Cannes is the best-known destination for superyacht owners who want to enjoy a film festival buzz, but Venice has its own attractions. It’s relatively un-marketed so is less of a fan-magnet than Cannes and, unlike its French counterpart, where red-carpet screenings are for industry insiders, you can buy tickets to premieres (available a day in advance from the PalaBiennale cinema and the Casinò di Venezia among other places).
For those exploring this city by yacht it is a scintillating time to visit, with a wealth of art to discover (the festival is the crown jewel of the Venice Biennale) and various film stars or celebrities on boats or wandering off-guard around the cafés and shops. For a film festival it has an unusually intimate feeling – perhaps it is the closeness of the towering palazzos, or the maze of den-like restaurants and bars. And a yacht is more of a celebrity here than on the marque-clogged Côte d’Azur. Try bagging a Palme D’Or winner for your yacht party in Cannes and see what happens. Here...well, maybe.
Luckily the practicalities of visiting Venice by yacht are a more down-to-earth proposition. “Once all the formalities have been done, there is nothing to be worried about,” says Caterina Oliviero, of JLT Yacht Agency.
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