Weekly charter
A week using the yacht as a moving address along the Côte d’Azur
Weekly charter from Cannes
A weekly charter opens the whole Riviera and beyond, with the yacht as your moving address. A week lets the itinerary breathe — Saint-Tropez one day, the Îles de Lérins the next, Monaco for an evening, and the freedom to follow the weather rather than a fixed schedule.
The yacht as a moving address
Over a week you settle into the rhythm of the coast: breakfast at anchor, a morning passage, an afternoon swim, dinner in a different port. A crewed yacht carries a captain and interior and deck crew, with a chef on the larger units, so guests do nothing but enjoy the coast.
Beyond the Côte d'Azur
A week is enough to reach further afield — Corsica, the Italian Riviera and Portofino — passages our brokers plan around weather windows and formalities, end to end.
Handled to the MYBA standard
Every crewed weekly charter runs on the MYBA charter agreement, covering the contract, the captain's qualifications and provisioning through an Advance Provisioning Allowance. You see the terms in writing before you commit.
Provisioning, preferences and cabins
Over a week, comfort lives in the details settled in advance: the cabin configuration for your group, tastes and dietary needs passed to the chef, wines and drinks, the water toys you want aboard. It all runs through the APA (Advance Provisioning Allowance), a sum lodged before departure and reconciled at the end against real spending — fuel, provisioning, berths. The result is a week with no visible logistics: you say what you'd like, the crew anticipates, and each stop is arranged before you arrive. Berths in sought-after ports such as Saint-Tropez or Monaco are reserved well ahead, and the captain confirms each evening's plan with you so nothing is left to chance during the week. A typical week covers four to six anchorages at a relaxed pace, leaving room to linger somewhere you love rather than rushing the whole coast.
An itinerary to your taste
The great advantage of a week is the freedom of the route. From Cannes, a week can run west to Saint-Tropez and Pampelonne, work east through Antibes, Nice and Monaco, or strike out across open water to Corsica and Liguria. Our brokers build the route around what you want and the weather windows, never forcing the sea into a rigid schedule.
Always by quote
Weekly charter is offered by quote — the right proposal depends on the yacht, the season, the crew and the itinerary. Tell us your dates and we present yachts that genuinely fit.
Typical use cases
- A week using the yacht as a moving address along the Côte d’Azur
- A multi-day passage to Corsica or Portofino, planned around weather windows
- A crewed week with captain, crew and chef so guests do nothing but enjoy the coast
- A flexible itinerary that follows the forecast rather than a fixed schedule
What does a weekly yacht charter from Cannes include?
A weekly charter includes the yacht and its full crew — a captain, deck and interior crew, and a chef on larger units — so guests do nothing but enjoy the coast. The yacht becomes your moving address: breakfast at anchor, a morning passage, an afternoon swim and dinner in a different port. The charter fee covers the boat and crew, while fuel, food, drinks, berths and anchoring fees run through the Advance Provisioning Allowance, or APA, a sum lodged before departure and reconciled at the end against real spending. Every crewed weekly charter is governed by a MYBA agreement, which sets out the contract, the captain's qualifications and the provisioning in writing before you commit. Cabin configuration, dietary preferences, wines and the water toys you want aboard are all settled in advance. Tell us your dates and your group, and we present yachts that genuinely fit the week you have in mind.
What itinerary can we do in a week from Cannes?
A week opens the whole Riviera and beyond. From Cannes you can run west to Saint-Tropez and the beaches of Pampelonne, then work east through Antibes, Nice, Villefranche and Monaco, swimming and dining in a different anchorage each day. With fair weather a week is enough to reach further afield: across open water to Corsica, with its turquoise bays and wild anchorages, or along the Italian Riviera to Portofino, a perfect natural harbour. Many charters mix the two — a few days close to home around the Îles de Lérins and the Cap d'Antibes, then a longer passage when a weather window opens. Nothing is fixed in advance against a changeable sea: our brokers and the captain build the route around your wishes and the forecast, so you follow the best weather rather than a rigid schedule. A relaxed week typically settles into four to six anchorages.
What is the APA on a yacht charter?
The APA, or Advance Provisioning Allowance, is the way running costs are handled on a crewed charter. The charter fee itself covers the yacht and its crew; the APA is a separate sum, typically around twenty-five to thirty-five per cent of the charter fee, lodged with the captain before departure to cover fuel, food, drinks, berths in port and anchoring fees. The captain spends from it on your behalf during the charter and keeps the accounts, and at the end any unspent balance is returned to you while any overspend is settled. It means the day-to-day costs of the trip are transparent and paid at real cost rather than marked up. For a simple day-boat the logic is lighter — often just a day rate with fuel sometimes on top — but for weekly crewed charters the APA is standard practice across the industry, and we set out exactly how it works in your quote.
How many cabins and guests can a weekly charter yacht sleep?
It depends entirely on the yacht. A smaller crewed yacht might sleep six guests in three cabins, a mid-size motor yacht eight to ten in four or five cabins, and a superyacht twelve guests or more across spacious en-suite cabins, which is the usual maximum for a private charter under the standard rules. The configuration matters as much as the number: a layout with a master suite, double cabins and a twin or bunk cabin suits a family with children, while couples travelling together are better served by several equal double cabins. Crew sleep in separate quarters and do not count toward the guest cabins. When we propose yachts for a weekly charter we match the cabin plan to exactly who is coming, so no one is squeezed and the boat feels right for the group. Tell us your numbers and how they break down, and we will shortlist yachts that fit.