JAPANESE CRUISE SHIPS
FUJI MARU
(SCORE 1,371: 3+)
23,340 G/T
Length: 167.00m
Beam: 24.00m
Draft: 6.55m
Pass. Capacity (basis 2): 328 (all berth): 603
Total Crew: 190
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)
Cruise Line: Nippon Charter Cruise
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Ship Name
Stern
NIPPON MARU
(SCORE 1,397: 3+)
21,903 G/T
Length: 166.65m
Beam: 24.00m
Draft: 6.55m
Pass. Capacity (basis 2): 408 (all berth): 607
Total Crew: 160
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)
Cruise Line: Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line
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Ship Name
Stern
ORIENT VENUS
(SCORE 1,382: 3+)
21,884 G/T
Length: 174.00m
Beam: 24.00m
Draft: 6.52m
Pass. Capacity (basis 2): 390 (all berth): 606
Total Crew: 120
Builder: Ishikawajima Heavy Industries (Japan)
Cruise Line: Nippon Charter Cruise
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Ship Name
Stern
PACIFIC VENUS
(SCORE 1,669: 4+)
26,518 G/T
Length: 183.4m
Beam: 25.00m
Draft: 6.5m
Pass. Capacity (basis 2): 532 (all berth): 720
Total Crew: 180
Builder: Ishikawajima Heavy Industries (Japan)
Cruise Line: Japan Cruise Line (Venus Cruise)
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Ship Name
Stern
ASUKA
(SCORE 1,681: 4+)
28,856 G/T
Length: 192.81m
Beam: 24.70m
Draft: 6.6m
Pass. Capacity (basis 2): 600 (all berth): 618
Total Crew: 262
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)
Cruise Line: NYK Cruises
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Ship Name
Stern
Douglas Ward, Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships 2001(2000)
| Possible Score |
Fuji Maru |
Orient Venus |
Nippon Maru |
Pacific Venus |
Asuka |
|
| Ship | 500 |
332 |
338 |
355 |
433 |
430 |
| Accommodation | 200 |
137 |
120 |
135 |
159 |
174 |
| Food | 400 |
287 |
291 |
287 |
332 |
341 |
| Service | 400 |
284 |
283 |
289 |
329 |
334 |
| Cruise | 500 |
331 |
350 |
331 |
416 |
402 |
| Total | 2,000 |
1,371 |
1,381 |
1,397 |
1,669 |
1,681 |
| Lifestyle | Standard |
Standard |
Standard |
Standard |
Premium |
|
| Ratings | 3+ |
3+ |
3+ |
4+ |
4+ |
WEAK POINTS
(Fuji Maru)
The waste of open deck space and poor maintenance. The deck
furniture is plastic and utilitarian. The lighting is too bright,
which also increases the noise level, and so there is little
ambience.
(Nippon Maru)
The cheap plastic deck furniture is difficult to keep clean and
looks really poor and unkempt. The seats in the theater are
mostly in-line and should be staggered; they are also very plain
and utiliyarian, and not particularly comfortable.
(Orient Venus)
The ship does not really cater to individual passengers well. The
decor is rather plain in many public rooms. The crew-to-passenger
ratio is quite poor, but typical of seminar-intensive ships.
(Pacific Venus)
There are few cabins with private balcony. The open walking
promenade decks are bare steel (rubber-coated); teak would be
more desirable.
(Asuka)
There is no butler service in the Asuka Club suites. The forward
staircase is utilitarian and quite plain. The ship is in need of
further refurbishment and upgrading in some areas in order to
compete effectively in the international marketplace.
CRYSTAL HARMONY
(SCORE 1,761: 5)
49,400 G/T
Length: 240.96m
Beam: 29.60m
Draft: 7.50m
Pass. Capacity (basis 2): 960 (all berth): 1,010
Total Crew: 545
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)
Cruise Line: Crystal Cruises
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Ship Name
Stern
CLIPPER ODYSSEY (ex-OCEANIC GRACE)
(SCORE 1,678: 4+)
5,218 G/T
Length: 102.9m
Beam: 15.4m
Draft: 4.3m
Pass. Capacity (basis 2): 128 (all berth): 128
Total Crew: 52
Builder: NKK Tsu Shipyard (Japan)
Cruise Line: Clipper Cruise Line
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Ship Name
Stern
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