Just back from the show and had a very good look round the p58 whuch was out on the dry.

Very impressed with the layout in the saloon. The engine room is excellently laid out with plenty of access all around the engines. Services are easily accessible and the Med. spec. is outstanding. I just love the 2 rear fairleads and winches.

The lack of internal stairs I see as a big advantage - more room for the dinette and fantastic saloon seating, very sociable. If it was a choice between having internal stairs or a good sized dinette, there is no contest. The steps up to the flybridge are visible from the helm, and you can see the stern quarters very clearly. The crew cabin is great, much improved over our own on the p55.

What most impressed me is the view from the helm. Excellent all round views inside with a real feeling of a commanding position. The charcoal dash means no reflections at night, better visibility.

The galley is laid out well with the washer/dryer under the steps. The only thing lacking is there are only 2 sides to the galley so no room for an oven/grill and microwave but I suppose for having a full midships cabin this has to be sacrificed. Also, the dinette table is fixed so no double berth there either.

Cabins are spacious and beautifully finished, acceptable space in the heads.

Probably the best thing about the p58 is the monstrous flybridge. Wonderful space and seating all round, simply huge. The swept back radar arch is beautiful along with the additional sunbeds over the cockpit. The wind visor looks great with its curved top too.

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Very hard to fault. I was at the show a few years ago and I thought that the boats of that time had more wow factor but maybe I'm becoming too used to the high standards.

One thing to note is the style and colour scheme. Very much with an emphasis on quality, refinement and luxury, less of the glitzy eye candy. Personally, I prefer the style of the Princesses as it oozes sheer opulence.

Regarding the build quality, Princess are now using box section aluminium in places for lightness and strength. The saloon floor is supported with box section as well as the front windows (possibly used more but that is where I can confirm). The box section around the windows gives much less flex as we tried standing on one of the support beams between the windows which is always a potential weakness due to the angle the windows slope back.