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 Genoa and Savona Cruise Ports
TAILORED · SEAMLESS · DISCREET
The Riviera Elite Standard
The road to Italy’s cruise ports
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.
MSC cruises sail from Genoa, Costa cruises from Savona: two ports on the Italian Riviera, reached along the coastal highway in roughly two and three-quarter hours to Genoa and two and a quarter to Savona, counting from Nice Airport. Your private driver collects you wherever you are, luggage and all, with the terminal as the last stop.
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In good time for boarding
We count back from your boarding time to set the departure, leaving the margin the border and the Italian highway call for.
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Luggage for a whole cruise
Large suitcases, cabin bags, a stroller: in the V-Class, every piece finds its place, and everyone rides in comfort.
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Wherever you start from
Nice Airport, a Cannes hotel, a Saint-Tropez villa or a Monaco residence: your chauffeur comes to whatever address you are staying at.
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Coming home from the cruise
On disembarkation day, your chauffeur is posted at the terminal exit; next stop, the airport, a hotel on the coast or your home.
GENOA AND SAVONA
Before, during and after the cruise
The transfer to the port is booked online, its price shown before you pay; to spend a day in Liguria before boarding, book by the hour.
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The day before sailing, Genoa’s old town or the coast toward Portofino: you keep your chauffeur until dinnertime.
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A ceremony in Portofino or a Ligurian village: our chauffeurs bring your guests there, whether they are staying in Monaco or Cannes, and take them back after the celebration.
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Arrive on the French Riviera before the cruise, or end your trip there: Valentin plans those days, from Monaco to Saint-Tropez.
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Once you land at Nice, your chauffeur is there, sign in hand, then heads straight for Genoa or Savona.
CLIENT REVIEWS
Loyal clients, five-star service
Regulars for more than ten seasons, a V-Class called flawless, a whole agency looked after through Cannes Lions: such is the picture our Google reviews paint.
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 trunk full of suitcases
Seven passengers, four big suitcases and three smaller cabin bags: for a family bound for its ship, the V-Class van has room for it all, while two travelers with one bag each need only one of our sedans. More luggage or more passengers? Several V-Class vehicles travel together, and if need be we can arrange additional vehicles.
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
The road to Italy, in comfort
Wi-Fi to settle the last details of the cruise, chargers to board with a full phone, cold water for the road: nothing is missing, the onboard refrigerator included.
Champagne to mark the start of the voyage? We serve it on request, always as an extra.
- 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.
GENOA, THROUGH THE YEAR
Before you go aboard
A boat show in the fall, an aquarium all year, and two days that matter: the day you sail and the day you return.
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Fall
The boat show
In early fall, the Genoa Boat Show, founded in 1962, gathers the shipyards on the waterfront; we take you over from the French Riviera.
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Sailing day
Boarding
On sailing day, the meeting time follows from your boarding time, margin included.
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Return day
Disembarkation
When you return, your chauffeur is already at the terminal before the ship docks.
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All year
The Genoa Aquarium
All year, at the Porto Antico, Italy’s largest aquarium fills half a day before boarding.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Experience serving hotels, luxury brands and major events
Our references: great hotels, major brands, events known to all; the families we take to their ship keep their names to themselves.
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
Cruise shore excursions
Cruises
Port days in Villefranche-sur-Mer, Cannes and Monaco.
Nice to Portofino transfer
Portofino
The little Ligurian harbor, farther along the same coast.
Nice to Milan transfer
Milan
From Genoa, the road runs on to the Duomo.
Monaco private chauffeur
Monaco
Monte Carlo, the first stop on the way to Italy.
THE ITALIAN RIVIERA
Where the coast road leads
From Nice to Genoa, the drive crosses the Italian Riviera by way of San Remo and Savona; farther east comes Portofino, and beyond it the Cinque Terre, while the road north leads to Milan.
Rides to the ports
- Nice Airport → Port of GenoaThe morning you board
- Monaco → Port of GenoaWithout going back through Nice
- Cannes → Port of SavonaFor a Costa cruise
- Saint-Tropez → Port of GenoaThe whole coast in one go
- Port of Genoa → Nice AirportCruise over
- Port of Genoa → PortofinoA few more days
GOOD TO KNOW
A question before you board?
When should we leave the French Riviera?
Count on some two hours and three quarters to Genoa, a bit less to Savona; we add a margin and agree on the meeting time together, based on your boarding.
Can you drive us back after the cruise?
Yes: on disembarkation day, as soon as the ship docks, your chauffeur is outside the terminal, then takes you to Nice Airport, your hotel or your home.
Why not the cruise line’s coach?
It leaves at a fixed time and waits until everyone is on board; your chauffeur leaves from your address, at your time, and stops only for you.
To reach Genoa, taxi or private chauffeur?
At Nice Airport, everything starts with the taxi line, whereas your chauffeur, in suit and tie, has a sign ready with your name, and the private car that takes you on to the Genoa terminal is a prestige model: a brand-new, latest-generation Mercedes-Benz.
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
Your cruise, 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. A departure from Genoa, a return to Savona, a night in Monaco before boarding: Valentin times every ride to your ship’s schedule.
The vehicle matters. The people who look after you matter more.
