An Artistic Legacy: The Riva family & Monaco Boat Service Riva, the world’s most beautiful boats have been making sailing style and design an art form since 1842. Craftmanship, unmatchable quality, innovation and artistry have always been the Riva hallmarks. Shipbuilding has been allied to the Riva family name across an incredible three centuries. The most famous from this long line of family shipbuilders is indisputably Carlo Riva. Who right up until his death in 2017 was the lifeblood of the Riva family business. Carlo was the design genius behind the ‘Aquarama’. This most iconic of Riva models became emblematic of the ‘la dolce vita’ in the 1950s. Often associated with great artists from the worlds of music and film, Riva owners have included Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot and Sean Connery. Carlo Riva famously gifted HSH Princess Grace of Monaco an Aquarama as a wedding present. Most fitting for a boat Carlo described as being ‘designed with love’. The link between Riva and Monaco was one forged by Carlo Riva. Since 1959 Monaco Boat Service has played a vital role in the daily life and business of Monaco. The exclusive Riva dealer for France and the Principality, Monaco Boat Service with its landing stages and hidden treasure, The Riva tunnel – is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and rare vessels. A center of excellence for boat engineering, Monaco Boat Service also offers daily and weekly chartering services. Two further offices are now found in Cannes, and Saint Tropez. Cannes Boat Service located at Port Pierre Canto, just a few steps from the Palais du Festival, works closely with Cannes Film Festival. Each year in May, Riva welcomes aboard artists and cultural icons such as Vincent Cassel, Justin Timberlake and Uma Thurman during the world’s most famous film festival.
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