HISTORY
MITSUI
O.S.K. PASSENGER LINE (MOPAS)
Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line is a Japanese cruise line operated
by the shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). Established
in 1884, it has operated cruise
and liner services for more than a century. Currently it
operates two small-sized cruise ships that offers voyages for
the domestic market.
Nippon Maru is the third ship in the company that bears this
name. It entered service in 1990 and received the most intensive
refurbishment in 2010 in which the hull was changed from white
to deep blue. The ship usually operates short, local cruises
departed from various ports of Japan, such as Yokohama and Kobe,
whereas world cruises and longer voyages to South Pacific or
Southeast Asia are also organized.
Slightly larger and older than her close sister Nippon Maru,
Fuji Maru is a ship jointly owned by MOPAS and Nippon Charter
Cruise. Most of the cruises of Fuji Maru are chartered by
different travel agencies or private groups for incentive
travel, so that the itineraries can be self-arranged and visit
some small ports. Sometimes it sails on voyages for educational
purposes that visit a number of Asian countries with exchange
programs. |