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Ports & cruises — private chauffeur on the French Riviera

Lympia, Port Hercule, Cannes Old Port, Port Vauban.

Ports & cruises

Lympia, Port Hercule, Cannes Old Port, Port Vauban.

The ports of the French Riviera generate a kind of demand that resembles nothing else. The hours are the vessel's, not a calendar's: a crew arrives at three in the morning, an owner leaves between two calls, a provisioning run is decided within the hour. On top of that come cruise calls, where several hundred passengers come ashore at once with a non-negotiable time to be back on board. We serve Port Lympia in Nice, Port Hercule in Monaco, the Old Port of Cannes, Port Vauban in Antibes — the largest marina in the Mediterranean — and the bay of Villefranche, where ships anchor offshore and tender their passengers in. Each has its own access, its own filtering and its own habits.

What you can count on

Licensed chauffeur

Registered on the French VTC operators' register, insured for passenger transport, with a vehicle that passes the reinforced inspections.

Fixed price, agreed up front

The fare is agreed before you set off. No meter, no luggage supplement, no night surcharge.

Available round the clock

Night flights, departures before dawn, late returns home: someone answers the phone at any hour, all year.

Flights and trains tracked

We check your actual arrival time before every pick-up. A delay is never charged to you.

In practice

How we work

Crew transfers

This is regular work, particularly in Antibes, the shore base for crews along the whole coast. Transfers to Nice Airport, port-to-town rotations, changeovers at impossible hours. We work with those rhythms rather than against them, and last-minute changes are part of normal operation.

Getting to the quay

Port Hercule has stepped quays and service roads; Port Vauban is vast with filtered zones; the Old Port of Cannes becomes a secured perimeter during trade fairs. Give us the vessel's name or the quay or pontoon number: without it, the driver can arrive on the wrong side of the basin.

Cruise calls

At Villefranche, passengers come ashore by tender at the Darse or the Port de la Santé. Everything is built backwards from the last tender, with a margin. We tell you honestly what fits into the window: better one sight fewer than a ship missed.

Provisioning and luggage

Provisioning runs, equipment, oversized luggage: the van absorbs the volume. Tell us the nature and quantity when you book — it decides the vehicle and the loading time.

The fleet

The right vehicle

Black Tesla Model Y in profile, our saloon category

Saloon

Tesla Model Y

The default choice for an airport transfer or a business trip: quiet, comfortable in the back, discreet.

  • 3passengers
  • 3suitcases
  • 3cabin bags
Black Mercedes-Benz V-Class in profile, seven-seat van

7-seat van

Mercedes-Benz V-Class

Families, groups and bulky luggage — skis, golf, film equipment. Easy access and proper headroom.

  • 7passengers
  • 7suitcases
  • 7cabin bags
Black Mercedes-Benz S-Class in profile, executive saloon

Executive saloon

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

For an arrival that matters: receptions, galas, weddings, executive transfers.

  • 3passengers
  • 2suitcases
  • 2cabin bags
Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions — Ports & cruises

Do you work to the vessel's hours?

Yes. Crew changeovers and owners' departures don't follow office hours, and there is no night surcharge. It is a condition of working seriously with the ports.

What should I tell you for a port pick-up?

The vessel's name, the quay or pontoon number and the zone. The large ports are vast and partly filtered: that information saves the driver hunting for you on foot.

Do you organise cruise excursions?

Yes, on hourly hire. Give us the last-tender time and we build the route back from it. Monaco and Èze fit comfortably from Villefranche.

Our other services

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Booking

Got a journey to arrange?

Describe it in two minutes. You get a firm price, the vehicle we propose and the exact meeting point — no commitment.

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