Riva 130

Onboard the Riva 130

At forty metres, Riva 130 carries the weight and finish expected of a serious superyacht, without losing the low, sculpted lines the Riva name is built on. Interior and deck spaces are arranged for twelve guests across five cabins, giving groups room to spread out rather than share a single social deck. The scale suits a vessel meant to be lived on for a full day or several, not simply admired at the dock.

Based out of Sardinia, Riva 130 fits naturally into a Costa Smeralda coastal run — Porto Cervo to Porto Rotondo, on to Cala di Volpe — a stretch of villa-lined granite coast where the water stays calm enough for guests to swim within sight of the shore's hotels. It's a route suited to a yacht this size, with enough deck space to keep twelve guests comfortable while the coastline changes slowly outside.

Five cabins make Riva 130 workable for a multi-generational family charter or a smaller corporate group that wants distance between meetings and downtime, without stepping up to a larger vessel. Charters can run as a single day out of Porto Cervo or extend across several, and given the yacht's size and demand on Costa Smeralda's marina space through the summer months, booking ahead is the practical approach.