Azimut 72 yacht charter: a layered Cannes gathering

Hosting works when guests can choose their pace

For a birthday or family gathering, different spaces allow people to enjoy the same day without following one continuous programme. Some may want the upper view while others prefer staying close to the main lounge. The crew need clear routes between those places, particularly during food service. Agree one main meal setting and let the other areas remain relaxed. Decorations and deliveries should be arranged against the real berth and vessel layout. A yacht with several decks still benefits from restrained equipment and uncluttered steps, especially when guests are unfamiliar with being aboard.

Allow Cannes to be a proper beginning

A useful first day need not stretch immediately to a distant port. Boarding, settling in and a suitable coastal pause can reveal how the group likes to use the yacht before the itinerary becomes more ambitious. Vieux Port and Port Canto are different locations; a departure instruction should identify the exact meeting point and contact. If the charter follows an event or hotel check-out, include that timing in the initial brief. For a day charter, a Lérins direction can give the outing variety while preserving time to enjoy the spaces that motivated this model choice.

Give each outdoor area a job

A flybridge above, a foredeck forward and a cockpit beside the saloon give the original Azimut 72 several ways to spend a Cannes day. Its 2022 catalogue reference records 22.64 metres overall and a 5.60-metre beam for this earlier series. Choose one table for the main meal, another area for an informal drink and a comfortable retreat for anyone wanting quiet. That is more useful than treating all the decks as interchangeable event space. The offered furniture, cover and routes between levels will determine how naturally the party can use those choices.

Four cabins change the overnight conversation

The original reference provides four guest cabins and eight guest berths. That begins a room-sharing discussion; it does not finish it. Bed types, bathroom access and any altered interior need to be checked on the actual yacht. A multi-night programme from Cannes can make the ability to retreat from the main social areas more important than it is on a short outing. Decide who values privacy, who can share and how much time the party wishes to spend ashore. The charter guest allowance remains a separate vessel-specific confirmation.

Keep the original 72 identity in view

The regional example that informed this guide is a 2020 yacht within the original series. Its 22.64-by-5.60-metre reference must not be replaced with current Fly 72 dimensions. Ask for the build year, layout and current photographs alongside the model name. Send the dates, guests, nights or useful daytime hours and the preferred style of service. The proposal identifies the actual vessel, crew, departure and complete cost.

Published particulars for the hosting plan

Primary reference checked 2026-10-13.

• Azimut 72 — primary reference
• Additional documented model reference