Motor Boat & Yachting — August 2017

You’d expect the full-length flybridge
boat to feel bigger, and it does. This
isn’t simply a different deck attached
to the same hull as the S60, it’s a
whole new boat. The hull may only
be 6in longer and wider but it looks
far taller and more voluminous. Some
of that may be due to the substantial
hardtop providing shade to the vast
flybridge but there’s no disguising the
size of the saloon’s side windows and
the slash of white GRP that separates
the two halves.
On deck, the sheltered aft cockpit
is a bit shorter than the S60’s in
order to free up more room inside
the saloon. This is hardly a sacrifice
as there is so much extra outside
space up on the flybridge as well as
the new foredeck seating area. And
thanks to the lifting window over the
aft galley and sliding glass doors,
the cockpit and saloon all merge
into one large entertaining area.
Although the layout of the
galley and saloon are very
similar to the S60, all the
dimensions are noticeably
bigger with a longer dining table
opposite the galley and an even
bigger lounging area forward
with an additional sofa on the

HIGHLIGHTS

● Three ensuite cabins

● Vast flybridge and hardtop

● Proper twin crew cabin

AT A GLANCE

Length 63ft 5in (19.34m)

Beam 16ft 6in (5.03m)

Engines 2 x 900hp Volvo

D13 or 1,000hp Caterpillar

Max speed 32 knots (claimed)

Price £1.3 million ex VAT

Princess 62

starboard side. There’s also room

for a forward-facing navigator’s

bench opposite the helm and a

side door next to the skipper’s chair.

Up top there is an enormous

dinette with a large L-shaped wet

bar opposite. A second circular

seating area next to the helm provides

company for the skipper underway.

The layout below decks is almost

identical to the S60 bar the addition

of an ensuite bathroom for the second

guest cabin in the P62. This has been

achieved by stealing a little bit from

the owner’s cabin and the forward VIP.

As such, the owner’s cabin feels a tad

shorter than the S60’s. It’s still a very

good size with excellent headroom

and vast hull windows so you’re

unlikely to feel hard done by and

the extra privacy provided by

three ensuite cabins should not

be underestimated. It also has

a substantially bigger crew cabin.

The option of smaller 900hp Volvo

D13 engines and a slightly larger fuel

tank of 3,400 litres rather than

the S60’s 3,250 litres may also

influence your decision.

Contact See opposite

Huge side windows and

more sociable saloon

seating on the 62

The owner’s cabin is shorter

but wider than the S60’s

Even the third cabin has

its own ensuite

N E W B OATS

A full-length fl ybridge and

fabulous foredeck area,

but no tender garage