Terms & Conditions

Cannes Yachst hire operates cannesyachsthire.com, presenting a fleet of 99 yachts, from day-boats and sport-yachts to catamarans and superyachts, with day rates from €1,700. We act as the charter organiser for the vessels listed on the site and arrange crewed day charters and longer charters based in Cannes.

This page is the contract that applies once a booking is confirmed in writing, together with the written quote sent for that specific charter. If anything in a quote differs from this page for your booking, the quote prevails for that point. For any question about a booking, our team can be reached at [email protected].

Nothing is booked, and no payment is taken, simply because you have browsed the site or sent a message. A charter is only confirmed once we have issued a written quote and received your written agreement to it, together with the deposit described below.

You can reach us through the enquiry form, which asks for your name, email, phone number if you wish to give it, the yacht you are interested in if you already have one in mind, your preferred start and end dates, the number of guests, and any message you want to add, or directly by email, phone or WhatsApp. Whichever route you use, we reply with a tailored quote so you know exactly what is included before anything is confirmed.

The price in your written quote is the price of your charter. It is based on the yacht, duration, season and number of guests you have told us about, and it will state clearly what is included, typically the vessel and crew for the agreed hours or days.

Fuel, marina fees, an advance provisioning allowance (APA) on larger yachts, catering and any extras you request are charged exactly as set out in the quote. We do not add any cost that was not quoted to you in writing.

A booking is confirmed once a deposit of 40% of the charter fee has been paid. The remaining balance is due 10 days before your departure date.

Payments are not taken on the website itself; your quote will tell you how to pay the deposit and balance. If the balance is not received by the due date, we reserve the right to treat the booking as cancelled by you under the cancellation terms below.

Under EU consumer law, distance contracts normally come with a 14-day right of withdrawal. Leisure services booked for a specific date or period are an express exception to this right, under Article 16(l) of Directive 2011/83/EU, reflected in France at Article L221-28 of the Consumer Code. Because a yacht charter is always booked for a specific date, the 14-day withdrawal period does not apply once your booking is confirmed.

In its place, we offer the voluntary cancellation policy below, which is more generous than the law requires and gives you a clear, predictable outcome depending on how much notice you give us.

If you need to cancel, please tell us in writing by email to [email protected]. The date we receive your email is the date used to calculate any refund, not the date you decide to cancel.

• More than 21 days before departure: your deposit is refunded in full.
• Between 10 and 21 days before departure: your deposit is retained.
• Less than 10 days before departure: the full charter fee is due, whether or not it has already been paid.

If you wish to change dates rather than cancel, tell us as early as possible; we will try to accommodate a new date where the yacht's schedule allows, but any change is treated as a new booking for timing purposes once we are inside the cancellation windows above.

We only cancel or alter a confirmed charter when safety, weather or a genuine technical issue leaves us no reasonable alternative, or where an event beyond our control, such as a port closure or official restriction, makes the charter impossible to run.

If the captain or the relevant port authority considers conditions unsafe to sail, you choose between a free new date for your charter or a full refund of what you have paid. The same choice applies if a technical problem with the vessel makes it unfit to depart. The captain's assessment of safety is final and is not open to negotiation from shore.

Every vessel we offer carries a licensed maximum number of guests, stated in your quote. This limit may never be exceeded, regardless of age or size of the group, since it is set for the safety of everyone on board, not as a commercial restriction.

The crew may refuse to let anyone board, or may ask them to leave before departure, if that person's condition or behaviour would put the safety of guests, crew or vessel at risk. This applies equally before and during the charter.

The captain is responsible for the vessel and everyone on board at all times and has final authority over whether, when and where the yacht sails. This includes the right to shorten, delay, reroute or end a charter early if weather, sea state, port instructions or any safety concern requires it.

The itinerary discussed with you in advance is a plan, not a guarantee. Where conditions require a change, the captain will choose the safest practical alternative and keep you informed, but the final navigational decision always rests with the captain, not with the charterer.

Guests are expected to follow the crew's instructions at all times, particularly on matters of safety, and to treat the vessel, its fittings and its tender with care.

• Any damage caused by a guest beyond normal wear and tear is chargeable to the charterer, as set out in the written quote or assessed after the charter.
• Smoking, use of open flames and anything that could damage the vessel's surfaces or equipment are at the crew's discretion and may be restricted on board.
• Personal belongings remain the guest's own responsibility throughout the charter; we recommend not bringing anything of significant value that you would not want exposed to sun, sea spray or movement at sea.

We do not accept responsibility for personal items lost, damaged or left on board after the charter ends.

Our liability relates to the charter service we arrange and confirm in writing; we are not liable for losses caused by matters outside our control, including weather, sea conditions, third-party port or customs decisions, or a guest's own actions on board. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

If something about your charter falls short of what was agreed in writing, please tell the crew at the time if it is safe and practical to do so, and follow up by email to [email protected] as soon as possible afterwards so we can look into it properly and respond. We aim to acknowledge and address complaints promptly and fairly.

The descriptions, photographs and day rates shown on cannesyachsthire.com are provided to help you choose a yacht and plan a charter; the binding description of your charter and its price is always the written quote we send you, not the general listing on the site. Content on the site may not be copied or reused for other commercial purposes without our agreement.

These terms, and any booking made under them, are governed by French law. Any dispute that cannot be resolved directly between us will fall under the jurisdiction of the French courts.

We may update these terms from time to time to reflect how we operate; the version published on cannesyachsthire.com at the time you make an enquiry is the one that applies to your booking, and any change will not affect a charter you have already confirmed in writing.