Our new Princess dealers in Portugal
We are very excited to announce our new Princess dealers in Portugal and an exclusive partnership with Boatcentre Portugal. Located in Sebutal, just a 45 minute drive from Lisbon, this dealer is ideally…
Princess Luxury Yacht Cruising Experiences
If you have ever wondered what it’s like to take to the water on a luxury Princess motor yacht there are some excellent reviews, reports and videos which you will no doubt enjoy….
What is an Explorer or Expedition Yacht?
Back in 2015 Boat International published an article entitled: ‘Surge in explorer yachts as owners seek to visit remote destinations’. It was suggested that, over the forthcoming few years, we would see a…
What is Luxury?
It seems like a simple question. But what, exactly, defines luxury? According to oxforddictionaries.com, luxury is, ‘a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense’. The Merriam Webster dictionary goes…
Princess 56 Owner’s Story: Eric and Debs
Almost everyone who enjoys boating will at some point harbour a yearning to just sail away into the proverbial sunset, somewhere where the sun always shines, the sea is mostly flat and the…
5 Top Winter Superyacht Destinations for UK Yacht Owners
In Britain and the USA autumn has arrived. On land it’s beautiful: all mists and mellow fruitfulness, leaves changing colour, gentle rain, the scent of the harvest and stunning sunsets. But the seas…
How to Winterise Your Yacht
As an experienced boat owner, you know how important it is to make every effort to winterise your yacht, protecting her from the ravages of the worst of the winter weather, fuel degradation,…
Luxury Yacht Orders Boom for Princess
It’s great when all your hard work pays off! We’re delighted to see a flurry of reports in the local and national media covering the fact that the Princess order book for new…
The Oceans of the World – Beautiful Blue Playgrounds
Seen from space, our planet is a beautiful blue sphere. The blue comes mostly from the oceans, five vast bodies of water that together cover just over 70% of the earth’s surface. They…
How Many Horses in Your Propulsion? Know Your Horsepower
Look at any luxury yacht spec and you’ll see vessel propulsion power described in hp, in other words ‘horsepower’. What, exactly, does horsepower mean? How do horses, speed, weight and power relate to…
Know Your Nautical Miles and Knots
The land is full of handy fixed visible cues for navigation and charting. The sea is different. Very different. It’s featureless, and it’s easy to lose your way. That’s why, over the millennia,…
Islands of the Caribbean
Think about the Caribbean and what comes to mind? Lazy days spent relaxing on stunning, deserted sandy beaches. Tiny desert islands like something out of a fairytale. Deliciously blue, balmy tropical waters studded…