Lumiere — A Cantieri di Pisa charter yacht with a devoted Riviera following.

Cantieri di Pisa is one of the older names in Italian yacht-building — a Viareggio yard with a bias toward flowing, low-profile hulls rather than the taller Northern-European superyacht silhouette. Lumiere carries that DNA. She sits low in the water, moves quietly at cruise, and looks — from the ashore side — considerably longer than her 43 metres.

Five suites accommodate ten guests. The owner's suite occupies the full beam of the main deck forward, with a private study and a walk-through wardrobe. Four guest suites below (two king, two twin/king convertible) sleep the remainder of the party. Interior by Della Role — walnut and pale leather, low-lit, deliberately warm.

The exterior spaces are the reason her guests come back. A dining aft deck for ten under a hardtop; a sundeck with Jacuzzi and full bar; a bathing platform that folds down to a swim step at the waterline. The tender and toy inventory is compact but well-chosen — a 6.5m Williams jet tender, a Seabob, paddleboards, and a full complement of snorkelling and dive gear.

Lumiere charters through an established Monaco/Antibes central agent with a strong repeat-charter book. Weekly base rates typically fall in the €170,000–€210,000 range in western Mediterranean summer, plus APA at roughly 25–30% and applicable VAT.

She is one of the more workable 40m+ charter yachts for shoulder-season weeks in June and September, when availability elsewhere tightens. Peak July and August weeks book six months out; Grand Prix and Yacht Show weeks are typically committed by the previous autumn.

LYC Monaco confirms current availability, weekly rate and a shortlist of comparable 40–50m yachts (Sanlorenzo SL, Benetti Classic, similar CRN builds) as insurance layers so you have a real choice on your dates.

Lumiere is the yacht we suggest for parties of six to ten who want a quiet, well-run week on the French and Italian Riviera and are not looking to make a statement in port. She is not a mega yacht — the deck space is intimate rather than expansive — and she is not the right choice for guests whose brief is centred on ashore visibility.

For guests who want a similar rhythm on a larger platform, see the superyacht charter tier; for a shorter first taste, the day yacht charter from Monaco is a natural entry point.