Princess 35M: New Renderings With Owner's Custom Choices

The first Princess 35M is set for launch in a few months. To whet your appetite, here are some of the custom touches that owner of hull #1 has requested.

The 115’4” (35.15-meter) Princess 35M, with a beam of 23’11” (7.3 meters), is a semi-custom model. The British builder encourages buyers to personalize not just the decor, but also some configurations. The owner of the first Princess 35M has done so both inside and outside. The builder is keeping some of the custom touches confidential for now. However, the changes that the client requested outside are permitted for publicity.

Below are just some of the things being done on the flying bridge. The standard layout would include seating to port and starboard beneath the hardtop. You’ll note they’re removed, in favor of a fore-and-aft bar on centerline. The dining area forward of the bar is also larger, for 12 guests.

This next image, an alternate view of the Princess 35M flying bridge, gives you a better idea of how the bar and dining area make the deck much more of a social space. The changes don’t mean there’s a lack of traditional seating, of course. The raised benchseat tucked to port does the trick. The captain gets to enjoy the fresh air as well, given the two-seater helm area opposite. And, the sliding sunroof allows for as much sun or shade as everyone may want.

While Princess is not revealing specifics on the owner’s requests inside, the 35M is available with three or four guest staterooms below decks. Naturally, the master suite is forward on the main deck. The suite has a dedicated room to serve as an office or TV lounge. The Princess 35M additionally has floor-to-ceiling windows to each side in the saloon. A nice option here: having the windows fashioned as sliding doors leading out to fold-down balconies.

If you’re familiar with either the Princess 32M or Princess 40M, the other two M Class models to date, you would expect this megayacht 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.

This first Princess 35M will debut for the public to see in early 2015.