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Re-built - 2001 Length -- 56.5m Passenger capacity -- 800 | ||
augmented by an evening round trip on peak-summer Saturdays | ||
| 1st June 2024 | Planned to operate the first of her weekly timetabled Saturday evening cruise sailings 79-80 on Saturday 1st June | |
| 9th May 2024 | First sailings of 2024 Planned to re-enter service on Ascension Thursday 9th May and operate sailings 63-64-69-70 | |
| 17th September 2023 | Last sailings of 2023 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 17th September | |
| 17th June 2023 | Operated the first of her weekly timetabled Saturday evening cruise sailings 79-80 on Saturday 17th June | |
| 18th May 2023 | First sailings of 2023 Re-entered public service on Ascension Thursday 18th May and operated sailings 63-64-69-70 | |
| 18th September 2022 | Last sailings of 2022 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 18th September | |
| 25th June 2022 | Oerated the first of her weekly timetabled Saturday evening cruise sailings 79-80 on Saturday 25th June | |
| 26th May 2022 | First sailings of 2022 Re-entered public service on Ascension Thursday 26th May and operated sailings 63-64-69-70 | |
| 19th September 2021 | Last sailings of 2021 Operated sailings 65-66-71-72 on Sunday 19th September | |
| 9th July 2021 | Owing to the exceptionally high summer water level on the lake, all sailings had to be cancelled on Friday 9th July followed by several other dates before returning to normal on Tuesday 20th July | |
| 3rd July 2021 | Eventually operated the first of her weekly timetabled Saturday evening cruise sailings 79-80 on Saturday 3rd July | |
| 26th June 2021 | Originally planned to switch to the earlier 1107 and 1407 sailings, as well as the first of her weekly timetabled Saturday evening cruise sailings 79-80, on Saturday 26th June, but the late Spring service was extended for a further week due to the limited number of passengers around caused by the Coronavirus precaytions meaning these evening sailings also remained suspended | |
| 5th June 2021 | First actual sailings of 2021 Eventually returned to service and operated the late-Spring timetabled sailings 65-66-71-72 on Saturday 5th June | |
| 15th May 2021 | First planned sailings of 2021 Originally planned to re-enter service in 2021 on Saturday 15th May then advanced by one week before being replaced by a motor vessel due to further Coronavirus precautions | |
| 20th September 2020 | Last sailings of 2020 Operated sailings 65-66-71-72 on Sunday 20th September | |
| 4th July 2020 | First actual sailings of 2020 Eventually entered service on Saturday 4th July following the easement of the Coronavirus precautiona and operated the three round-trip sailings 63-64-69-70-79-80 which included the now traditional weekly summer Saturday evening cruise | |
| 16th May 2020 | First orignally planned sailings of 2020 Originally planned to commence operation on Saturday 16th May and operate sailings 65-66-71-72 but these had to be cancelled due to the | |
| 1st October 2019 | Extended 2019 Summer Season Owing to the breakdown of mv Jungfrau the paddle steamer remained in service covering sailings 65-66-71-72 every day until Tuesday 1st October, finally departing Bönigen stern first for Interlaken at 1735 | |
| 22nd September 2019 | Last planned sailings of
2019 Summer Season Operated sailings 65-66-71-72 on Sunday 22nd September | |
| 18th May 2019 | First sailings of 2019 Owing to the withdrawal of the "traditional" paddle steamer sailings 63-64-69-70 during Spring 2019 period, she was rostered to operate sailings 65-66-71-72 instead (depart Interlaken 1207 and 1507 - one hour later than usual) commencing on Saturday 18th May However, owing to boiler problems her entry into service was delayed for a week eventually starting on Saturday 25th May - only to breakdown at Giessbach See on her first return sailing 66 from Brienz where her sailing was terminated This time repairs were much quicker and she was back in service the following day Do you know how the paddle steamer got back to Interlaken or what replaced the remainder of her sailings that day ? | |
| 23rd September 2018 | Last sailings of 2018 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 23rd September | |
| 19th May 2018 | First sailings of 2018 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Saturday 19th May | |
| 12th November 2017 | Rare additional winter 2017 timetabled sailings As a result of being "warmed up" for charter sailings the previous two days, operated extra sailings 65-66 from Interlaken to Brienz via Bönigen on Sunday 12th November | |
| 10th-11th November 2017 | Charter Sailings The 62nd annual "Binnenschiffahrtstreffen" conference at Interlaken woke the paddle steamer from its winter slumbers for a special sailing to Brienz on both Friday 11th November and Saturday 12th November | |
| 24th September 2017 | Last pre-planned timetabled sailings of
2018 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 24th September | |
| 20th May 2017 | First public sailings of 2017 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Saturday 20th May | |
| 25th September 2016 | Last timetabled sailings of
2016 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 25th September | |
| 30th May 2016 | Owing to boiler problems the paddle steamer was unable to sail on Monday 30th May and her sailings 63-64-69-70 were covered by a motor vessel | |
| 14th May 2016 | First public sailings of 2016 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Saturday 14th May | |
| 20th September 2015 | Last timetabled sailings of
2015 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 20th September | |
| 14th May 2015 | First public sailings of 2015 Operate sailings 63-64-69-70 on Ascension Thursday 14th May | |
| 8th November 2014 | Operated a very rare winter charter sailing (open to the public) from Interlaken to Briena on Saturday 8th November in connection with the "Kunstnacht Brienz" | |
| 14th September 2014 | Last timetabled sailings of
2014 Completed her 100th Birthday Year and operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 14th September | |
| 25th July 2014 | 100th Birthday Operated an evening ' 100th Birthday Dinner Cruise' from Interlaken at 1915 on Friday 25th July | |
| 17th May 2014 | First public sailings of 2014 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Saturday 17th May | |
| 15th May 2014 | First sailing of 2014 Operated a special VIP sailing to start her 100th year in service on Thursday 15th May | |
| 15th September 2013 | Last sailings of
2013 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 15th September | |
| 28th June 2013 | Operated an Evening ' Jazz Cruise' from Interlaken at 1915 on Friday 28th June | |
| 9th May 2013 | First sailings of
2013 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Ascension Thursday 9th May | |
| Problems with her bow rudder resulted in her afernoon cruise being terminated at Bönigan with passengers returned to Interlaken by bus | ||
| 16th September 2012 | Last sailings of
2012 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 16th September | |
| 30th June 2012 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz Cruise' from Interlaken at 1915 on Saturday 30th June | |
| 13th May 2012 | First sailings of
2012 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 13th May | |
| 18th September 2011 | Last sailings of
2011 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 18th September | |
| 2nd June 2011 | First sailings of
2011 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Ascension Thursday 2nd June | |
| 12th September 2010 | Last sailings of
2010 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 12th September | |
| 3rd July 2010 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz Cruise' from Interlaken at 1930 on Saturday 3rd July | |
| 23rd May 2010 | First sailings of
2010 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 23rd May | |
| 13th September 2009 | Last sailings of
2009 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 13th September | |
| 4th July 2009 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz Cruise' from Interlaken at 1930 on Saturday 4th July | |
| 21st June 2009 | Owing to a defective tube in the water feeding system the paddle steamer was unable to sail on Sunday 21st June and her sailings 63-64-69-70 were covered by mv Jungfrau | |
| 31st May 2009 | First sailings of
2009 Operatet sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 31st May | |
| 14th September 2008 | Last sailings of
2008 Operated sailings 63-64 on Sunday 14th September Ironically the final advertised sailings 69-70 were replaced by a motor vessel to allow an afternoon charter | |
| 5th July 2008 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz Cruise' from Interlaken on Saturday 5th July | |
| 1st June 2008 | First sailings of
2008 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 1st June | |
| 9th September 2007 | Last sailings of
2007 Operated sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 9th September | |
| 4th September 2007 | The paddle steamer broke down at Bönigen pier on the return afternoon sailing 70 on Tuesday 4th September and passengers completed their journey to Interlaken by service bus | |
| 9th August 2007 | All sailings were suspended between Thurdsay 9th August and Sunday 12th August inclusive due to flooding | |
| 7th July 2007 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz Cruise' on Saturday 7th July | |
| 3rd June 2007 | First timetabled
sailings of 2007 Returned to service on Sunday 3rd June and operated the retimed sailings 63-64-69-70 which depart from Interlaken 'off-pattern' at 1116 | |
| 10th September 2006 | Last timetabled sailing of
2006 Finished service earlier than usual and operated her regular sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 10th September | |
| 17th June 2006 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz Cruise' on Saturday 17th June | |
| 4th June 2006 | First timetabled sailing of
2006 Returned to service much later than usual and operated her regular sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 4th June | |
| 24th September 2005 | Last sailing of the
season Operated a non-landing Evening 'Jazz' Cruise from Interlaken on Saturday 24th September This cruise replaced the one originally scheduled for Saturday 27th August which was cancelled due to flooding | |
| 22nd August 2005 | Last advertised
timetabled sailings of the season Owing to very heavy rain resulting in an exceptionally high lake level, the paddle steamer's timetabled sailings (planned to operate until Sunday 18th September) were curtailed after sailings 63-64-69-70 on Monday 22nd August Sailings by motor vessels only re-commenced on Saturday | |
| 11th July 2005 | Unusually operated earlier timetabled sailings 59-60-65-66 at 0910 and 1210 on Monday 11th July instead of the traditionally advertised mid-morning and early-afternoon departures from Interlaken | |
| 25th June 2005 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on Saturday 25th June | |
| 8th May 2005 | First timetabled sailing of
2005 Operated the slightly earlier regular sailings 63-64-69-70 on Sunday 8th May (Swiss Mothers Day) | |
| 19th September 2004 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the regular two round trips from Interlaken to Brienz on Sunday 19th September | |
| 3rd September 2004 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on Friday 3rd September | |
| 1st August 2004 | Operated an Evening Fireworks Cruise on Sunday 1st August | |
| 23rd July 2004 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on Friday 23rd July | |
| 3rd July 2004 | Operated a 90th Birthday Parade on Saturday 3rd July | |
| 11th June 2004 | Operated an Evening 'country-rock' cruise on Friday 11th June | |
| 9th May 2004 | First sailings of the
season Operated timetabled This was a couple of weeks earlier than 2003 | |
| 21st September 2003 | Last sailings of the
season Operated the regular two round trips from Interlaken to Brienz on Sunday 21st September | |
| 5th September 2003 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on Friday 5th September | |
| 1st August 2003 | Operated an Evening Fireworks Cruise on Friday 1st August | |
| 21st June 2003 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on Saturday 21st June | |
| 25th May 2003 | First sailings of the
season Operated timetabled This was a month later than usual | |
| 22nd September 2002 | Last sailings of the
season Regular two round trips from Interlaken to Brienz on Sunday 22nd September | |
| 6th September 2002 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on Friday 6th September | |
| 1st August 2002 | Operate an Evening 'Fireworks' Cruise on Thursday 1st August | |
| 7th July 2002 | As a result of damage to the bow rudder, the
paddle steamer terminated its return afternoon sailing at
Bönigen on Sunday 7th
July - it was then withdrawn from service between
Monday 8th and Wednesday 10th
July for repairs see news page for further details | |
| Return to service was on Thursday 11th July | ||
| 22nd June 2002 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on
Saturday 22nd June | |
| 28th April 2002 | First sailings of the
season Operated timetabled Interlaken at 1131 | |
| 30th September 2001 | Last public sailing of
2001 Operated a 'Cultural and Culinary' Cruise on Sunday 30th September | |
| 23rd September 2001 | Last timetabled sailing of 2001
on Sunday 23rd September | |
| 21st September 2001 | Operated an Evening 'Country' Cruise on Friday 21st September | |
| 24th August 2001 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on
Friday 24th August | |
| 1st August 2001 | Operated an Evening 'Fireworks' Cruise on Wednesday 1st August | |
| 16th July 2001 | As a result of damage by floating trees to a paddle wheel, the paddle steamer was withdrawn from service on Monday 16th July for repairs | |
| Return to service was on Sunday 22nd July | ||
| 7th July 2001 | Operated an Evening 'Jazz' Cruise on
Saturday 7th July | |
| 1st July 2001 | The paddle steamer
operated a special breakfast cruise before operating the normal timetabled service on Sunday 1st July | |
| 26th - 29th June 2001 | The paddle steamer
operated special "free" evening cruises for local residents from Oberried, Niederried and Ringgenberg on Tuesday 26th June Brienz on Wednesday 27th June Bönigen and Iseltwald on Thursday 28th June and Interlaken on Friday 29th June | |
| 24th June 2001 | First timetabled sailing of 2001 (after the
re-build) on Sunday 24th June, earlier than advertised | |
| 22nd June 2001 | Made her maiden voyage for invited
guests only on Friday 22nd June This followed the major re-build during the winter which included the installation of a new boiler and the restoration of the first class dining room to its original condition | |
| 27th January 2001 | "Open" day at Interlaken Works to view progress on the re-build - see report and photo feature | |
| 11th September 2000 | Entered dock for a major re-build | |
| 10th September 2000 | Last timetabled sailing of 2000
three weeks earlier than usual on Sunday 10th September | |
| 1st August 2000 | Operated Evening Fireworks Cruise on Tuesday 1st August |
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| 1st July 2000 | Operated Evening Jazz Cruise on Saturday 1st July | |
| 30th April 2000 | First timetabled sailing of 2000 on
Sunday 30th April one week earlier than originally advertised to include "Swiss Navigation Day" | |
| 26th September 1999 | Last timetabled sailing of 1999
one week earlier than usual on Sunday 26th September | |
| 2nd May 1999 | First timetabled sailing of 1999 on Sunday 2nd May | |
| 4th October 1998 | Last timetabled sailing of 1998 on Sunday 4th October | |
| May 1998 | First timetabled sailing of 1998 - Can you help? | |
| October 1997 | Last timetabled sailing of 1997 - Can you help? | |
| 4th May 1997 | First timetabled sailing of 1997 on Sunday 4th May | |
| 6th October 1996 | Last timetabled sailing of 1996 on Sunday 6th October | |
| 5th May 1996 | First timetabled sailing of 1996 on Sunday 5th May | |
| 1st October 1995 | Last timetabled sailing of 1995 on Sunday 1st October | |
| 12th August 1995 | Operated Evening Cruise to Brienz for Rothorn on Saturday 12th August | |
| 8th July 1995 | Operated Evening Cruise to Brienz for Rothorn on Saturday 8th July | |
| 7th May 1995 | First timetabled sailing of 1995 on Sunday 7th May | |
| 2nd October 1994 | Last timetabled sailing of 1994 on Sunday 2nd October | |
| 17th September 1994 | Operated Evening Cruise to Brienz for Rothorn on Tuesday 17th September | |
| 20th August 1994 | Operated Evening Cruise to Brienz for Rothorn on Tuesday 20th August | |
| 23rd July 1994 | Operated Evening Cruise to Brienz for Rothorn on Tuesday 23rd July | |
| May 1994 | First timetabled sailing of 1994 - Can you help? | |
| 1993 and earlier | Can you help? | |
12th January 2024
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