Going to the French Riviera? Download the free iRiviera iPhone app!

If you’ll be headed to the French Riviera for a conference or charter, be sure to download our free iRiviera iPhone app! Boatbookings has joined forces with several companies who have the “pulse” of the Riviera, and will be providing constantly updated information about happenings in Cannes, St Tropez, Monaco, Antibes and all the other renowned areas of the French Riviera.

News, hot spots, parties, conference information, restaurant recommendations, videos, special offers, and of course our selection of great yachts for the Riviera are all featured in one iPhone app. It’s interactive, so you can add your comments and communicate with people who are in the Riviera as well. Check it out in the App Store, and let us know if there are types of information that you’d be looking for, and we’ll try to add them!

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Tom Virden — 1 Comment ↓

Monaco Grand Prix Date Change Provides Opportunity to Better Experience the Grand Prix and the Cannes Film Festival

Traditionally, the Monaco Grand Prix overlapped with the final weekend of the Cannes Film Festival. So if you were interested in attending both, you were in a mad scramble up and down the Cote d’Azur coast to get to all the events you wanted, and invariably you’d miss several.

This year, however, the Monaco Grand Prix has been moved to the weekend before the end of the Film Festival 13 to 16 May 2010. The Cannes Film Festival will be held 12 – 23 May 2010 – so there will be plenty of premieres and parties to attend, but there won’t be a conflict on the final award night.

So, this year, you have a chance to really experience both events to their fullest – charter a yacht starting on the 13 to watch the warm ups and time trials and experience Monaco at its best, and then move over to anchor in Cannes to attend the movies and events, hob nob with the stars, and be there on the final night when the winners are announced! Throughout, you can use the wifi and business facilities aboard your yacht to keep up with the office, and plan some client entertainment events to fully profit from this festive atmosphere!

Read more about Chartering for the Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix – we have extensive information about the events, yachts available and how to go about chartering for these events. And please contact us for a free proposal about how to enjoy these glamorous events!

If you can only make one of the events, the good news is that there should be a better selection of yachts for each event, because there will not be such a crush of demand for the one weekend.

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Tom Virden — 2 Comments ↓

Hot Yachts for the Monaco Show – TRIDENT- 65m Feadship

Designed by Donald Starkey, TRIDENT is another of our favourites this year! Beautiful woods and marbles, every exotic stone you’ve never heard of, customized mosaic in every bathroom to match the exquisite marble with fossilized shells. Beautiful details unite the overall theme of texture and grain, fabric and cut. The range of materials used was breathtaking: travertine, granite, sandstone, limestone from the Sahara and onyx, then Japanese ash, grey stained pine, chestnut, flamed mahogany, rosewood, flame cut whitewashed chestnut, lacquered Japanese sen and olive. Fabrics included silks, leather, batik and suede. Even the venetian blinds were made of hand-stitched leather!

There is also great use of light, with huge windows and sliding water paper screens in the cabins and dining room. Here the long table is set lengthways, exaggerating the feeling of space and luxury. Even the carpets are a cut above, with the packed solid pile of New Zealand wool that literally bounced under foot. It is an absolute feast for the senses, with beautiful artwork, paintings and sculptures throughout. The main salon has a huge circular white leather sofa in two halves, which slides on air, so can be configured to suit the occasion, including cinema viewing, when a large screen emerges from the ceiling where it normally remains hidden.

One final piece de resistance is the central elevator. It is built of book-cut , wire- brushed travertine, so as well as the sheer beauty of the stone, having chips of silver and gold in the amber mesh, a mirrored sill on the floor and ceiling creates the effect of a central column that continues into eternity above and below . If that’s not enough, there is also great deck space, a gym, a Jacuzzi, and all the water toys you could wish for!

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Posted on December 3, 2009 by admin — No Comments ↓

Hot Yachts from the Monaco Yacht Show – LADY IN BLUE

Lady In Blue Luxury Charter Yacht We visited LADY IN BLUE at anchor during the Monaco Yacht Show, and received VIP treatment from the fabulous young Crew! She is a little bit older but has a certain style, and a lounge bar feel. The yacht has unusual artwork and some quirky touches making her very contemporary. Even the bathrooms have a club feel about them.

This is a fun yacht where clients can enjoy water sports by day and a party atmosphere at night, equipped with a great sound system and a relaxed and modern ambiance.

Specifications:

171ft Amels, 5 Cabins (Master, 2 doubles, 2 twins)

1981/ Refit 1998

Length: 43m

Guests: 8/10

Crew: 11

Crusing speed: 13 knots

Equipment:

Satcom

Satellite TV/ Video

Stereo music system

18ft Speedboat

12ft Zodiac

2 Waverunners

Water Skis and tows

Gymnasium

LADY IN BLUE is available in the Caribbean in the Winter and South of France in the Summer.

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Posted on November 25, 2009 by admin — 1 Comment ↓

Hot Yachts from the Monaco Yacht Show – SILVER ANGEL

SILVER ANGEL Luxury Charter Yacht SILVER ANGEL is a 64.5 Metre, 14 Passenger Benetti newly launched in 2009. She was designed by Argent Design of London together with Stefano Natucci. She is not subtle or sober, but neither is she ostentatious in the traditional way. She is totally deco in style, and every detail is a modern take on this theme. She is almost entirely grey, silver and black, with hints either side towards purple and auburn.

The most defining feature is the abundance of Lalique throughout, including table lamps radiating a soft magical light among the shiny silver silk and satin, the lacquered cabinets and fur throws. Lalique also features on the wall lights, the door handles and bathroom taps, as well as the bathroom accessories made to match. She is very luxurious indeed, with exquisite fabrics and furnishings and an abundance of plump cushions in every size and shade.

On the top deck there is a golf machine dispensing biodegradable golf balls used when the yacht is under way, and floating balls for when she is at anchor, so the Crew can gather them up for future use! There is a pool on the fore deck, depicting the Silver Angel herself, where guests can properly swim against a power jet. She has all the toys you would expect as well as fishing equipment and diving gear. She will not be for everyone, because of the sheer formality of her luxury. She is not a family yacht, but for corporate or private luxury, she is rather special!

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Posted on November 17, 2009 by admin — 1 Comment ↓