Antibes sits at the heart of the French Riviera and is the professional centre of Mediterranean yacht charter. Port Vauban, the largest marina in Europe by number of berths, hosts the world’s most concentrated fleet of charter motor yachts, and the town’s infrastructure of brokers, provisioning companies, and crew agencies means logistics are handled with a precision matched nowhere else on the coast.
Over a hundred motor yachts are available for charter from Antibes, ranging from nimble 20-metre day yachts with four cabins to landmark 60-metre superyachts carrying full crews of twelve and beach clubs that deploy at anchor. The range of choice means there is a motor yacht in Antibes suited to virtually any group size, occasion, or budget.
Weekly charter rates for motor yachts based in Antibes span from around 30,000 euros at the entry level to well over 300,000 euros for the largest flagship yachts. The advance provisioning allowance typically runs to 30 to 35 percent of the base rate, covering fuel, berthing at ports such as Monaco, Saint-Tropez, or Portofino, provisions, and drinks. July and August carry the highest rates and the most competitive berth availability.
From Antibes, itineraries naturally extend west to Saint-Tropez and the Var coast, east along the Ligurian corniche to Monaco and Portofino, or south to Corsica and Sardinia. The Monaco Grand Prix in May and the Cannes Film Festival in late May draw particular demand, and the passage to the Iles de Lerins outside Cannes takes less than an hour from Port Vauban.
