74 Princess

A 74-foot British-built Princess on Biscayne Bay. A deep-V hull for a smoother offshore ride, a full-size jacuzzi on the aft deck, four staterooms...

Location: Miami, United States

4 bedrooms, sleeps 13.

Price: From $3,700 USD per charter

A 74-foot Princess, hand-built in Plymouth, England, chartering on Biscayne Bay for up to 13 guests. Princess has built boats in that yard since 1965, and the house signature carries into this hull: a deep-V bottom that cuts chop rather than slapping over it, and hand-finished British joinery below. The aft deck holds a full-size jacuzzi rather than a two-seat token spa, and a flybridge sits above it carrying seating and a second helm. Four cabins share three bathrooms on the air-conditioned lower deck, and that cabin count makes her one of the few hulls here configured for genuine overnight charters as well as day runs. Crew and fuel at cruising speed both sit inside the charter rate. She works out of Miami Marina, with Key Biscayne, Stiltsville, Haulover Sandbar and a Star Island pass on the card. | Location: Miami, United States | Bedrooms: 4 | Guests: 13 | Price: From $3,700 USD per charter | Top Amenities: Full-size on-deck jacuzzi, Four staterooms below, Three bathrooms | Best For: Jacuzzi-on-deck charters up to 13, Overnight multi-cabin trips, Longer offshore day-runs

Princess Yachts has been building boats in Plymouth, England, since 1965, and the 74 carries the house signature clearly enough that you notice it stepping aboard. Hand-finished joinery below, a deep-V hull underneath, and a build quality that reads as solid rather than styled. On this coast she is the British boat among Italian ones, and the difference is mostly in how she rides. Four staterooms sit below with three bathrooms, enough cabins to make an overnight charter work rather than a day trip with a place to change. The aft deck carries a full-size jacuzzi, the real thing rather than a plunge-sized token.

Bay Days and Offshore Runs

Charters run from Miami Marina and the standard bay card applies: Key Biscayne twenty minutes off, Stiltsville nearer twenty-five, a Star Island pass at fifteen, and Haulover Sandbar half an hour out. Where the Princess separates from the fleet is on a longer day. The deep-V hull cuts through chop instead of pounding across it, so when the wind gets up in the afternoon the ride stays comfortable and a run toward the upper Keys remains sensible rather than punishing. The captain calls that on the morning. The road transfer from MIA runs about twenty-two minutes. Departs Miami Marina. Haulover Sandbar about 30 minutes by boat. Star Island cruise-by about 15 minutes. Stiltsville about 25 minutes. Key Biscayne about 20 minutes. Deep-V hull suits day-runs toward the upper Keys. Transfer from MIA runs about 22 minutes

British Joinery Below

The interior is where the Plymouth build shows. Hand-finished joinery runs through the salon and the cabins, the kind of fit that holds up rather than photographs well and then rattles. Picture windows in the salon keep the water in view. Four staterooms sit below with three bathrooms between them, air conditioned throughout, and the premium sound system reaches every deck. Four cabins is what makes her one of the few hulls in this fleet configured for genuine overnight charters: on a day trip they serve as shade and changing rooms, and on an overnight the whole group has a berth. Four staterooms below. Three bathrooms. Hand-finished British joinery. Picture-window salon. Air conditioning throughout. Configured for overnight, not only day charters

The Aft-Deck Jacuzzi

The jacuzzi on the aft deck is the headline and it is genuinely full size, which is the distinction worth drawing: plenty of charter yachts advertise a spa that seats two uncomfortably. This one gets used. It sits on the open aft deck with the water behind it, which makes it a sunset feature as much as a swimming one. Off the stern, a swim platform handles the sandbar. Above, the flybridge carries its own seating and helm, and it is the better seat for the run out. Glass containers are not permitted anywhere on deck. Full-size jacuzzi on the aft deck. Swim platform off the stern. Flybridge with seating and helm. Open aft deck around the jacuzzi. No glass containers on deck

On the Water

Paddleboards, snorkel gear and floats are add-ons rather than fixtures, so they go onto the booking instead of being found aboard. Meals get handled one of two ways, booked through the concierge or packed in by the guests. The permitted list is broad: engagements and anniversaries, birthdays, corporate days, and photo or press shoots, every one capped at thirteen guests, with noise kept sensible once she is anchored. Most days follow the same rhythm: a run out, a long anchor with the swim platform down and the jacuzzi running, and a slower return with the light going behind the skyline. Water toys on request. Meals booked in, or packed by the group. Engagements and milestone celebrations permitted. Photo and press shoots permitted. Maximum 13 guests. Reasonable noise at anchor

Captain and Crew

Captain and crew ship with the boat and are priced in. The licence is United States Coast Guard, covering charter work out of Biscayne Bay, and the captain has the last word on safety, which on this hull means deciding whether conditions justify pushing further offshore or staying inside the bay. Everyone is briefed before lines come off. Crew work boarding, the jacuzzi, the swim platform and service on deck, and on an overnight they turn the boat between the anchorage and the run home. Fuel at standard cruising speed is in the rate. Fifteen percent is the usual gratuity and is charged separately. Captain and crew ship with the boat, priced in. Coast Guard licence for charter work on Biscayne Bay. Captain decides whether to push further offshore. Crew turn the boat on an overnight charter. Fuel in the rate at standard cruising speed. Fifteen percent usual gratuity, charged separately. VHF aboard, concierge on WhatsApp day and night

Best For

Groups over ten who want the jacuzzi in the package. Multi-cabin overnight charters across four staterooms. Longer day-runs toward the upper Keys. Guests who care about build quality. Milestone birthdays, engagements and anniversaries