Princess C class

[roa312]

Princess Yachts has released or hinted at their new C Class, which will be introduced on September 9th, likely in Cannes.

"Get ready for the C Class — a bold new breed of Princess that redefines open-water freedom.
This is a Princess like you’ve never seen before – crafted for those who go all out from sun-up to splashdown."

 

[marcochi76]

interesting

 

[marcochi76]

Probably some walk around, similar to Pardo yachts ?

 

[Seastoke]

Well if it looks like the X well it’s subjective to say the least.

 

[roa312]

Probably some walk around, similar to Pardo yachts ?

It's not clear from the video, but that's my guess as well. It seems that open/walkaround cruisers have really gained popularity in Europe over the past decade or so. Many builders now include this style of boat in their model lineups. I think it's a great type of boat - we see plenty of them here in the Nordics, mainly from brands like Saxdor, Axopar, Nimbus, Windy, Jeanneau etc - even though the they probably shine the most in warmer climates.

 

[ari]

C for catamaran..?

 

[marcochi76]

It's not clear from the video, but that's my guess as well. It seems that open/walkaround cruisers have really gained popularity in Europe over the past decade or so. Many builders now include this style of boat in their model lineups. I think it's a great type of boat - we see plenty of them here in the Nordics, mainly from brands like Saxdor, Axopar, Nimbus, Windy, Jeanneau etc - even though the they probably shine the most in warmer climates.

if you go to Saint Tropez, you see tens of those boats lining one close to the other. it's mainly rental dayboats, in the 40-50 foot range.
pb is: they are all the same. you change the brand, but the design is identical: pardo, solaris power, fiart, canados, windy, fjord...

 

[roa312]

if you go to Saint Tropez, you see tens of those boats lining one close to the other. it's mainly rental dayboats, in the 40-50 foot range.
pb is: they are all the same. you change the brand, but the design is identical: pardo, solaris power, fiart, canados, windy, fjord...

I agree, from the outside, these brands don’t seem to differ very much in terms of design. You’d think open walkarounds would be relatively simple to produce, but that doesn’t seem to be reflected in prices. I’ve been surprised by how much some of these cost new.
Maybe it’s becoming a bit like the U.S., where if you want a 25–35 ft open center console, there are like +20 different brands to choose from!

 

[roa312]

C for catamaran..?

Now that would be interesting!

 

[Mr Googler]

I’ve watched the video a few times…..I wonder?

Don’t think Sunseeker sold that many…..bet they would sell better now

 

[Bouba]

if you go to Saint Tropez, you see tens of those boats lining one close to the other. it's mainly rental dayboats, in the 40-50 foot range.
pb is: they are all the same. you change the brand, but the design is identical: pardo, solaris power, fiart, canados, windy, fjord...

In my house we call these craft, ‘St Tropez boats’...all of a muchness...day boat for the wealthy....

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Nothing wrong with that. Princess could tap into that market. They’d need to utterly overhaul their understanding and approach to interiors though.

 

[dunedin]

a bold new breed of Princess that redefines open-water freedom

This can't br just another "me too" boat as it apparently "redefines" things.
The marketing jargon sets a very low bar in terms of expectations

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Redefining the Princess DNA would be a big deal. For them, anyway.

 

[dunedin]

Redefining the Princess DNA would be a big deal. For them, anyway.

Wasn’t their “DNA” not already crushed by the X Class ?
Reminiscent of a 1960’s office block.

 

[Seastoke]

Maybe with four 300 outboards on its arse.

 

[Bouba]

Perhaps Princess should launch a luxury sub brand....like Lexus

 

[Seastoke]

It could be all electric hence the C - rap like a Tes-lard.

 

[ari]

Perhaps Princess should launch a luxury sub brand....like Lexus

Princess already IS a luxury brand.

Lexus is a luxury sub brand because the parent company (Toyota) isn't one, so they needed an 'upmarket' (luxury) brand to compete with Mercedes etc.

It's why Jeanneau builds its bigger boats as Prestige, a luxury sub brand because Jeanneau doesn't have the cachet to compete at 50ft+.

Obviously this is not the case with Princess, who pretty much start at 50ft (there are only two models beneath this threshold).

 

[Bouba]

Princess already IS a luxury brand.

Lexus is a luxury sub brand because the parent company (Toyota) isn't one, so they needed an 'upmarket' (luxury) brand to compete with Mercedes etc.

It's why Jeanneau builds its bigger boats as Prestige, a luxury sub brand because Jeanneau doesn't have the cachet to compete at 50ft+.

Obviously this is not the case with Princess, who pretty much start at 50ft (there are only two models beneath this threshold).

But some here think the luxury that Italian brands bring to the table is making the British boats look staid