MV 2GO Masagana

History
Japan
Name	Tsukushi
Owner	Hankyu Ferry
Port of registry	Kobe, Japan
Route	Kobe – Kitakyushu
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Shimonoseki, Japan)
Laid down	2002
Launched	February 20, 2003
Completed	May 2003
Maiden voyage	June 2003
In service	2003–2021
Out of service	March 22, 2021
Identification	Call sign: DUE4346 IMO number: 9263162 MMSI number: 548286700
Fate	Sold to 2GO Group
Philippines
Name	MV 2GO Masagana
Owner	2GO Group
Operator	2GO Travel
Port of registry	Manila, Philippines
Route	Manila - Cebu - Cagayan De Oro - Cebu - Manila (2026)
Acquired	2021
Maiden voyage	August 1, 2021
In service	2021–present
Home port	Manila, Philippines
Fate	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	ROPAX ferry
Tonnage	29,046 GT
Length	195.0 m (639 ft 9 in)
Beam	26.4 m (86 ft 7 in)
Draft	6.87 m (22 ft 6 in)
Ramps	2
Installed power	2x Wärtsilä 16V38B diesel engine (20,152 kW (27,024 hp))
Propulsion	Controllable Pitch Propeller(CPP) 2-shaft
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) max
Capacity	667 passengers
Crew	33

2GO Masagana is a passenger ferry and flagship of the Philippine shipping company 2GO Travel that went into service in 2003. She was originally known as Tsukushi of Hankyu Ferry.

She is the sister ship of MV 2GO Maligaya, formerly Yamato, also from Hankyu Ferry. She was acquired by 2GO a few months after 2GO Maligaya. The difference between the two sister ships is on livery design, which has a few modifications and tweaks. In 2023, her sister MV 2GO Maligaya, had her sundeck area expanded for more accomodations, while she retained her original sundeck.

She and her sister ship are the largest passenger vesels ever to sail in the Philippines, surpassing MV Princess of the Stars of Sulpicio Lines.

In the early 2000s, Hankyu Ferry planned to replace the sister ships New Harima and New Seto on the route between Kobe and Kitakyushu with newer and more efficient vessels.

Based on the design of the company's then-recent ships Ferry Settsu and Ferry Suō, the new vessels, later named Yamato and Tsukushi, were planned to be slightly larger. Their overall length was set at 195 meters, allowing for an increased rolling cargo capacity of approximately 229 trailers. Externally, the two ships retained the general silhouette of their predecessors, including a single funnel, but were distinguished by the absence of side ventilation openings along the upper car deck, giving the hull a more solid, continuous appearance.

The interior layout was largely derived from the earlier vessels, but incorporated several enhancements. These included an indoor sea-view promenade, a feature inspired by the ships of Shin Nihonkai Ferry, a sister company of Hankyu Ferry. Although the total passenger capacity was reduced to 667, the quality of accommodation was significantly upgraded. Notably, the public bath facilities were relocated to provide direct views of the sea.

Unlike the previous vessels in the fleet, which had been built at the Kanda Shipyards, the new ships were constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at its Shimonoseki facility. The Tsukushi was laid down sometime in 2002, and was launched on February 2003. Following approximately three months of fitting-out work, the ship was delivered to Hankyu Ferry on June that same year.

The Tsukushi was commissioned on June 2003 on the Kobe-Kitakyushu route, replacing the New Seto, which was sold to WG&A Philippines and became the MV SuperFerry 18, joining her sister ship, the Yamato (now MV 2GO Maligaya).

In the late 2010s, Hankyu Ferry continued its fleet renewal plan, which had begun in 2015 with the introduction of the sister ships Izumi and Hibiki, by ordering a new pair of car ferries intended to replace the Yamato and Tsukushi.

Unlike her sister, which was no longer in service and was sold off in 2020, she became a relief ship for the company during the pandemic. When both the Settsu and the 3rd gen Yamato finally arrived, the Tsukushi still served the company for a while until it eventually completed its final crossing for Hankyu Ferry on March 22, 2021, and was put up for sale. In May 2021, the vessel was sold to the Philippine shipping company 2GO Group, which had already acquired her sister ship Yamato several months earlier.^[1][2] The ship was renamed as MV 2GO Masagana, and she was assigned to the Manila - Cebu - Cagayan de Oro route, taking the flagship title from her sister.^[2][3]

In 2023, during her drydock, an escalator was added to make boarding much easier and efficient.

2GO Masagana has a total of eight accessible decks, although the vessel structurally spans ten decks. Decks 1 to 4 serve as car decks for rolling cargo. Passenger accommodations are located on Decks 5, 6, and 7, while crew quarters are situated forward on Deck 7 and aft on Deck 5.

• Business Class for 2
• Business Class for 4
• Stateroom for 2
• Mega Value Class
• Tourist Class

• Horizon Cafe
• Island Fiesta
• Cafe 2GO
• Front Desk
• KTV
• Kultura
• Main Lobby
• Miniso
• Sea breeze
• Sundeck

• 
  Main lobby
• 
  Sea breeze
• 
  Sundeck
• 
  Island Fiesta

• 2GO Maligaya
• 2GO Masinag
• 2GO Masikap
• 2GO Masigla