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(Attachment 1)
List of oceangoing cruise ships in Japan

As of March, 2005
Name of ship Fujimaru Orient Venus Nippon-maru Asuka Pacific Venus
 Name of shipping company Nippon Charter Cruise Ltd. (Note) Mitsui OSK Passenger Line NYK Cruises Co., Ltd. Japan Cruise Line Inc.
 Gross tonnage 23,235 21,884 21,903 28,856 26,518
 Passengers (no. of persons) 603 606 532 592 696
 Speed in knots when fully loaded  21 21 21 21 20.8
 Crew (no. of persons) 130 120 190 270 204
 Service time April, 1989 July, 1990 September, 1990 October, 1991 April, 1998
(Source) Survey by Japan Oceangoing Passenger Ship Association

     Note) Charter cruise company formed by joint investment of Mitsui OSK Passenger Line and Japan Cruise Line.
Moreover, Orient Venus has been idle since September 2002.

* Reference: Japan-affiliated shipping line service ships
Name of ship Crystal Harmony Crystal Symphony Crystal Serenity
 Vessel registry Bahamas registered
 Name of shipping company Crystal Cruises (Note)
 Gross tonnage 48,621 51,044 68,870
 Passengers (no. of persons) 960 960 1,080
 Speed in knots when fully loaded  22 21 22
 Crew (no. of persons) 545 545 655
 Service time July, 1990 May, 1995 July, 2003
(Source) Survey by MLIT Maritime Bureau

     Note) Wholly owned subsidiary (U.S.A.) of Nippon Yusen Kaisha
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