Asuka II in 2009.
History
Japan
Name	1990–2006:Crystal Harmony 2006 onwards:Asuka II (飛鳥II)
Owner	1990–2006:Crystal Cruises 2006 onwards:Nippon Yusen Kaisha[1]
Operator	1990–2006: Crystal Cruises 2006 onwards: Nippon Yusen Kaisha[1]
Port of registry	1990–2006:Nassau,Bahamas 2006–2013:Yokohama,Japan
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Nagasaki, Japan[1]
Yard number	2100[1]
Launched	30 September 1989[1]
Acquired	July 1990[1]
Identification	IMO number: 8806204[1] MMSI number:432545000 Call sign 7JBI
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Cruise ship
Tonnage	50,142 GT[2] 8,642 DWT[1]
Length	241 m (790 ft 8 in)[2]
Beam	29.6 m (97 ft 1 in)[2]
Draught	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)[2]
Decks	8[3]
Installed power	FourMAN diesel Engines 32,800 kW (combined)[4]
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[2]
Capacity	960 passengers[4]
Crew	545[4]
Japanese name
Kanji	飛鳥II
Hiragana	あすかツー
Transcriptions Romanization Asuka II

MSAsuka II (飛鳥II) is acruise ship owned and operated byNippon Yusen Kaisha, which operates the cruise divisionNYK Cruises [ja] (a.k.a. Asuka Cruise). She was originally built by theMitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard inNagasaki, Japan, asCrystal Harmony forCrystal 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.^[1] As of August 2022^[update], she was the largest cruise ship in Japan.

DuringCrystal 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 200 miles (320 km) fromCristóbal.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 ofCuraçao, escorted by a tugboat, for repairs.^[5]

After fifteen years of service,Crystal Harmony was retired from the Crystal fleet in 2005. She was transferred to the parent companyNippon Yusen Kaisha to replace theAsuka. She then underwent renovation and re-entered service asAsuka II.^{[citation needed]}

She caught fire again on June 16, 2020, while at dock in Yokohama.^[6]

• Asuka Cruise website
• Videos of Crystal Harmony

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