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PS Hohentwiel is planned to take part in a two-ship Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Arbon on Friday 8th October going out on the paddle steamer and returning on mv Oesterreich

17th August 2021

PS Hohentwiel is planned to operate an afternoon cruise followed by an evening 'dinner and theatre cruise' from Rorschach on Tuesday 17th August

1st August 2021

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Swiss National Day - Sunday 1st August

PS Hohentwiel is planned to operate an afternoon cruise' from Rorschach followed by an evening 'dinner cruise' from Arbon on Sunday 1st August

29th July 2021

PS Hohentwiel is planned to operate an evening 'dinner and theatre cruise' from Rorschach on Thursday 29th July

18th July 2021

PS Hohentwiel is planned to take part in a two-ship Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Arbon on Saturday 18th July going out on the paddle steamer and returning on mv Oesterreich

12th June 2021

PS Hohentwiel is planned to operate an Afternoon Cruise and an Evening Jazz Cruise from Konstanz at 1430 and 1900 on Saturday 12th June

13th May 2021

PS Hohentwiel is planned to take part in a two-ship Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Rorschach on Thursday 13th May going out on the paddle steamer and returning on mv Oesterreich

9th May 2021

A paddle steamer is advertised to operate a Mothers Day Lunch Cruise from Luzern at 1130 on Sunday 9th May, but this MAY have to be cancelled if there is any extension to the Coronavirus precautions

24th April 2021

PS Hohentwiel is planned to operate an Afternoon cruise from Konstanz to Meersburg at 1415 on Saturday 24th April

17th April 2021

PS Hohentwiel is planned to take part in a two-ship Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Rorschach on Saturday 17th April going out on the paddle steamer and returning on mv Oesterreich

A paddle steamer is advertised to operate an evening Candlelight Dinner Cruise from Luzern at 2000 on Saturday 17th April, but this MAY have to be cancelled if there is any extension to the Coronavirus precautions

6th April 2021

PS La Suisse was planned to operate the Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains ferry service vice the regular mv Léman on weekdays only from Easter Tuesday 6th April to Friday 16th April
~~With two new large cross-lake ferries under construction, the days of needing to call on the services of a paddle steamer during maintenance periods could well be numbered~~
CANCELLED due to the postponement of the overhaul of mv Léman

5th April 2021

MPV Vevey is planned to operate an additional timetabled winter lunch cruise from Geneva to Nyon on Easter Monday 5th April

4th April 2021

All lakes

Easter Sunday 4th April

A paddle steamer is advertised to operate an Easter Lunch Cruise from Luzern at 1130 on Easter Sunday 4th April, but this MAY have to be cancelled if there is any extension to the Coronavirus precautions

2nd April 2021

All lakes

Good Friday 2nd April

MPV Vevey is planned to operate an additional timetabled winter lunch cruise from Geneva to Nyon on Good Friday 2nd April

PS Stadt Rapperswil is planned to operate the new 1420 sailings 111-112 from Zurich to Rapperswil and return on Good Friday 2nd April

21st March 2021

Thanks to a good weather, MPV Vevey operated four special "One Hour" short non-catering cruises from Geneva on Sunday 21st March instead of the timetabled lunch cruise to Nyon as a start to leisure sailings following the strict Coronavirus precaution over the winter
These same arrangements are also to apply on 28th March - again weather permitting

1st January 2021

All lakes

New Year's Day - Friday 1st January

MPV Vevey was planned to operate an additional New Year's Day Lunch Cruise from Geneva on Friday 1st January, but this had to be cancelled due to the further Coronavirus precautions

2020

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31st December 2020

All lakes

New Year's Eve - Thursday 31st December

MPV Vevey was planned to operate an evening Gala Dinner Cruise from Geneva at 2000 on Thursday 31st December, but this had to be cancelled due to the further Coronavirus precautions

PS Uri was originally ADVERTISED to operate an evening Gala Dinner Cruise from Luzern at 1930 on Thursday 31st December, but this was subsequently CANCELLED by the SGV as a post-Copronavirus economy measure

25th December 2020

All lakes

Christmas Day - Friday 25th December

MPV Vevey was planned to operate an additional Christmas Day Lunch Cruise from Geneva on Friday 25th December, but this had to be cancelled due to the further Coronavirus precautions

PS Uri was originally advertised to operate a Christmas Lunch Cruise from Luzern at 1130 on Christmas Day - Friday 25th December, but this (along with all the other cruises for the Christmas period) was cancelled by the SGV who kept her in dock as an economy measure

PS Blümlisalp was planned to operate timetabled sailings 15-16 from Thun at 1240 on Christmas Day - Friday 25th December then daily until Sunday 3rd January, but these all had to be cancelled due to the further Coronavirus precautions

11th October 2020

Lake Maggiore

PS Piemonte operated special sailings from Laveno to Isola Superiore and Isola Bella and back on Sunday 11th October and Sunday 25th October in connection with a special steam-hauled train from Milan

10th October 2020

PS Hohentwiel operated part of a two-ship Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Rorschach to Hard on Saturday 10th October going out on mv Oesterreich and returning with the paddle steamer
This was the first time for many years that the paddle steamer has served a Swiss pier so late in the season (October) - unless of course YOU know something else ?

13th September 2020

PS Concordia broke down approaching Lecco pier with damage to her engine at the end of sailing 287 from Bellagio on Sunday 13th September - bringing her 2020 season to an abrupt end
The short sailings 288-289 to Onno were immediately cancelled
Several passengers quickly caught the small mv Ninfea on the all stops sailing 290 before it was confirmed mv Gigalo was on the way to cover the paddle steamer's sailing 290 to Bellano
Then the former ex-paddle steamer mv Milano (which had been operating some mid lake ferry runs earlier in the day) covered the early-evening sailing 249 back to Como
The following morning, car ferry mv Plinio went to Lecco and towed PS Concordia back to Tavernola dock for repairs
Do you have any further information about what went wrong ?

10th September 2020

PS Hohentwiel operated part of a two-ship Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Rorschach to Hard on Thursday 10th September going out on the paddle steamer and returning on mv Oesterreich

5th September 2020

PS Concordia operated an evening "Classical Music Cruise from Como at 1700 on Saturday 5th September

1st September 2020

PS Montreux had further technical problems at Rolle on her return evening dinner cruise sailing 488 from Yvoire to Lausanne on Tuesday 1st September
Following lengthy "on the spot" repairs, she eventuallly arrived back at Lausanne approximately 0130 !
To allow her crew to take their mandatory break between duties, the smaller mv Ville-de-Genève covered her afternoon sailings 906-907 the following afternoon between her peak-hour Thonon-les-Bains ferry duties
Do you have any further information about what was wrong ?

27th August 2020

PS Hohentwiel operated part of a two-ship Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Rorschach to Romanshorn on Thursday 27th August going out on mv Oesterreich and returning with the paddle steamer
In the evening PS Hohentwiel she also operatedan evening Dinner cruise from Romanshorn

25th August 2020

PS Neuchâtel broke down at Neuchâtel harbour before the start of service on Tuesday 25th August resulting in her sailings having to be covered by a motor vessel on both the Tuesday and the following Thursday
Do you have any further information about what was wrong ?

15th August 2020

PS Uri operated operate an evening Candlelight Dinner Cruise from Luzern at 2000 on Saturday 15th August

14th August 2020

PS Blümlisalp was originally planned to operate an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1910 on Friday 14th August but this had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

13th August 2020

PS Hohentwiel was planned to operate both an afternoon cruise and an evening ' dinner and theatre cruise' from Rorschach on Thursday 13th August but the latter had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

2nd August 2020

PS Montreux broke down at Ouchy on Sunday 2nd August
She remained at Ouchy dock all day for repairs, so mv Général-Guisan was diverted to cover the afternoon sailings 906-907 then the small mv Lavaux ended up covering the evening sailings 487-488 to Yvoire
She returned to service the following day
Do you have any further information about what was wrong ?

2nd August 2020

PS Hohentwiel operated the outward leg of an Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Rorschach to a "mystery" destination on Sunday 2nd August where passengers changed to return on mv Oesterreich

1st August 2020

All lakes

Swiss National Day - Saturday 1st August

In additional to the regular afternoon timetabled sailings 15-16 PS Blümlisalp took part in the annual evening naval parade from Thun at 2020 along with most of the lake's motor vessels on Saturday 1st August

Lake Garda

Following the easing of the Corinavirus precautions, MPV G Zanardelli operates a short season of Saturday afternoon "one hour ashore" cruises commencing on Saturday 1st August from Peschiera to Salo'
Similar cruises from different locations were also operated on Saturdays 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th August

30th July 2020

PS Hohentwiel was planned to operate an evening ' dinner and theatre cruise' from Rorschach on Thursday 30th July, but owing to the Festival being cancelled due to the Coronavirus precations, the sailing did not operate in the end

25th July 2020

PS Concordia operated an evening "Classical Music Cruise from Como at 1800 on Saturday 25th July

22nd July 2020

PS La Suisse broke down at Ouchy on Wednesday 22nd July so the small mv Lavoux was quicky brought out to cover her three "Upper Lake" round trip sailings 200-201-202-203-204-205
She remained at Ouchy dock for repairs all the following day only this time her sailings 200-201-202-203-204-205 were covered by mv Lausanne
She returned to her usual sailings on the Friday
Do you have any further information about what was wrong ?

17th July 2020

Lake Garda

To mark the completion of her major two year rebuild (actually November 2019), the NLG arranged three "Open Days" at Peschiera to enable potential future passengers to have a series of short guided tours round the ship ship on Fridays 17th, 24th and 31st July
Following the Coronavirus restrictions earlier in the year, the NLG have stated "unfortunately both Zanardelli and�Italia, probably will not�be�in service this season" - so these dates may well end up being the only opportunity to go on board this year

16th July 2020

PS Hohentwiel operated a morning Jazz Cruise at 1000 from Rorschach followed by an Afternoon Cruise from Arbon at 1430 on Thursday 16th July

11th July 2020

PS Uri operated an evening "Candlelight Dinner Cruise from Luzern at 2000 on Saturday 11th July

1st July 2020

PS Stadt Zürich operated the first of the new 2020 paddle steamer Lunch Cruises from Zurich at 1200
Her sister PS Stadt Rapperswil had her first turn the following day, afterwhich these were repeated every Tuesday to Friday throughout July and August

27th June 2020

Lake Maggiore

PS Piemonte was planned to operate an international charter sailing from Arona (Italy) to Locarno (Switzerland) and back on Saturday 27th June 2020 which was "open to the public" but these had to be postponed until 2021 due to the Coronavirus precautions

20th June 2020

50 years of "Raddampfer Ahoi! Zurichsee (1970-2020)"
To mark the achievement, both paddle steamers are planned to operate a special parade to the Obersee on Saturday 20th June (probably the only visit of 2020 as there are no longer any timetbled sailings) along with the former ZSG mv Etzel
In addition the small SS Greif from Lake Greif is to be transported by road to join in the parade, but only sailing as far as Tiefenbrunnen

17th June 2020

Despite the advertised timetable only requiring one paddle steamer to be in service on any given day, both were unusually rostered to operate normal timetabled services
PS Stadt Zürich covered the regular afternoon sailings 111-112 whilst sister PS Stadt Rapperswil covered the the 1115 and 1715 sailings 105-106-117-118 to Rapperswil instead of the usual motor vessel (which included the evening Sunset Cruise) on Wednesday 17th June

11th June 2020

PS Hohentwiel was planned to operate the return leg of an Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Romanshorn to Friedrichshafen on Thursday 11th June with passengers sailing out on mv Oesterreich, but these had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

30th May 2020

Lake Magiore

74th anniversary of the "Italian Republic"
To mark the event PS Piemonte operated three days of four special "one hour cruises" from Stresa over the Whit Weekend - a 'fitting' tribute following the long period of "lockdown" in the area due to the Coronavirus pandemic

30th May 2020

100th Birthday of PS Simplon (1920-2020)
To mark the 100 years of the paddle steamer, was planned to operate the timetabled sailings from Lausanne to the Upper Lake sailings 920-921-922-923-288-289 vice her sister PS La Suisse on Saturday 30th May and repeated on Sunday 31st May also Monday 1st June, but these had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

27th May 2020

all Swiss Lakes

The Swiss "Federal Council today announced a relaxation to the Coronavirus precautions meaning "Tourist" sailings on the lakes can restart from Saturday 6th June (two days earlier than widely predicted)
In most cases the lake operating companies will commence sailings with a reduced level of service - details of which will apprea on this website as soon as the details are made public
See the index to the left of this page for links to all the lakes - if it not there, then click here for it to be added

3rd May 2020

PS Hohentwiel was planned to operate a morning Jazz Cruise at 0930 from Arbon followed by an Afternoon Cruise at 1330 to Romanshorn on Sunday 3rd May going out on the paddle steamer and returning with mv Oesterreich, but this had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

30th April 2020

PS Hohentwiel was planned to operate an evening Dinner Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on Thursday 30th April, but this had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

26th April 2020

PS Hohentwiel was planned to operate an Afternoon Cruise at 1330 from Romanshorn to Rorschach on Sunday 26th April going out on the paddle steamer and returning with mv Oesterreich, but this had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

25th April 2020

PS Hohentwiel was planned to operate an Afternoon Cruise from Konstanz to Meersburg at 1415 on Saturday 25th April, but this had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

18th April 2020

PS Uri was planned to operate an evening " Candlelight Dinner Cruise from Luzern at 2000 on Saturday 18th April, but this had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

12th April 2020

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Easter Sunday 12th April

PS Unterwalden was originally planned to operate an Easter Lunch Cruise from Luzern at 1130 on Easter Sunday 12th April, but this had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus precautions

1st January 2020

Owing to morning fog, the planned morning "Niederhornexpress" sailings 111-112 by PS Blümlisalp to Beatenbucht and back had to be cancelled on New Year's Day

2019

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19th October 2019

PS Simplon operated an evening Bavarian "Oktoberfest" cruise" from Geneva at 1900 on Saturday 19th October

3rd October 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated a morning Jazz Cruise from Konstanz at 1000 on Thursday 3rd October

29th September 2019

PS Stadt Rapperswil operated the final sailings 107-108 of 2019 from Zurich to Schmerikon in the Obsrsee on Sunday 29th September
As this sailing is no longer included in the "draft" ZSG timetable for 2020, this may well be the last visit by a paddle steamer on a normal timetabled sailing for a considerable time

23rd September 2019

Lake Brienz

Owing to a problem with one of the engines of mv Jungfrau and mv Interlaken already being in the dock, mv Brienz had to cover her roster and in consequence PS Lötschberg (which should have finished her season the previous Sunday) had to remain in service to cover the main roster commencing Monday 23rd September - she was spotted still in service on Thursday 26th September and continued until Tuesday 1st October

14th and 15th September 2019

PS La Suisse operated five short 45 minute" cruises from Ouchy Harbour on both Saturday 14th September and Sunday 15th September in connection with the CGN "Open Days" which this year includes the opportunity to see restoration work on PS Rhône in the covered dry dock

8th September 2019

PS Concordia made a second "repeat" sailing to Lecco (only her third visit this century) operating sailings 216- ~~217~~ -281-sp1-sp2-288-249 vice the regular motor vessel
- this time in windy conditions which caused suspension of some legs of the day's sailings between 1200 and 1440

2nd September 2019

PS Schiller remained in dock for further repairs on Monday 2nd September resulting in mv Schwyz having to cover her lunchtime sailings 17-26 to Flüelen for the second time in less than a month
Do you have any further information why she was unable to sail or if it was a repeat of the problem on Friday 9th August ?

19th August 2019

PS Simplon sustained damage to her paddle wheel floats after passing over a large floating tree on Sunday 18th August resulting in her being withdrawn from serviced on the Monday and subsdequently towed to Ouchy dock for repairs by mv Henry-Dunant
This meant the small mv Morges had to cover sailings 102-105 on the Monday and Tuesday 19th and 20th August, with mv Général-Guisan taking over for the following Wednesday and Thursday
Do you have any further information ?

16th August 2019

PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1910 on Friday 16th August

9th August 2019

PS Schiller remained in dock for repairs on Friday 9th August instead of operating her previously advertised lunchtime sailings 17-26 to Flüelen - her sailings were covered by mv Schwyz
Do you have any further information why she was unable to sail ?

8th August 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated a two-ship afternoon cruise at 1330 from Arbon on Thursday 8th August going out on mv Oesterreich - which has joined the HSG fleet this year - and returning with the paddle steamer followed by an evening dinner cruise from Arbon at 1900

5th August 2019

MPV Italie broke down at Montreux due to problems with her starboard paddle wheel towards the end of her sailing 509 on Monday 5th August
In consequence sailing 510 was cancelled, so PS Simplon picked up the Vevey passengers on her sailing 908 and after picking up "Italie's Montreux passenger made an additional call at Le Bouveret on her return sailing 909 to Lausanne to drop them off
Commencing Tuesday 6th August mv Général-Guisan covered her Upper Lake Cruise sailings 901-904-504-505-506-507-508-509-510 round the Upper Lake until further notice
Do you have any further information ?

2nd August 2019

PS Uri operated the first of several weekly evening Jazz cruises from Luzern at 1925 on Friday 2nd August

1st August 2019

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Swiss National Day - Thursday 1st August

PS La Suisse operated evening Fireworks Cruise from Lausanne at 2015 on Thursday 1st August

PS Hohentwiel operated both an afternoon cruise and an evening 'dinner and theatre cruise' from Rorschach on Thursday 1st August

Fireworks at Brunnen
All four (operational) paddle steamers paraded in convoy followed by some of the motor vessels from Luzern at 1945 to Brunnen for the annual fireworks display on Thursday 1st August

PS Neuchâtel operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Neuchâtel on Thursday 1st August

In additional to the regular afternoon timetabled sailings 15-16 PS Blümlisalp took part in the annual evening naval parade from Thun at 2020 along with most of the lake's motor vessels on Thursday 1st August

PS Stadt Rapperswil operated an evening Dinner Cruise from Zurich at 2015 on Thursday 1st August after her Sunday/Public Holiday timetabled sailing to Schmerikon

31st July 2019

MPV Italie operated an evening Fireworks cruise from the Upper Lake piers to Le Bouveret on Wednesday 31st July

28th July 2019

PS Stadt Rapperswil terminated her "Upper Lake" sailing 107 sailing to Schmerikon at Pfäffikon and the return sailing 108 also started from the same pier on Sunday 28th July due to strong side winds
Presumably the captain wisely decided not to risk a repeat of Friday 17th July 2015 when the same paddle steamer was blown against the side of the narrow channel to the Upper Lake which resulted in major damage to her paddle wheel and an immediate termination of her season for long-term repairs

25th July 2019

PS Blümlisalp drifted slightly off course at Faulensee on the return evening sailing 126 on Thursday 25th July and collided with two small, moored sailing boats
She remained in dock for safety checks the following day being covered by mv Bubenberg
In the absence of any defect being found, she returned to her normal service on the Saturday (27th July)
Do you have any further information ?

21st July 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated both an afternoon cruise and an evening 'dinner and theatre cruise' from Rorschach on Sunday 21st July

16th July 2019

PS La Suisse remained in dock at Lausanne for two days of mid-season servicing on Tuesday 16th July and Wednesday 17th July - this was a sensible precaution before the very busy "Fête des Vignerons period" at Vevey
This time her three Upper Lake sailings 200-201-202-203-204-205 were covered by mv Lausanne
Do you have any further information ?

14th July 2019

PS La Suisse operated an evening Fireworks cruise from Lausanne at 1950 to the display at Evian-les-Bains on Sunday 14th July

7th July 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated an afternoon cruise at 1330 from Romanshorn on Sunday 7th July going out on the paddle steamer and returning with mv Oesterreich - which has joined the HSG fleet this year

6th July 2019

PS Stadt Rapperswil operated an evening Fireworks cruise from Zurich to the Zurich Festival on Saturday 6th July
A similar cruise originally advertised for Friday 5th July had to be cancelled as the paddle steamer had a private charter

29th June 2019

MPV Italie operated an evening Fireworks cruise from the Upper Lake piers to Le Bouveret on Saturday 29th June for the 450 years of French-Swiss Friendship celebrations

22nd June 2019

PS Concordia operated a special evening Fireworks Cruise from Como to Isola Comacina for the annual St John's Feast at 2015 on Saturday 22nd June

20th June 2019

PS La Suisse remained at Lausanne all day Thursday 20th June due to a breakdown
Unusually, intead of "stepping-up" other members of the fleet to cover at least some of her sailings, the CGN simply took the easy way out and cancelled her three round trips sailings 200-201-202-203-204-205 to the Upper Lake
Do you have any further information ?

8th June 2019

MPV Vevey operated the afternoon Evian-les-Bains Ferry Service in connection with the Whit Weekend Festival on Saturday 8th June and Sunday 9th June

PS Hohentwiel operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on Saturday 8th June

1st June 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated an evening Dinner Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on Saturday 1st June

30th May 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated an afternoon cruise at 1330 from Rorschach on Thursday 30th May going out on the paddle steamer and returning with mv Oesterreich - which had joined the HSG fleet this year

25th May 2019

PS Neuchâtel operated her first timetabled sailingvto Bienne/Biel since returning to service in 2014 on Saturday 25th May, which will be repeated most Saturdays throughout the 2019 season

25th May 2019

Lake Brienz

Further problems forced PS Lotschberg to terminate what had become her first return sailing 66 of the 2019 season at Giessbach See on Saturday 25th May
After yet more repairs, she was back in service normally the following day

18th May 2019

PS Neuchâtel operated a special Lunch Cruise from Lüscherz pier at 1315 on Saturday 18th May in conjunction with the Trivapor "AGM"

Lake Brienz

Owing to boiler problems, PS Lotschberg was unable to re-enter service as planned on Saturday 18th May but after replairs was able to commenced her 2019 season a week later on Saturday 18th May

5th May 2019

PS Concordia was rostered to operate the full length sailings 14-45 from Como at 1030 to Colico on Saturday 5th May
Unfortunately, this sailing, along with most others on the lake, had to be cancelled due to exceptionally strong winds

30th April 2019

Both PS Hohentwiel and mv Oesterreich - which has joined the HSG fleet this year - operated a 'two-ship' international afternoon cruise from Lindau at 1345 to Rorschach on Tuesday 30th April

27th April 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated an Afternoon cruise from Konstanz to Meersburg at 1415 on Saturday 27th April

26th April 2019

PS Hohentwiel operated an evening Dinner Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on Friday 26th April

21st April 2019

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Easter Sunday 21st April

PS Unterwalden operated an Easter Lunch Cruise from Luzern at 1130 on Easter Sunday 21st April

13th April 2019

PS Uri operate a winter evening "Candlelight Dinner Cruise" from Luzern at 2000 on Saturday 13th April

14th February 2019

MPV Italie operated a special Evening Valentines Dinner Cruise from Geneva on Thursday 14th February

1st January 2019

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New Year's Day - Tuesday 1st January

MPV Italie and MPV Vevey operated New Year's Day Lunch Cruises from Lausanne and Geneva respectively on Tuesday 1st January

PS Uri operated a New Year's Day Lunch Cruise from Luzern at 1130 on Tuesday 1st January

PS Blümlisalp operated timetabled sailings 111-112-15-16 from Thun at 1008 and 1240 on Tuesday 1st January

2018

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31st December 2018

All lakes

New Year's Eve - Monday 31st December

MPV Italie and MPV Vevey operated evening Dinner Cruises from the Upper Lake and Geneva respectively on Monday 31st December

PS Uri operated an evening Gala Dinner Cruise from Luzern at 1930 on Monday 31st December

In additional to the regular timetabled sailings 111-112-15-16 PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Gala Dinner Cruise from Thun at 2010 on Monday 31st December

25th December 2018

All lakes

Christmas Day - Tuesday 25th December

MPV Vevey and MPV Italie operated Christmas Lunch Cruises from Geneva and Lausanne respectively on Christmas Tiesday 25th December

PS Uri operated a Christmas Lunch Cruise from Luzern at 1130 on Christmas Day - Monday 25th December

PS Blümlisalp operated timetabled sailings 111-112-15-16 from Thun at 1008 and 1240 on Christmas Day - Tuesday 25th December then daily until Wednesday 2nd January

24th December 2018

PS Uri operated a Christmas Eve Gala Dinner Cruise from Luzern at 1930 on Monday 24th December

20th October 2018

Owing to a shortage of motor vessels PS Concordia made a rare autumn appearance and covered the full length sailings 14-45 from Como at 1030 to Colico on Saturday 20th October - this being her first visit to the head of the in 2018 and probably* the first time on a public timetabled sailing since 2011
She continued on this roster each day until Wednesday 24th October by which time mv Manzoni had completed her repairs enabling her to take over from the Thursday
* - can you confirm or advise otherwise ?

30th September 2018

Lake Maggiore

PS Piemonte operated a special International Charter Cruise from Stresa (Italy) to Ascona at the Swiss end of the lake on Sunday 30th September
This sailing is open to the public

25th August 2018

Lake Garda

MPV Italia operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Riva at 2115 on Saturday 25th August

17th August 2018

PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1910 on Friday 17th August

9th August 2018

PS Gallia suffered a breakdown which caused her to miss her booked sailings on both Thursday 9th August and Friday 10th August
In consequence her sister PS Schiller "stepped-up" to cover her Best of Lake Luzern cruise to Brunnen her teatime sailings 19-22-29-38
Do you have any further information ?

2nd August 2018

Whilst operating her afternoon sailing 106 from Geneva MPV Vevey got what turned out to be a "slackline" wrapped around its starboard paddle as she approached the Eaux-Vives pier - it had earlier been attached between two piles but had subsequently dropped into the water - and after leaving these solid lines began to cause some overheating as well as damaging the mechanism
After the crew realised what the problem was she was terminated at Yvoire resuting in the remainder of her saiings planned for Thursday 2nd August being cancelled
She was later towed back to Ouchy dock for repairs by mv Général-Guisan
It is assumed her passengers either had to cross to Nyon slightly later on PS Savoie for an onward train connection or wait for the evening sailing back to Lausanne on PS Montreux
In consequence mv Henry-Dunant was brought back from "standby" at Geneva yet again to cover her sailings from Friday 3rd August
She is expected to be out of service for between a week and ten days
Do you have any further information ?

1st August 2018

All lakes

Swiss National Day - Wednesday 1st August

PS La Suisse operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Lausanne at 2015 on Wednesday 1st August

PS Hohentwiel operated afternoon and evening cruises from Rorschach, Romanshorn and Arbon on Wednesday 1st August

Fireworks at Brunnen
All five paddle steamers paraded in convoy followed by some of the motor vessels from Luzern at 1945 to Brunnen for the annual fireworks display on Wednesday 1st August

PS Neuchâtel operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Neuchâtel at 2000 on Wednesday 1st August

PS Stadt Rapperswil operated an evening Dinner Cruise from Zurich at 2015 on Wednesday 1st August after her Sunday/Public Holiday timetabled sailing to Schmerikon

31st July 2018

MPV Italie operated an evening Fireworks cruise from the Upper Lake piers to Le Bouveret on Tuesday 31st July

17th July 2018

MPV Italie returned to Lausanne dock for initially three days of repairs on Tuesday 17th July and her Upper Lake sailings were covered by mv Henry-Dunant
The problems must have been more than originally anticipated as her stay was extended until Wednesday 25th July

16th July 2018