you have photographed her and put the images together.
    She is a beauty.

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  9. DinaMay 27, 2015 at 11:11 AM

    Not a very auspicious beginning for the ship.
    But great photos.

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  10. EG CameraGirlMay 27, 2015 at 12:15 PM

    It's good the ship was renamed so that most people would forget about the fire.

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  11. LowellMay 27, 2015 at 12:34 PM

    Very nice photos. It's embarrassing when your maiden cruise doesn't go so well! I've never been aboard one of these monsters, so I guess that will have to go on my bucket list, too!

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  12. Luis GomezMay 27, 2015 at 2:25 PM

    Looks wonderful! So big.

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  13. BirdmanMay 27, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    Love a good cruise to warm destinations.

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoMay 27, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    She's a beauty VP but I must admit I find the thought of cruising on these huge vessels a wee bit scary.. too many people in one place :)

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  15. Tanya BreeseMay 27, 2015 at 6:16 PM

    oh wow, how scary!

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  16. LindaMay 27, 2015 at 7:34 PM

    Wow, a fire at sea is very serious. The cruise we went on wouldn't let you have a coffee pot or even a night light for fear of fire.

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  17. HalcyonMay 27, 2015 at 7:59 PM

    How crazy that she had a fire on her maiden voyage. She seems to have recovered well though!

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  18. cieldequimperMay 27, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    In the last shot it really does look like a building!

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  19. RedPatMay 27, 2015 at 9:43 PM

    She looks fine now!

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  20. MarleenMay 27, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    That is a huge ship!

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  21. UnknownMay 28, 2015 at 5:37 PM

    More and more of these come to Lisbon and vomit thousands of tourists who spend a couple of hours at souvenirs shops before going back to their monster. They usually say they have visited Lisbon... LOL!

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  22. EG CameraGirlJune 1, 2015 at 12:01 AM

    HUGE!!

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