Port Vauban, Antibes
Sport Yacht · 50ft
Lérins in half an hour, the Cap anchorages in ten minutes
- Up to 10 guests
- Half-day or full-day
- Skipper & hostess · Catered lunch
✦ Yacht Charter · Antibes ✦
Luxury Yacht Charter Antibes
Crewed charters from Port Vauban — the largest yacht harbour in Europe, and the working heart of Mediterranean yachting.
Antibes is where the Mediterranean charter fleet actually lives. Port Vauban is the largest yacht harbour in Europe, the Quai des Milliardaires holds vessels of a scale that has to be seen from the dock to register, and the town behind it is a working yachting centre — refit yards, crew agencies, chandleries, and several thousand people whose profession is boats. Opera Prestige charters from here across the full range, from open day boats to superyachts.
The practical advantage is decisive: because so much of the fleet winters and refits in Antibes, this is the easiest port on the coast in which to visit a yacht before chartering it. Twenty minutes on board tells you more than any brochure, and out of season most vessels can be seen within a day or two of asking.
The cruising ground is equally kind. The Îles de Lérins lie thirty minutes west, the anchorages of the Cap d'Antibes are ten minutes from the harbour mouth, Villefranche is under an hour east and Saint-Tropez around two hours. Few charters need a long first passage from here.
✦ Featured Antibes Charters ✦
Yacht Selection from Port Vauban
The widest choice on the coast — because the fleet is based here rather than visiting.
Port Vauban, Antibes
Motor Yacht · 90ft
The week boat — five cabins, a chef, and a full tender complement
- Up to 10 sleeping
- 5 cabins · Full crew · Chef
- Stabilised at anchor
Quai des Milliardaires, Antibes
Superyacht · 150ft+
The addresses on the Quai des Milliardaires, chartered for the season or the week
- Up to 12 sleeping
- Beach club · Jacuzzi · Tenders
- Full interior & deck crew
Antibes Yacht Charter Services
Day Charters from Port Vauban
The Lérins, the Cap d'Antibes anchorages, Golfe-Juan and the Estérel — all within an hour of the harbour mouth.
Week & Season Charters
The deepest fleet on the coast, from 40ft to 250ft, with the option to <strong>visit the yacht before signing</strong> — rare elsewhere, routine here.
Refit, Crew & Shore Support
Antibes is the technical capital of Mediterranean yachting. Provisioning, crew placement and shore logistics are handled locally rather than remotely.
✦ Our Commitment ✦
Antibes Yacht Charter — Opera Prestige Advantage
Chartering from the port where the fleet is based changes what is possible — in choice, in inspection, and in the speed of solving anything that goes wrong.
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Visit Before You Charter
Most of the Mediterranean fleet is berthed or in refit here. We arrange viewings on board, which almost no other port on the coast allows at scale.
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Depth of Fleet
From 40ft open boats to the Quai des Milliardaires. If a yacht exists on this coast for your dates, it is findable from Antibes.
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Crews We Know
Antibes is where crews live between charters. We place vessels on the strength of the captain and chef, not the brochure.
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Villa & Yacht Together
Coordinated with a house on the Cap or above Juan-les-Pins — see our <a href="https://www.operaprestige.com/luxury-villa-rental-antibes/">Antibes villa rentals</a>.
✦ Expert Guide ✦
Antibes Yacht Charter: Your Options
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Day Charter
The Lérins and the Cap
Thirty minutes west lie Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat — shallow, protected, and quiet by six in the evening once the day boats have gone. Ten minutes south, the eastern anchorages of the Cap d’Antibes are calm in a westerly and deep close in. Between the two, it is the best short cruising ground on the Riviera. Our day cruise itineraries set out the routes.
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Port Vauban
The Quai des Milliardaires
The deep-water quay at the eastern end of Port Vauban takes the largest private yachts afloat, and berths there are allocated well ahead of the season. For charters at that scale the berth is arranged in parallel with the vessel, not after it.
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Extended
A Week from Antibes
East to Villefranche and the Italian border, west to the Estérel, Saint-Tropez and the Hyères islands. Antibes sits close enough to the middle of the coast that no direction costs you a day. For longer routing, see our itinerary from Saint-Tropez to Portofino.
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Families
Charters with Children
The short legs and flat anchorages around Antibes make it the most forgiving base on the coast for a family charter. Netting, cabin adjacency and the right toys are agreed before embarkation — the detail is in our note on chartering with children.
✦ Planning ✦
Antibes Yacht Charter — Best Seasons
April – June
Fleet in Port
The fleet is on the coast and not yet committed. The best window to view yachts on board and to negotiate dates for the summer.
July – August
High Summer
Peak charter season across the whole fleet. The Lérins and Golfe-Juan anchorages are busy by eleven — we plan the mornings accordingly.
September – October
The Best Water
The warmest sea of the year and a coast that has emptied. September is the strongest charter month on this part of the Riviera.
✦ FAQ ✦
Antibes Yacht Charter — FAQ
Because the fleet is based here. Port Vauban is the largest marina in Europe and much of the Mediterranean charter fleet berths, refits and crews in Antibes. That means more choice, the ability to view a yacht on board before signing, and shore support that is local rather than remote.
In Antibes, usually yes — and we recommend it. Outside the peak weeks most vessels on our shortlists can be seen within a day or two. Twenty minutes on board settles questions about ceiling heights, cabin layout and the feel of the crew that no brochure answers.
Around thirty minutes. Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat sit in shallow protected water and make the natural first anchorage of any charter from Antibes. The eastern anchorages of the Cap d’Antibes are closer still, roughly ten minutes from the harbour mouth.
The deep-water quay takes the largest yachts afloat and its berths are allocated well in advance. For charters at that scale we arrange the berth in parallel with the vessel rather than afterwards, and the lead time is months rather than weeks.
It is the most forgiving base on the coast. Passages are short, the anchorages are flat, and the shore is always an option. We ask about ages at the shortlist stage because guardrail netting and cabin adjacency decide which yachts are suitable.
✦ Let's Talk ✦
Charter from Antibes
Tell our marine team your dates and we will arrange viewings on board — the advantage of chartering where the fleet lives.