£650,000 Yacht Tour : 2015 Princess 52 

Much better quality Nick, so much so , there was no flickering from the lights and distribution board shots. Everything seems crisp and clear

Quality of the camera is positively noticeable. Can't help thinking this would be an excellent boat for you 💐

Great tour of a super boat. As for the tech, if you persevere and delve deeper it will pay dividends, but for portability and ease of use you'll rarely find anything to touch the GoPro. The lens on the new setup is better and has less distortion, but output quality - by the time the internet crunches it - is about the same. I suspect that at times when you're super busy with multiple tours and lots of content to edit, then familiarity will beat outright quality. The gimbal. however, is excellent.

Love the new "rig" it doesn't fight with the lighting as much. And i never miss your videos. The BBC should give you your own show in the tele

Great boat Nick. Worth every penny of £650,000. good camera! Thanks Nick love your channel.

Video is a lot better than the go pro Nick. Wider angle, sharper image, steadier and handles the interior lights much better with no flicker. Not sure if power was on shore or battery but if shore then it's a very good camera

That is really easy to answer…”You could use any gear! All your videos have been very professional and entertaining! Your speech is always clear and articulate! Overall informative and articulate!” However you did make it incredibly hard to make a decision of which brand to purchase! Toooooo many options, tooooo many brands ( not your fault) Very comprehensive tours and the Meet the Owners with their personal experience’s and views have been wonderful. The people you have met and interviewed have all been amazing and beautiful boats! Thank you and keep up the excellent work! Hope to see you at Monaco!

Your videos make me want to buy a boat!

No matter what year of launching I absolutely love every single Princess. By the by- the camera work is excellent as always. Didn’t notice much of a difference between your original Go/Pro and the new system.

I think the quality of your go pro was just fine. And if you find your new rig to be cumbersome or difficult, I don't think your fans are going to mind if you switch back.

Hey Nick I do love Princess yachts and this one screams quality from the first shot so maybe that's the new camera which is obviously better but that's not why we watch your videos, you are the reason and I hope you made some videos of your Irish trip because we really enjoyed the last ones have a great Sunday bud

I honestly did not notice you were filming with a new camera until the mirror reveal. Although I did feel a little fish-eye effect and a little motion sickness while the camera was panning. A larger camera with a gimbal is also a bit cumbersome and difficult while filming tight spaces. The GoPro you use to shoot does a great job in my opinion, where the picture quality and the overall steadiness isn't affected. Also, with the new rig, you now have to charge two devices, the camera and the gimbal. But in the end, what matters most is the ease of use and your comfort. I wouldn't switch if the difference is a mere 5%. Great video as always Nick. Thanks~! :)

As for the new camera - while the image quality seems a bit better, for me the combination of a wider angle with short-range shooting causes a noticeable barrel distortion effect (like a fish-eye). It is particularly apparent when you swivel around, and may cause a bit of motion sickness after a while... If we're keeping score - I vote for the old go-pro. Anyway - always great to see new videos from you Nick!

I have to say from the first shot, I could instantly tell the increase in camera quality and fidelity, sharper images, more detail, more vibrant colours and the colours match closer to that of real life. I'm glad it has a wide lense on so we still get the wide viewing angles. However I imagine the weight of it must be a pain compared to the go pro. The only minor issues compared to the Go Pro when viewing, is that it seems to me to be a slightly narrower view and Sony is the best in the world at auto focus, which means when you do your pointing it very quickly focuses on your moving hand making the background go out of focus, as it focuses on the hand, it's only for less than a second and isn't an issue for me. But that's it really, White balance is a bit off when you move into the inside, however that was the same with the go pro and without fiddling everytime you go inside and out there isn't much you can do except wait for it's auto settings to sort that out.

Yes, we have been watching Nick 😎 I think you've always had a quiet steady hand filming, but the fancy new camera with motion steadying gimbals should help you. What a lovely boat. Surprisingly roomy for a 52 footer. Always taken by the designers fitting so much into a limited cubic foot space. Another well documented boat tour Nick. Just a joy to watch man! WELL DONE!

Really lovely yacht that is surprisingly spacious for it's length. With either camera, still the most enjoyable and thorough yacht reviews on RU-vid. Did note the movement around the vessel is quite smooth with this camera. Making it easy on the eye.

This boat is the complete package for me. I would definitely put a crew cabin in that storage place in the back

I have to say I wouldn't have noticed a difference in film quality! So if the GoPro is easier/lighter, I think you'd be perfectly fine to stick with what you love. Great boat!

Love everything about this model, the wood choice,headliner,cabin size and layout! Oh and the quality of the new camera is very noticeable!

love the new rig! not that your prior videos aren't already terrific, but the different lens makes it a lot less fish eye-y than the gopro setup and it really goes a long way in making better judgments of the dimensions

Very spacious for a 52, excellent woodwork, although I would prefer a lighter satin finish wood. I like the new camera setup, image quality seems slightly better, but the gimbal mount stabilisation definitely makes the camera motion smother and more comfortable to watch. Great tour as always.

A 2015 52 was just purchased this year and lives on our big river system. Its quite the machine for our river, and by far the largest boat you see out there. I searched your content for a tour of one only a week or so ago so this is fantastic timing.

Hi Nick. So happy you leave the edits in. A super princess for the money, 3 cabins with full size master. Explained fuel economy at lower speeds. A decent flybridge, owner operated. It could be yours Awesome walkthrough tour thanks 😊 maybe a struggle with new equipment in/out engine space and crew qtrs. All videos are fantastic

Looks amazing for its age. She has obviously been loved by her owners. Even the washing machine looks brand-new, although I am sure it is way out of its warranty. The camera looks great, Nick. Although I think you have gone back to using the GoPro now. They are a lot smaller and lighter to carry around. 👍

This Princess has rooms : kitchen, living room and bedrooms and it is 2 bedrooms home because it has huge outside sittings. It has not got sliding roof, sanbed at the stern, crew cabin , but layout is optimal. Big storage, 2 different company can seat at the flybridge . Very practical engineereng, all clean inside. Very good example because another Princess was 850k I think and less advantages . Flour colour is - . Despite the disadvantages it should be bought.

That master cabin certainly has the wow factor for a boat this size. Love it. Keep up the good work Nick 👍

I am not a camera expert but for a minute I shall be; the quality deserves positive merits when compared to the gopro the colours are far deeper. I have noticed this camera takes a couple of seconds to focus on certain bright lights but it’s not noticeable unless mentioned! The gimbal must be great fun but I could imagine weight could be an issue. The gopro had suited many needs over the years however. Either way amazing tour of a fantastic boat thanks Nick. :)

Good ol 2015, I was working at Salvation Army from 2012 to 2017 and raising my youngest son as a single parent and tough financial times, amazing I think 2015, nice boat, I was lucky we even owned a used car then, Montene Rose Daniel

“Well proportioned” is a great descriptor for this boat. Thanks for the tour, Nick!

The camera gear is 100% noticeable for the better, just looks a lot cleaner and smoother, possibly takes you to a whole new level👍👍👍

Good quality video does look a slightly better colour. Now this is my boat just my size and perfect for my family. All I need is a wad. It’s a very good price as well

Awesome as usual buddy, new camera is ace, think it's more steady, love it when you do theses types of boats! Thanks again pal ❤️

Many thanks to Nick, another great video, I always enjoy seeing your videos, the Camera is a real plus, Francis

Thank you for another EXCELLENT yacht tour!!! You "hands down" provide the BEST yacht tours of any RU-vidr! I really appreciate these tours of late model, lightly used boats at an affordable price. $500K to $1M is affordable for many of us, where $5M+ is limited to only the wealthiest individuals. I do like video from your new camera rig. Either way, please post videos at 4K/60 so we can enjoy smoother, higher-res video. Thanks again for all or your hard work providing this excellent content!

It’s great to see you on another Princess Nick! I must say the new camera rig is my preference. At time the lens of a go pro can leave me feeling a little vertigo after watching a walk through, especially the larger yachts with a lot of walking, but this rig didn’t give me that feeling at all. Well done again and hopefully some of that Ireland trip will make its way on the channel. I look forward to my Sunday morning Aquaholic time and today was great. Have a good week!

Perfect family boat at a great price. That's a lot of boat for the money. So pleased you've started to tell us the range at displacement speeds as it's definitely a thing to want to know.

Amazing boats Princess filled with all you could want excellent video & the camera is excellent better than go pro. Excellent review.

Love the new camera set up Nick!! Silky smooth and no flickering lights. A cherry on top of your already superb videos ! :)

Excellent video as always. The new rig is very sharp in video and audio. The autofocus seems to be working hard to keep up but a Thumbs Up for this one too. Thanks for all the work you put in to make these quality videos.

I like the new camere quality. Feels like it has more fps and there was no light flickering.Great!

Honestly Nick I didn't really notice a difference, all of your videos are ace quality. Nice family yacht for relaxed cruising and outstanding outdoor areas, that fly bridge is a stunner. Great tour Nick and don't think I didn't notice your socks matched your shirt. Well played Mr Burnham, well played.

As always awesome video, loving the camera set up Keep up the Great work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

beautiful princess, great price. love that fridge on the fly helm. thanks for showing us this nick, cheers!

Absolutely loving the enthusiasm in these videos! Keep up the good work so that we can keep dreaming!

I didn't notice a huge jump in quality but to be honest its not the gear, its the content and the way you do the tours that are the attraction. You really are a master at using a simple go pro set up . The best boat tour channel on you tube bar none. You could film on an old Nokia phone for all I care LOL . One thing that would help is a radio mic on the owner in the the " meet the owners" videos . Then you could move the camera a bit more without losing their sound . Apart form that ? Nothing needs changing Nick !!

Please can you show us the shower pressure in a boat tour one day? I'm always curious how good the showers are, especially on boats with multiple bathrooms. Must be some boiler system!

Someone said it in the comment and I was thinking the same. This seems to be the perfect boat for you. The ideal middle beteween SB2 and your nice trips on the big boat wirth the family. ( in the meditarrainian sea if I remeber right). Of course it's to big to name it SB3, more like "Smugglers great Party for everyone and the Police to see" Maybe cabin three as a little office. I'm not quite sure if the new camera is really better but for me it looked like the picture were a bit steadier ( if this is the right word to choose) and a bit more suited for this kind of reviews. Maybe if you decide for the next review to parachute onto the boat or to jump with a mountainbike from a bridge onto the foredeck you better use the GoPro. But for now it seems to be better with the new system.

A lovely boat in beautiful condition! Great tour Nick!

Another great tour thanks mate!

Great boat, obviously very well looked after by her owners. The new camera is a definite improvement on the go pro. It's a much sharper and brighter picture that reveals more details in low light shots like the heads and the engine room. Fabulous tour as always Nick, keep doing what you're doing. We love it 👍

Awesome Yacht. Princess fleet has always been of excellence.

That is a beautifully timeless boat. The finishes don’t look out of date. Lovely!!

Love the new camera rig. Very clear and detailed (and my eyes aren't the best). Thank you for the tour.

Not sure I want to buy a haunted boat! :D Love the new camera. Keep up the good work! I get to live vicariously through you! :D

Brilliant video, loved it as usual 👍

Nice boat, and the new rig looks great. Excellent stability and clarity.

Hello Nick. Several things I would like to mention. 1. 1st and foremost please send Marianne Love and Well Wishes from the USA. (As well as you 😁) 2. Absolutely LOVE the new camera!! 3. Thank you for getting back to doing a tour. (we almost stopped watching your channel...but never will stop). 4. Aquaholic has always been, and always will be, the best of All channels for yacht tours. 5. After watching hundreds of your videos (ne'er I say over 1000), this Magnificent 52' Princess is now in my top 5 owner operated yachts at a very reasonable price. Well Done Mate... Well Done.

New camera and gimbal are excellent additions Nick. They’ve managed to get a lot in that for a 50 footer. Nice finish to everything, nice build quality

Beautiful boat! Love it! Also, the new camera is great. Thank you, Nick!

I am more like an Azimut fan but seriously that Princess is amazing!! Loved it ☺️! As always, amazing work Nick!!! The camera is way better btw!

Very nice yacht with a lovely interior. New camera rig looks good as well

Really like this one. The new camera rig is great. Much smoother. Thanks

Before you even mentioned the new camera I thought "Wow this video looks amazing!" Keep it!

Blimey Nick. That’s a massive amount of boat for the money. It’s made me think about depreciation. It’s in brilliant Nick so as to speak. See what I did there? Great video. Loving the new kit. Gimbal is a great word.

Great tour! Thanks for sharing! Love the engine room! 👍👍

The new camera is much better, next level Nick keep it up cheers

This was Way too funny. I was thinking earlier today that I have not watched a Aquaholic video in a little while. Now my day is complete. Thanks Nick! Hope to meet you someday in Miami.

this new camera is incredible Nick!! And the tour was superb as always. Thank you!!

Watched it again and I think we'll add this to our wish list as we won't be too long .. another year or so 😁👍

Nick - this video seamed a bit heavy - but well balanced. Advantage of GoPro - small, light weight, no settings to mess with, fits in a pocket, not intimidating to those around. Sometimes the newest greatest is simply a fresh coat of paint and a hike in price. Just me... The boat is beautiful, well kept and even the washer-dryer still has the delivery tag on it. Very well laid out. A retired person or couple could live the life of a Princess very comfortably on this beauty - with room to spare. Thanks - and best of luck with your "equipment".

That's an absolutely lovely ship! Thanks for the tour! I wouldn't mind spending a couple of months on it during the summer, preferably in the Mediterranean Sea.

Love the sharper image afforded by your camera, and it's gimbal is simply brilliant! It physically rotates very smoothly with a button, very smart.

Love the tour and the new camera. Great work.

Great review as always Nick. In terms of the camera setup - if I'm brutally honest I don't think I'd have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it (given that I'm watching RU-vid on a laptop (and given your previous vids are excellent anyway)). Yes after reading some comments I do see differences in perspective, depth of field, contrast, colour definition etc. I've been doing (self-taught) photography for my wife's online shop for years, I've studied a lot and as a non-professional get good results, BUT the one thing I noticed is; when I stepped up to an expensive 'professional quality' setup it did not give me the immediate 'wow-factor' or step up in quality that I expected! Rather I had to work FAR harder to achieve the improved quality the more expensive equipment was capable of. I guess that's why professionals are professionals! Things like go-pros are very forgiving with all the compensatory/point and shoot features, and I think professional setups can often be far less forgiving as you really need to know your stuff and do more prep. In my situation the jury's still out - I can definitely get better results from the professional setup BUT I find it a lot harder and more time consuming so often go back to the previous setup for convenience. I don't historically see many (if any) comments complaining about the quality of your vids Nick (maybe other than flickering screens and lights) - but on the other hand, if you look at the other boating channels that employ professionals to do the filming you do actually see lots of grumbles around the fact that filming and artistic licence can often detract from the practical content. I guess it's a fine balance, and if you've got the time to get to grips with a new setup then great, but don't bust your balls because I'm guessing that if you gave your subscribers the choice of (a) better quality video or (b) more content (see trials, meet the owners, entry level tips etc.) then I'd be pretty sure than most people would choose the later. Cheers!

Wonderful boat. I do like the quality of the new camera, really shows the quality of a quality boat

Love it. I think I'll buy one next week. Thank you Nick

The new camera is much sharper and clear! Good purchase

Significant improvement in the quality of the pictures and the stability of them, there was nothing much wrong with the GoPro footage of the many hundreds of reviews I have enjoyed, thank you! But you can improve on near perfection and you’ve done it. I have a similar gimbal and you can do quite amazing things with it. Thanks for everything, Peter

That was a well looked after boat and as always Nick thanks.

the new camera provides noticeably better clarity. excellent.

Great engine tour, thank you.

Thanks Nick, great tour of this beautiful Princess, well proportioned and lovingly looked after, its a great example...it doesn't show its age, looks as good as new!

I love your videos! They inspired me to start my own RU-vid channel. Thanks for doing what you do!

The new camera is so much better! Faster to adjust exposure, wider angle, no LEDs flickering. Keep it!

Looks brilliant like the new camera system much better picture quality keep up the great work nick ,

Love the new camera rig. Yeah it’s bigger, but the quality is better and the reduction of shake with the gimbal is terrific!!!

Another good tour Nick! Love princess yachts!

This boat would make the top of my list. Beautiful.

Camera quality is excellent. I think if you twisted my arm I could own this one.

Love the new cam setup vs the Ho-pro ✌️

Love this boat and your new rig! Tip: tuck the cable before attaching through your button up shirt.Then it can’t get caught or in the way :)

Early days - but that love / hate relationship you're working through with the new camera setup - Classic !!! 🤣🤣👍👍

The new camera gives a nice depth and makes the colors more vibrant. Very good choice and excellent video as usual 🙂

Hello Nick. I mostly watch RU-vid on my phone. For me, it makes no difference whether the film is filmed with a phone, a gopro, a camera or professional equipment. I just moved from a rented town house to a rented farm in the country. right now i have no internet only a bad mobile connection. but in a week I will get fast fiber internet again and can watch RU-vid on my TV again. I can see many RU-vidrs have the right camera they film with. Nice big and spacious yacht as always with Princess.

YOU ARE A CHAMP, regardless of the tech you use! Thanks for the video. Awesome boat...

Lovely boat Nick.

Yes. The camera is better. Lovely boat that. Does the ghost come as an option?

The camera work looks great! (much smoother than before). I recently purchased a gimbal myself, and it definitely helps with smoothness. Also beautiful boat! Perfect for an owner-operator.

You were in fine form today. Ireland must have been restful for you. I am glad you did not edit out anything; it was a hoot listening to you. Another outstanding video.

I concur the image is noticeably sharper, an improvement I think Nick. Good tour as usual.