powerfulandexhilaratingcharacteristicsofaVClass[sportscruiser]
withtheaccommodationofaflybridge.”
TheS78followspreviouslaunchesfromPrincess’sSClass(S60,S65
andS72)overthepastthreeyears,aspartofthecompany’sresurgence.
Liketheothers,ithasasportyprofilewithaflybridgeandyetstill
maintainsthelargesaloonsunroofforlightandfreshair.
Youmaybesurprisedbyinitialimpressionswhenyoufirstboard.
Insteadoftheusualtwinstairwaysfromthetransomplatformtotheaft
deck,thereisoneoncentreline.Andtheaftdeck,dependingonwhohas
usedtheboatlast,mayhaveaseeminglyrandomscatteringofsofasand
tables.Moreonthatinamoment.
ThatsinglestairwayfreesupthesterntoallowaWilliamsJetTender
(fivepeople/77km/h)inagaragetoport,andatrulycivilisedcrewcabin
tostarboardwithtwinberthsandensuiteheadwithshower.Ifyoudon’t
wantcrew,thiswilldonicelyforteenagers.
Theaftdeck,meanwhile,hasmoreconfigurationsthanaTransformers
movie.Pastthetwosunpads,thelargedinettetoportandtheL-shaped
sofastostarboardslidegentlyonpadssoasnottoblemishtheflawless
teakdeckandcanbepinnedintodifferentarrangementstosuityour
entertainment/diningneedsjustasyoumovechairsandsofasathome
foraparty.
Thisabilitytoshape-shiftcontinuesintothesaloonwiththetable
bytheL-shapedsofa,whichmovesinorouttofitcocktailhouror
dinner.Alas,thelargeU-shapedsofaoppositedoesnothingbutlook
goodandbecomfortable.Oversizedwindows–5.5mwide,1.2mhigh–
offerbroadvistas.
SaysJustinOlesinski:“Theconvexsideglass,sophisticatedsurfaces
andboldgraphicaldetailsaredesignedtoworkwiththeadaptable
indoor-outdoorspacesinappealingtosomeonewhowantshigh-
performancesportsactivities,aglamoroussociallifeandrelaxing
momentswithfamilyandfriends.”
Europeanchefsandtheirgalleysareusuallybanishedfromtheguests'
sight,butPrincesshasputtheS78galleyonfulldisplayinthesaloon,
tuckedbehindabarasyouenterthroughtheslidingdoorsthatdisappear
nearlyoutofsight.Eventheaftwindowinthegalleyhingesup,creating
awraparoundaftdeckbarforabuffetordrinks.Andifyoudon’twant
toseethechefhardatworkpreparingyourfood,dark-tintedwindows
canbedeployedtoshieldthegalleyfromview.Thefull-beammaster(top)isnaturallythemostaccommodating
ofthecabins,butthetwodouble-berthguestcabinsforward
(below)arealsoample;andcouldalsobeconsideredVIPs.There
isalsoatwin-berthcabinsuitableforchildren.Allareensuite17408 2019 boatinternational.com