Space and comfort
Mercedes V-Class
- 7 passengers
- 7 pieces of luggage
The V-Class combines the comfort of a sedan with the space of a van, in a beautifully finished cabin. It is the natural choice for carrying your luggage, even the largest pieces.
Private Chauffeur Cannes Yachting Festival
TAILORED · SEAMLESS · DISCREET
The Riviera Elite Standard
The Cannes Yachting Festival, from the Vieux Port to Port Canto
Riviera Elite Driver provides a licensed and insured private chauffeur service operated in accordance with the professional requirements for private passenger transport. Our vehicles and chauffeurs hold the required professional authorizations and are covered by the appropriate insurance for chauffeur operations. Compliance, safety and the protection of our clients are integral to our standards.
Founded in 1977 as the Festival de la Plaisance, the Cannes Yachting Festival opens the yachting season every September. For six days, this in-water show fills two harbors with more than 700 boats: the large motor yachts in the Vieux Port, right by the Palais des Festivals, and the sailboats, multihulls and smaller motorboats at Port Canto, at the other end of the Croisette. From the airport to the docks, your private driver keeps pace with your visits.
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From Nice or Cannes-Mandelieu
After a commercial flight into Nice, your chauffeur waits in the terminal, holding a tablet with your name. If you fly private, you can also land at Cannes-Mandelieu, near the Croisette, and the terminal team brings you to your chauffeur.
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Between the two harbors, at your pace
The Vieux Port, at the foot of Le Suquet, and Port Canto sit at either end of the Croisette. As you leave one harbor, your chauffeur is waiting to drive you to the other and, in the evening, takes you back to your hotel whenever you are ready.
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For shipyards and yacht brokers
A shipyard hosts its clients on board; a broker takes them from one yacht to the next. We meet your guests at the airport and drive them to the docks. All week, Valentin personally coordinates your chauffeurs, even when a meeting is moved.
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Complete discretion for your negotiations
In the vehicle, you can compare two offers over the phone or call your broker back in complete confidence. Discretion is at the heart of our work: your conversations remain strictly confidential, as do the names of the boats you visit at the show.
SIX DAYS, ONE CHAUFFEUR
Your private chauffeur at the Cannes Yachting Festival
During the show, your chauffeur is at your disposal for a few hours, a full day or all six days, driving you between the Vieux Port and Port Canto, then on to dinner. Your private car transfer from Nice Airport is booked online at a fare set in advance, and Valentin plans longer stays with you.
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A morning visit at the Vieux Port, lunch on the Croisette, then an afternoon meeting at Port Canto: your chauffeur waits for you between stops, and in the evening takes you to dinner in the hilltop village of Mougins or in Le Suquet.
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On your wedding day, our chauffeurs drive the couple and their guests from the town hall to the reception, on the Croisette or in the hills of Mougins, then take each guest back to their hotel, however late the celebration runs.
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Spending a few more days on the French Riviera once the show closes? Valentin plans the rest of your stay with you: a day in Saint-Tropez or Monaco, the hilltop villages inland, or another harbor where your boat is waiting.
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From Nice Airport to the Croisette, allow about 45 minutes when traffic is light; during the major shows, the drive can take longer. The price of your transfer is set when you book and stays the same, even if your flight is delayed.
CLIENT REVIEWS
Loyal clients, five-star service
In their Google reviews, our clients praise our chauffeurs’ punctuality and reliability. Some have been with us for more than ten years, and in Cannes, one agency calls on us every year during Cannes Lions to look after its entire team from morning to night.
Authentic reviews on GoogleWe have used them for over 10 years as our regular chauffeur service for airport transfers and various trips around the area, both for ourselves and for our guests.
They have always been punctual, reliable, and available even at short notice. We highly recommend the company to anyone looking for a professional, exclusive, and comfortable travel experience at a very reasonable price.
OUR MERCEDES-BENZ FLEET
A Mercedes-Benz for every kind of visit
For a team arriving with suitcases and brochures, the V-Class is the ideal choice: this seven-seat van takes up to four large suitcases and three carry-ons. Even for two, it remains the most practical option when you travel with several pieces of luggage. A larger delegation can have more than one V-Class waiting at the airport. For a day of meetings, the S-Class shuts out the bustle of the show, while the E-Class takes you between the two harbors in understated style.
Understated and refined
Mercedes E-Class
- 2 passengers
- 2 pieces of luggage
Elegant and discreet, the E-Class welcomes you into a peaceful atmosphere. It is a favorite with business travelers, who make the most of every minute on the road.
Prestige and serenity
Mercedes S-Class
- 2 passengers
- 2 pieces of luggage
The S-Class embodies all the prestige of Mercedes-Benz. With its unrivaled comfort, it is made for occasions that call for the very best.
PART OF THE SERVICE
A quiet break from the docks
In September, the sun still beats down on the docks. When you come back from a visit, your vehicle is already cool, and the onboard refrigerator holds bottles of cold water for you. On the way, the Wi-Fi lets you reply to a broker or a shipyard, and your phone charges before your next meeting.
Catalogs, spec sheets and show bags? Your chauffeur stows them in the trunk, and they are waiting for you at your hotel in the evening. If a late-summer storm breaks over the Croisette, umbrellas are on board, and for families, child seats are available on request.
- Multilingual ChauffeursYour chauffeur speaks French and English. For another language, mention it when you book.
- UmbrellasAn umbrella is always within reach, in case the weather turns.
- Chilled WaterBottled water is offered to you throughout the service.
- Wi-FiStay connected from pickup to drop-off.
- Phone ChargingKeep your devices charged on the way, via USB-C or Lightning.
- Climate ControlThe temperature is set before we pick you up, in summer and winter alike.
- Child SeatsBaby seats, child seats and booster seats are available on request.
- Dress CodeAll our chauffeurs wear a suit and tie.
THE SHOW, TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
The Cannes Yachting Festival, day by day
After six days of visits and a late opening on Friday, some visitors fly out of Nice, while others head on to another harbor or another show. Our chauffeurs follow your schedule, from Tuesday’s opening to Sunday’s closing.
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Tuesday
Opening day
The first visits on board begin as soon as the show opens. Your chauffeur drops you off at the Vieux Port or Port Canto for your first appointment, then meets you after each visit and drives you on to the following one.
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Friday
The late opening
That evening, the show stays open until 10 p.m. Your chauffeur meets you as you come out of either harbor, drives you to dinner on the Croisette or in Le Suquet, then takes you back to your hotel once the evening winds down.
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Sunday
Closing day
The show closes its doors in the late afternoon. If you are flying out of Nice Airport, we plan your pickup time with you to suit your flight. And if your boat is moored in another harbor, your chauffeur can take you back on board.
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Late September
The Monaco Yacht Show
About ten days later, the Monaco Yacht Show brings its superyachts together in Port Hercules. Brokers, shipyards and buyers often go from one show to the next, happy to keep the same chauffeur all the way to Monaco.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Experience serving hotels, luxury brands and major events
Our clients include five-star hotels, luxury brands and the organizers of major events across the French Riviera. Our private clients, for their part, can count on our complete discretion: their identities remain confidential.
For several years, these partners and professional references have relied on Riviera Elite Driver for their private chauffeur needs. Their presence here is a testament to a lasting relationship of trust, built on services we have genuinely delivered.
THE RIVIERA JOURNAL
The same service, wherever you go
Yacht Show chauffeur
Monaco Yacht Show
After Cannes, the other great September show.
Cannes private chauffeur
Cannes
The Croisette, Le Suquet and the grand hotels, all year.
Cannes-Mandelieu transfer
Cannes-Mandelieu
Private jets land close to the Croisette.
Yacht chauffeur
Yachts
Owners and crews driven from one harbor to another.
THE CROISETTE AND BEYOND
Where to stay in Cannes during the show
On the Croisette, the Majestic Barrière faces the Palais des Festivals, a short walk from the Vieux Port. The JW Marriott and the Carlton come next along the promenade, then the Martinez, close to Port Canto. Other visitors prefer the calm of the Mougins hills, the Cap d’Antibes or the Théoule-sur-Mer seafront. Each morning, your chauffeur drives you to your first appointment, in one harbor or the other.
If you arrive by train, your chauffeur meets you outside Cannes station, a few minutes’ walk from the Vieux Port, and takes care of your luggage all the way to your hotel. You can also arrive by helicopter and land in Cannes itself, where your chauffeur is waiting as soon as you touch down. And if your boat is moored in Antibes, Saint-Tropez or elsewhere along the coast, we pick you up at the dock in the morning and bring you back after your last visit.
GOOD TO KNOW
A question before the Cannes Yachting Festival?
When is the Cannes Yachting Festival held?
Every year in September, for six days, Tuesday through Sunday, at the Vieux Port and Port Canto. As soon as you know your dates, send us your flight times and meetings, and we plan every ride, from your arrival to your departure.
Can you drive an exhibitor’s clients?
Of course, throughout the six days of the show. We arrange as many sedans and V-Class vans as needed, from the airport to the hotels, then on to the docks. You have a single point of contact, reachable at any time, for every ride.
Where do you drop us off during the show?
As close as we can get to the entrance of the Vieux Port or Port Canto, depending on which streets are open that day. If your chauffeur remains at your disposal, simply send a message saying which harbor you are leaving from and when.
For the Cannes boat show, taxi or private chauffeur?
At Nice Airport, a taxi means heading to the stand, where the line often stretches out at peak arrival times. Booked in advance, your chauffeur waits for you inside the terminal, in a suit and tie, holding a tablet with your name. You then head to the show in a new, latest-generation Mercedes-Benz.
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
The Cannes Yachting Festival, with Valentin
Valentin Sassi founded Riviera Elite Driver in 2016, after a career in tourism and luxury hospitality on the French Riviera. In the five-star hotels and Palaces of Cannes, he learned what great hospitality demands: attention to detail, discretion and the art of anticipation. These qualities have become his signature.
At first the only one behind the wheel, he earned the trust of hotels, partners and loyal clients, then brought together a team of professional chauffeurs who share his vision of the craft.
Since 2023, he has devoted himself entirely to his clients: he personally organizes every journey and coordinates your chauffeurs.
Day and night, seven days a week, the whole team is just a call away. For all six days of the show, Valentin plans every ride around your visits, from the Vieux Port to Port Canto, right up to your last dinner.
The vehicle matters. The people who look after you matter more.
