Established in Plymouth in 1965 as Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd, Princess Yachts was bought in 1981 by Sout African businessman Graham J. Beck. Marine Projects became Princess Yachts International PLC in 2001. In June 2008, Beck sold a 75% stake in the business to French businessman Bernard Arnault's investment group, L Capital 2 FCPR, a division of LVMH, for 200 million euros/pounds. The LVMH group includes over 60 international luxury brands, including: Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Fendi, De Beers, Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Krug. The United States Princess Yachts was known as Viking Sports Cruisers prior to the LVMH purchase. All of the US clients were given the option to rebadge their boats Princess. Viking Sports Cruiser is still the North American represenative which is owned by Viking Yachts know for the Sportfish models from 37'-92' and recently added Motor Yachts from 75'-100'.
Princess Yachts operates in 119 countries and employs over 2,600 people worldwide, whilst their shipyards cover a combined area of over 1.1 million square feet. The below covers their various size offerings and different class yachts.
The Princess Yachts range is sub-divided into the following class types: M Class, Y Class, F Class, V Class and S Class.
- M Class: Super Yachts ranging from 99 to 131 feet.
- Y Class: Motor Yachts ranging from 80 to 88 feet.
- F Class: Flybridge Yachts ranging from 47 to 69 feet.
- V Class: Sports Yachts ranging from 42 to 66 feet.
- S Class: Sportbridge Yachts ranging from 62 to 80 feet.
- R Class: fully carbon fiber yacht that’s 35 feet in length, Debut September 2018.
- Established: 1965
- Location(s): Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Construction: Fiberglass
- Category: Motor Yacht, Express, Sports Cruiser, Super Yachts
- Price Range: 500,000 to 18,000,000+
Find Princess Yachts Near Me
Buying Your Next Princess: Tampa Yacht Sales offers you the entire Princess MLS, including Princess for sale in United States. You will find used Princess Express, Motor Yachts, M Class, Y Class and F Class for sale.
Selling Your Current Princess: Tampa Yacht Sales would love to help you sell your Princess! With a team of licensed yacht brokers in Florida from Tampa Bay to Venice, TYS is ready to provide your Princess Yacht with true international exposure.
Sunseeker Market Reports: As a Princess Buyer, or a Seller, if you would like to receive a monthly Princess market report, reflecting the latest sales data, and Sunseeker sold boats reports, contact a Tampa Yacht Sales Yacht Broker at 833.222.9248 or sales@tampayachtsales.com.
The Sunseeker advantage…Buyer & Seller Tips
I often have clients say they don’t want something everyone else has, this yacht qualifies that statement. The luxury and quality found in the Princess Yacht line-up will impress the most discerning buyer and yacht owner.
Princess as a brand garners strong market share offering a distinct advantage to buyers and sellers of these vessels. As Princess continues to innovate and market to buyers there is a great market awareness and having a yacht someone is still searching for can be a huge advantage vs a yacht very few people desire in the open market.
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At Tampa Yacht Sales we like to make sure a client is making an educated purchase, understands all facets of the ownership experience and provide clients an easy ownership cycle that includes buying, selling and giving service recommendations.
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