Eastern Venus
The now Eastern Venus in Kobe, 2016 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Panama | |
| Name | Eastern Venus |
| Owner | Eastern Venus Inc. |
| Operator | DuWon Shipping |
| Port of registry | Colon, Panama |
| Builder | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Cost | $114 million |
| Laid down | 16 July 1997 |
| Launched | 29 September 1997 |
| Completed | 27 March 1998 |
| Maiden voyage | 12 April 1998 |
| In service | 1998–present |
| Identification | |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 26,594 GT |
| Length | 183.4 m (601 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Depth | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Decks | Twelve passenger decks |
| Speed | 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) |
| Capacity | 720 passengers (2024) |
Eastern Venus, formerly Pacific Venus, is a cruise ship completed in 1998 by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries and originally owned by Japanese company Venus Cruise Line, a subsidiary of the Shin Nihonkai Ferry company. In 2023, the ship was sold to Panamanian company Eastern Venus Inc. following its owner's shutdown and subsequently renamed to Eastern Venus, with the International Register of Shipping listing the official manager and operator as DuWon Shipping, a South Korea-based company affiliated with Eastern Venus Inc.