[2] It is held in Port Hercules, and is Europe's biggest in-water display of large yachts.

The Monaco Yacht Show was founded in 1991 and organized by the French entrepreneur Maurice Cohen.

After attendance issues, IIR decided to focus the Monaco Yacht Show on superyachts, featuring boats range that from approximately 20 m (66 ft) to 90 m (300 ft) in length, and repurposed its event in Nice as a trade show.

[9] That same year, the Monaco Yacht Show debuted an exhibition space for luxury automobiles called Car Deck.

[10][11] The Car Deck exhibition has included automobiles from Aston Martin, Bentley, Hemmels, Lamborghini, McLaren, and Mercedes-Benz.