Princess calls the X Class the Super Flybridge, and the X90 shows why the name is not marketing: an enclosed sky lounge where the open fly would be, drop-down balconies that widen the cockpit by roughly 40 percent, and a main-deck owner's suite that opens through optional gullwing doors onto a private foredeck terrace.
Who This Boat Is For
The X90 is for the owner who cruises with more people than they race — social, coastal programs where enclosed, climate-controlled living space beats two knots of top end every single weekend. Four cabins and four heads plus crew accommodate the party; the layout's genius is giving the owner separation from it without going below.
The Layout
The sky lounge is a true second social zone — seating, optional 85-inch TV, day head — not a token settee behind a helm. The drop-down balconies to port and starboard are a Princess first, and the aft deck is ready for a hot tub if your seasons call for one. Down one level, the main-deck owner's suite with its private foredeck access is the arrangement that competitors at this length reserve for renderings.
Performance
Twin 2,000 hp MAN V12s move 201,800 pounds of yacht to a published maximum of 27 knots, drawing from 2,905 gallons of fuel. That is the X Class trade stated plainly: the boat gives up the 30-plus-knot sprint of the Y Class in exchange for an enormous amount of enclosed living volume. Princess publishes maximum speeds rather than cruise tables, so have sea-trial data documented on the exact package you buy and plan passages from observed numbers.
Against the Alternatives
The X80 runs the same dual-deck concept at 82 feet with five cabins. The Y80 is the in-house counterpoint — open flybridge, higher top end, more traditional formula. Cross-shop the Azimut Grande 26M for the Italian read on sub-90-foot superyacht living.
Where to Start
Spend twenty minutes in the sky lounge with the balconies down, then twenty on a conventional open flybridge, and be honest about your actual seasons — sun, rain, heat and all. The X90 wins that comparison for far more owners than the spec sheet suggests.