Move over, Princess 32M and 40M, you have a new sister on the way: the Princess 35M.
The 243-gross-ton Princess 35M is, of course, more voluminous than her smaller sister, intended to be run by six crew and accommodating eight to 10 in the owner’s party. The flexibility in the owner’s party stems from a few layout options below decks. You can have three or four guest staterooms, similar to what other megayacht builders offer, configured all as doubles or a mix of doubles and twins. Renderings also show a full-beam master suite on the main deck, with a dedicated room to serve as an office, a TV lounge, or whatever strikes your fancy. The Princess 35M will additionally have floor-to-ceiling windows to each side in the saloon, which optionally can be fashioned as sliding doors leading out to fold-down balconies. In keeping with the flying-bridge design of the M Class, sunning can take plus up top, with further space for it on the foredeck. For more alfresco enjoyment, the facing settees on the aft deck can have a bar accompany them, and they can be used as a regular dining area by the inclusion of a table.
The 115’4″ (35.15-meter) Princess 35M is a good fill-in size between the 105-foot (32-meter) 32M and 132-foot (40.19-meter) 40M, a strategy followed by other semi-custom builders. Beam is a healthy 23’11” (7.3 meters). If you’re familiar with either the Princess 32M or Princess 40M, you would expect the Princess 35M to see some good speeds. And you’d be right: A choice of three different Caterpillar and MTU power packages promise speeds from 23 to 27 knots.
The announcement of the Princess 35M comes a few months after Princess Yachts received government funds for its M Class facility. The multi-million-dollar grant was actually awarded in 2011, so that Princess Yachts could construct a build shed dedicated to the megayachts, but official permission to use the funds only came in April this year. The grant strives to support projects that will create economic growth and jobs. Previously, Princess Yachts built the 40M and 32M in temporary sheds.
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