Forty feet of uninterrupted entertaining space, from cockpit sole to helm seat, on a 67-foot sport-bridge that will run a published 34 to 36 knots. The Princess S65 is what happens when a builder refuses to accept that performance and four staterooms are opposites.
Who This Boat Is For
The S65 is for the owner-operator who hosts as hard as they run — Miami-to-Bimini pace with four full staterooms waiting at the anchorage. The compact sport bridge keeps express-cruiser proportions and cuts windage versus a traditional flybridge, so the boat feels like a sports yacht in a crosswind and lives like a flybridge yacht at anchor.
The Layout
The galley-up main deck is the headline: sliding glass doors and a tilt-up galley window run the cockpit, galley and saloon together into one 40-foot social space — a configuration most builders reserve for 75-foot-plus yachts. Below, four staterooms and four heads, led by a full-beam master with hull-length windows that flood the amidships suite with light. An optional Seakeeper settles the anchorage.
Performance
Twin 1,400 hp MAN V12s deliver a published maximum in the 34 to 36-knot band, drawing from 1,083 gallons of fuel on a hull displacing 82,100 pounds. That outruns most flybridge competition in the 65-to-70-foot class while giving up nothing on the accommodation sheet. Princess publishes maximum speed ranges rather than cruise figures — run your sea trial at the pace you intend to keep, get observed burn documented, and plan from your own numbers.
Against the Alternatives
In-house, the V65 offers the same pace with the sliding-roof format; the F65 trades top end for the full flybridge. Cross-shop the Azimut S7 for the Italian sport-bridge reading of the identical brief — triple pods against the S65's V12s is a genuinely interesting sea-trial double-header.
Where to Start
Stand in the cockpit with the galley window up and the doors open, then walk forward to the helm without touching a stair. That 40-foot sightline is the S65's argument. The 36 knots is just how quickly it gets you to the place you'll enjoy it.