Today in Emden the German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft has handed over to the Japanese company NYK Cruises the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III that has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members. Unity, which it is 230 meters long, 29.8 meters wide and has a gross tonnage of 52,200 tons, will join the Asuka II which is currently the only ship of the company.

The Asuka III, whose design combines open spaces with traditional Japanese aesthetics, will carry out cruises with departures from different ports in Japan calling at over 30 destinations across the nation.