SWISS PADDLE STEAMER
           FEATURES 2000


Return to service of PS Schiller - Spring 2000


PS Schiller

Following a major two-year rebuild, the paddle steamer returned to public service
on Saturday 15th April 2000 with a special Lake Parade by all five paddle steamers



Over the next three weeks, the paddle steamer  operated timetabled services
vice the booked motor vessels making different trips each day

sometimes along with some of the other paddle steamers


Sunday 16th April - sailings 153-154-17-28  1020 Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
1119 Küssnacht am Rigi to Luzern
1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Monday 17th April - sailings 11-26  1032 Luzern to Flüelen
1500 Flüelen to Luzern
Tuesday 18th April - sailings 17-22-25-sp  1315 Luzern to Gersau
1510 Gersau to Luzern
1715 Luzern to Beckenried
1844 Beckenried to Luzern
Wednesday 19th April - sailings 7-18  0915 Luzern to Flüelen
1200 Flüelen to Luzern
Thursday 20th April - sailings 17-22-25-sp  1315 Luzern to Gersau
1510 Gersau to Luzern
1715 Luzern to Beckenried
1844 Beckenried to Luzern
Easter Weekend                
Friday 21st April - sailings 153-154-17-28 
1020 Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
1119 Küssnacht am Rigi to Luzern
1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Easter Weekend                
Saturday 22nd April - sailings 71-70-77-78 
1125 Luzern to Stansstad
1245 Stansstad to Luzern
1400 Luzern to Stansstad
1510 Stansstad to Luzern
Easter Weekend                
Sunday 23rd April - sailings 153-154-17-28 
1020 Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
1119 Küssnacht am Rigi to Luzern
1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Easter Weekend                
Monday 24th April - sailings 153-154-17-28 
1020 Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
1119 Küssnacht am Rigi to Luzern
1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Tuesday 25th April - sailings 11-26  1032 Luzern to Flüelen
1500 Flüelen to Luzern
Wednesday 26th April - sailings 17-22-25-sp  1315 Luzern to Gersau
1510 Gersau to Luzern
1715 Luzern to Beckenried
1844 Beckenried to Luzern
Thursday 27th April   no sailings
Friday 28th April - sailings 17-22-25-sp  1315 Luzern to Gersau
1510 Gersau to Luzern
1715 Luzern to Beckenried
1844 Beckenried to Luzern
Saturday 29th April - sailings 17-22-25-30  1315 Luzern to Gersau
1510 Gersau to Luzern
1715 Luzern to Beckenried
1851 Beckenried to Luzern
Swiss Navigation Day                
Sunday 30th April - sailings 153-154-17-28 
1020 Luzern to Küssnacht am Rigi
1119 Küssnacht am Rigi to Luzern
1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Monday 1st May - sailings 17-28  1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Tuesday 2nd May - sailings 17-28  1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Wednesday 3rd May - sailings 71-70-77-78  1125 Luzern to Stansstad
1245 Stansstad to Luzern
1400 Luzern to Stansstad
1510 Stansstad to Luzern
Thursday 4th May - sailings 7-18-79-82  0915 Luzern to Flüelen
1200 Flüelen to Luzern
1515 Luzern to Stansstad
1649 Stansstad to Luzern
Friday 5th May - sailings 17-28  1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern
Saturday 6th May - sailings 71-70-77-78  1125 Luzern to Stansstad
1245 Stansstad to Luzern
1400 Luzern to Stansstad
1510 Stansstad to Luzern
Sunday 7th May - sailings 17-28  1315 Luzern to Flüelen
1620 Flüelen to Luzern



 
 

Repairs to PS Savoie

8th August
and
9th August 2000
Lake Geneva As a result of the temporary withdrawal from service of PS Savoie for repairs at Ouchy works on Tuesday 8th August sailings by the remaining paddle steamers were altered as follows:-
PS Rhône covered the two-day roster berthing Tuesday night at Geneva before returning the following day
The Lausanne based afternoon and evening sailings normally operated by PS Rhône were covered by PS Simplon
See timetables for full details of the sailings actually operated by paddle steamers

PS Savoie returned to service at 0930 on Thursday 10th August
 
 
 
 
 

Damage to PS Schiller

21st July
until
27th July 2000
Lake Luzern As a result of the temporary withdrawal from service of PS Schiller on Thursday 20th July due to damage to the clevis mounting for the valve gear, sailings by the
remaining four paddle steamers were altered as follows:-
PS Gallia covered all of the weekday sailings originally planned to be operated by PS Schiller
On Sunday 23rd July PS Unterwalden covered the 1020 morning sailing to Küssnacht am Rigi and the 1315 afternoon sailing to Flüelen, leaving the Alpnachstad service to be operated entirely by motor vessels
See timetables for full details of the sailings actually operated by the paddle steamers

PS Schiller returned to service at 1315 on Friday 28th July
 
 
 


 
23rd October 2000
LAKE GENEVA 2000

AUTUMN FEATURE

Services from 19th to 30th September
REDUCED !!!    (compared with 1999)


As a result in the reduction in the number of timetabled sailings
on offer
so too have the number of sailings operated by paddle steamers



SEPTEMBER 2000
Friday 22nd September by PS Savoie
Saturday 23rd September by MPV Italie
Sunday 24th September by PS Savoie and MPV Italie
Monday 25th September by PS La Suisse
also
Saturday 30th September by MPV Italie and MPV Vevey

OCTOBER 2000
Mondays to Fridays by MPV Italie
Saturday 7th by PS Savoie
Saturday 14th by MPV Italie
Saturday 21st by MV General-Guisan
Saturday 28th by MPV Italie
Sundays by MPV Italie

Compare paddle steamers sailings during Late Autumn 2000 with those operated in recent years

1999
MPV Italie was in service every day until the end of October, sailing from Lausanne to St-Gingolph on Mondays to Fridays and from Lausanne to Geneva on Saturdays and Sundays

1998
MPV Vevey was in service every day until the end of October, except Sunday 4th October when MPV Montreux made the final sailings before withdrawal for re-conversion to steam power
These sailings from Lausanne to the Upper Lake were augmented on Saturdays and Sundays by MPV Italie which sailed from Lausanne to Geneva and back
MPV Vevey then continued to operate the Sunday afternoon sailing from Lausanne to St-Gingolph and return every weekend through into the New Year until relieved by MPV Italie on
Sunday 7th February 1999

 
11th November 2000
LAKE LUZERN 2000

AUTUMN FEATURE

Services from 25th September to 30th October

The advertised timetable requires only two of the five paddle steamers to operate the service on Sundays and only one paddle steamer to operate the basic service on Mondays to Saturdays
('Wilhelm Tell Express' sailings)
(1120 Luzern to Flüelen and 1505 return
)



SEPTEMBER 2000
Monday 25th September by PS Stadt Luzern
Tuesday 26th September by PS Uri
Wednesday 27th September by PS Stadt Luzern
Thursday 28th September by PS Stadt Luzern
Friday 29th September by PS Stadt Luzern
Saturday 30th September by PS Uri

OCTOBER 2000
Sunday 1st October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Monday 2nd October by PS Stadt Luzern
Tuesday 3rd October by PS Stadt Luzern
Wednesday 4th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Thursday 5th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Friday 6th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Saturday 7th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Sunday 8th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Monday 9th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Tuesday 10th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Wednesday 11th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Thursday 12th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Friday 13th October by PS Stadt Luzern
Saturday 14th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Sunday 15th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Monday 16th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Tuesday 17th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Wednesday 18th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Thursday 19th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Friday 20th October by PS Stadt Luzern   PS Uri and PS Unterwalden
Saturday 21st October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Sunday 22nd October by PS Stadt Luzern   PS Uri and PS Schiller
Monday 23rd October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Tuesday 24th October by PS Stadt Luzern   PS Uri and PS Unterwalden
Wednesday 25th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Thursday 26th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Friday 27th October by PS Uri and PS Schiller
Saturday 28th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Sunday 29th October by PS Stadt Luzern and PS Uri
Monday 30th October by PS Uri

Compare the sailings during Autumn 2000 with those advertised to operate with the then four operational paddle steamers during 1999   (PS Schiller was in the middle of a major rebuild)

Mondays to Fridays
Saturdays
Sundays

 

LAKE LUZERN
      Christmas and New Year      
Sunday 24th December 2000 to Tuesday 2nd January 2001

Photo SGV, Luzern  
The full programme of sailings by
PS Uri
over the festive period
(including two evening cruises and a
special morning charter cruise)
Friday 29th December 2000
EVENING FONDUE CRUISE
from Luzern at 1915
New Year's Eve 2000
EVENING GALA CRUISE
from Luzern at 1915
New Year's Day 2001
MORNING CRUISE
from Luzern at 1015
Timetable sailings
Sunday 24th Dec    Monday 25th Dec
Tuesday 26th Dec    Wednesday 27th Dec
Thursday 28th Dec    Friday 29th Dec
Saturday 30th Dec
Monday 1st Jan    Tuesday 2nd Jan
The ten PS Uri days of Christmas
 

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