Amarula Sun

A crew of four for eight guests is a generous ratio at 80 feet, and it says something about how Amarula Sun is set up: not for a couple who want privacy, but for an owner who wants the boat run for them. Princess built her in 2024 as an X80, a flybridge motor yacht offered from Tarpon Springs in the United States.

Build and provenance

Amarula Sun is a Princess X80, delivered in 2024 as a flybridge monohull motor yacht. She measures 80 feet with a 6.1-metre beam and a 1.8-metre draught, dimensions that keep her out of the shallowest marinas but let her into most working harbours.

Layout and accommodation

Four cabins sleep eight guests aboard Amarula Sun, with a crew of four aboard to run her: enough hands to handle lines, cook, and keep four cabins turned around without asking guests to lift a finger. The flybridge adds a second social deck above the saloon, so time aboard is not confined to one level.

Performance and engineering

Two 2,000 hp MAN V12-2000 engines drive Amarula Sun on diesel. At rest she carries a Seakeeper alongside Zero Speed Stabilizers, and stabilisers work again once she is under way, so the flat ride at anchor continues after she gets moving. A generator keeps her systems running independent of shore power, useful for an owner who anchors rather than stays at a dock.

On deck and at anchor

A sun deck and foredeck seating give guests two places to be outside, and sunpads on teak decking cover the space between them. Bow and stern thrusters make close-quarters handling straightforward, a passerelle brings the swim platform level with a pontoon, and a crane handles tender launch and recovery without extra hands on the dock. Air conditioning and Wi-Fi keep the boat comfortable and connected below.

Where she lies and how to see her

Amarula Sun lies in Tarpon Springs in the United States. We put on a viewing whenever a buyer is ready and are there throughout it; once an offer is accepted, the survey and sea trial follow before the sale completes.