Cruise call: the Riviera in a day

Silver ripples on the bay and the soft ping of halyards set the tone as your tender docks at the 16th‑century Darse shipyard in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Èze rises 429 meters just 8 km away, where the Exotic Garden frames a sweep of coastline that can reach the Lérins Islands on clear days. Eastward, Monaco stacks history and towers from the Prince’s Palace down to Port Hercule; westward, Nice stretches seven kilometers of pebbles and discreet art deco along the Promenade des Anglais.

Timed to your ship’s calls, the driver keeps the Mercedes on standby and strings together highlights with precision: meet at the tender pier, climb the Moyenne Corniche, short-but-smart visits while they handle traffic and parking. Taste fougasse in Èze, catch the guard change by the Palace in Monaco, browse Cours Saleya, then head back. On the Côte d’Azur, your private chauffeur preserves a safety margin, tweaking the plan around the Louis II tunnel or the Voie Mathis, and returns you to the tender with buffer to spare.