Friday - 30th September 2022
MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The
MPV returned to service
after her
breakdown and is seen about to set off
on her first winter Friday evening "Fondue
cruise"
sailing 390 of the winter
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Friday - 30th September 2022
mv Europa (Lake Luzern)
picture: Luzern webcam
The flagship
PS Stadt Luzern was replaced
on the day by mv Europa on the
main 1110 "Gotthard Express"
sailing 13 from Luzern to Flüelen and return
DO YOU KNOW
WHY ?
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Sunday - 25th September 2022
PS Neuchâtel (Lake Morat/Murten)
picture: Morat/Murten webcam
The
paddle steamer prepares
to depart from Morat/Murten on her final public
timetabled
sailing 64 of 2022
However she is planned to return on Friday 7th October for a post-season Charter
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Monday - 19th September 2022
PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)
photo: Andrew Smith
As this was a local holiday - the
paddle steamer
sets off
from Lausanne on the earlier weekend only
sailing 822 to Vevey
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Sunday - 18th September 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photo: Andrew Smith
The
paddle steamer calls at the ornate
Mandello pier on her afternoon
sailing 281 from Bellagio to Lecco
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Saturday - 17th September 2022
PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)
photo: Andrew Smith
The
paddle steamer raises steam
at her home port of Neuchâtel prior to another
regulat
Saturday service which included two trips to Estavayer-le-Lac
Thanks to the LNM celebrating "150 years" in October, her 2022
season is to
be extended by covering the autumn "cross-lake shuttle" on
several
days
as well as taking part in the
Parade of all the fleet on the day
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Saturday - 17th September 2022
5 Paddle Steamers (Lake Luzern)
picture: Luzern webcam
photo: Robert Horlacher
The
five paddle steamers set
off from Luzern on a special
Evening
Parade to celebrate
50 years of the Dampferfreunde
on
Saturday 17th September
Later the other four paddle steamers
line up in front of PS Stadt Luzern
for one of the "maneuvers" during the parade
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Friday - 16th September 2022
PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)
photo: William Campbell
The
paddle steamer has just arrive back at Luzern after her
final timetabled
sailing 30 of 2022 from Flüelen
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Monday - 12th September 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer approaches Versoix on her outward
afternoon
sailing 326
from Geneva to Yvoire with the snow caped Mont Blanc in the background
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Saturday - 10th September 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
photo: Ernst Mischler
photos: Jean
Vernet
The paddle steamer
has spent most of this century operating solely in the
Petit-Lac
operating out of Geneva
This autumn she has re-located to Lausanne operating the weekend only
roster
to Geneva and return followed by an evening cruise to Montreux
She is seen initially arriving at Vevey Marché pier on
sailing 982.....
.....then 20 minutes later arrving Montreux.....
.....before returning to Lausanne operating
sailing 983 on her first evening
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August 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
It has been "SUGGESTED" to me the paddle
steamer MAY have have had
to cover the "full-length" sailing from Como to Colico
one weekday in August vice a broken down
motor vessel
Are YOU able
to confirm the date and/or supply any further details/photo for this
website ?
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Wednesday - 7th September 2022
MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
motor paddle vessel has transferred from Le Bouveret
and taken over her new
'Geneva based' autumn roster which commences with the weekday
Lunch Cruise
She is seen departing Pâquis pier on her outward
sailing
324 to Hermance
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Wednesday - 7th September 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
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photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer stands at Yvoire (side berth) waiting to
return to Geveva on
afternoon
sailing 327 vice the
brokendown
PS Rhône
This was her final "short" sailing within in the
Petit-Lac
as sister
PS Simplon
takes over the following day
allowing her to relocate to Lausanne where she will operate the weekend only
"Half-Lake" Lausanne-Geneva-Lausanne roster for the rest of the
autumn period
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Sunday - 4th September 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
click on the picture to "zoom in" on the
paddle steamer
picture: Nyon webcam
photos: Robert Monch
The large
paddle steamer departs
Nyon for Geneva on her final planned
"Half Lake"
sailing 105 of 2022 from
Lausanne..........
..........BUT as a result of the
breakdown of
PS Rhône the large
paddle steamer
will now have to cover
the same
weekend sailings
from the start of the autumn timetable period
below - She is seen setting off from Geneva on her morning
sailing 102 to Lausanne
and finally back at Geneva at the end of the Summer 2022
season
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Saturday - 3rd September 2022
PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer made her final visit of 2022 to
Yverdon-les-Bain at the southern end
of the lake and is seen approaching at Estavayer-le-Lac on her
return
sailing 83
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Friday - 2nd September 2022
MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)
picture: Montreux webcam
The
motor paddle vessel returned to service after
her
breakdown and is seen
calling at Montreux on her last return
sailing 907 of the day back to
Lausanne
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Friday - 2nd September 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photos: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer operated what eventually turned out to be
her final evening
sailing
388 from Geneva to Yvoire
She is initially seen waiting to depart Geneva Jardin-Anglais pier and later
leaving Coppet.......... |
..........aa unfortunately
she broke down
the following afternoon off-Corsier
ressulting in an early end to her summer season
forcing PS Savoie to return to service to cover
her roster
Can YOU supply
any further details/photo of the breakdown for this website ?
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Tuesday - 30th August 2022
MPV Italia (Lake Garda)
pictures: Limone webcam
Instead of her usual timetabled sailings,
the motor paddle
vessel operated
a special
afternoon excursion from Riva to the Isola del Garda
and is seen bedecked in flags calling Limone both outward and on return
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Friday - 26th August 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
photo: Maurice Decoppet
The
paddle steamer was awakened form her standby
"slumbers" to cover for the
breakdowne of her larger sister
- "PS Simplon
She is initially seen unusually waiting to sail from
Geneva Pâquis pier
(as PS Simplon was blocking the
berth at Mont Blanc pier)
and later approaching St.Sulpice on the outward
sailing 102 to Lausanne
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Thursday - 25th August 2022
PSs Uri and Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern)
photos: Carlo Sottocasa
The
PS Uri approaches Flüelen on the
first
sailing 7 of the day from Luzern
and after lunch
PS Stadt Luzern sets off from Flüelen
for Luzern on
sailing 24
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Monday - 22nd August 2022
PSs Uri and Gallia (Lake Luzern)
photos: Daniel Eichenberger
PS Uri approaches Sisikon on her daily
return
sailing 18
from Flüelen to Luzern
and later
PS Gallia approaches Bauen on her
outward
sailing 17
from Luzern to Flüelen
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Monday - 22nd August 2022
PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
The
paddle steamer leaves Cully on the return leg
of her afternoon
sailing 205
Round the Upper Lake
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Sunday - 21st August 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photo: Daniel Eichenberger
The
paddle steamer approaches Varenna towards the
end of her outward morning
sailing 10 from Como to Menaggio
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Wednesday - 10th August 2022
(Your webmaster's 80th birthday !!!)
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Alain Vuistiner
PS Simplon
departs Coppet for Geneva on her return
sailing 105 from Lausanne
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Tuesday - 9th August 2022
PS Hohentwiel (Lake Konstanz)
photo: Lukas Bruckner
The
paddle steamer returns to Rorschach at the end
of her short special non-landing
"Kaiserfahrt"
afternoon cruise
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Monday - 1st August 2022
3 Paddle Steamers (Lake Luzern)
picture: Luzern webcam
Just PSs Stadt Luzern,
Schiller and Uri along with one
motor vessel head off for Brunnen
on the annual
parade on
Swiss National Day - Monday 1st
August
A far cry from earlier years when all five
paddle steamers and several motor
vessels took part
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Monday - 1st August 2022
MPV Italia (Lake Garda)
photos: Jean Gersbach
The motor paddle vessels
returns home on the last
sailing 78 of the day from Malcesine
She is seen calling ar Limone and later on arrival at Riva
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Friday - 29th July 2022
PS Simplon and
MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)
photos: William Campbell
On a damp late-afternoon,
the
paddle steamer heads for home near Rolle on
return
sailing 105 from Lausanne to Geneva followed
half an hour later by
the motor paddle
vessel returning from Geneva to Lausanne on
sailing 106
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Thursday - 28th July 2022
PS Schiller (Lake Luzern)
photo: Simon Caldwell
The paddle
steamer sails close to the shore at Brunnen
on her return
sailing 26
from Flüelen to Luzern
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Thursday - 28th July 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: William Campbell
The paddle steamer
(which took over the Little-Lake sailing two days earlier)
inter-connects with her sister
PS Montreux from
Lausanne each evening at Yvoire
She is seen setting off back to Geneva on her last
sailing 389 of the day
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Tuesday - 26th July 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photos: Robert Monch
Owing to a shortage of steam engineers,
the paddle
steamer was re-located to
Geneva to cover the Little Lake sailings
allowing her sister
PS Savoie
to become the "standby" steamer
She is seen setting off from Geneva on her first afternoon
sailing 308 to Coppet
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Monday - 25th July 2022
PSs Rhône and Savoie (Lake Geneva)
click on photo to zoom in to the paddle steamers
photo: Robert Monch
The "old" and the "new"
PS Rhône
(left) has arrived from Lausasnne to take over the
"Petit-Lac" (Little Lake)
sailings from
PS Savoie which becomes the
"standby" ship
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Sunday - 24th July 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch also picture: Coppet webcam
The paddle
steamer sets off from Geneva then later approaches Coppet
on her outward evening
sailing 388 from Geneva to
Yvoire and return
Owing to a shortage of crews, this became her
final planned
timetabled
sailing of 2022 ..........but she will resmain "on standby" at Geneva
in case of a major breakdown of one of her sisters
The following day PS Rhône
sailed light to Geneva to take over the
"Petit
Lac (Little Lake)" sailings which re-comenced on the Tuesday
whilst MPV Vevey covered her daily
Lausanne-Geneva-Lausanne
sailings 101-106 from the
Monday
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Tuesday - 19th July 2022
PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)
photos: Carlo Sottocasa
Prior to Covid, one of the small
motor vessels used to operate a lunchtime cruise
"Round the Upper Lake" from Brunnen to cater for passengers walking along the
"Weg der Schweiz"
(The Swiss path) calling at the main intermediate piers
These sailings
43-44 now start from Luzern
(also acting as a relief to the 1112 "Gotthard Panormic Express" sailing)
and are now rostered to a paddle steamer
- normally PS Unterwalden
on weekdays
or PS Gallia
on Sundays
PS Unterwalden
is seen setting off from Luzern on
sailing 43 on a fine summer's
day
The other four paddle
steamers were also in service
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Tuesday - 19th July 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
pictures: Morges and Nyon webcams
photo: Jean
Vernet
The paddle steamer
eventually returned to service after spending much of the
early-summer at Ouchy dock under repair
She is seen rounding the headland to approach Morghes pier and
later calling at
Nyon on her slightly late outward
sailing 101 from Lausanne to Geneva
After returning to Lausanne she then operated the evening cruise
sailing 982
to Montreux where she is seen approaching
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Sunday - 17th July 2022
PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)
photos: Robert Horlacher
The paddle steamer
sails close to Ennetbürgen and later approaches Bouchs
on the only steamer
sailing 9 of the week (on Sunday mornings)
from Luzern to Beckenried which calls at these piers
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Sunday - 17th July 2022
MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)
photo: Jean
Vernet
The Le Bouveret based motor
paddle vessel departs at Montreux on her first
sailing 901 of the day to Lausanne on a bright,
sunny Sunday morning
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Sunday - 10th July 2022
PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)
photo: Ernst Mischler
The paddle steamer
operates an additional short timetabled "Breakfast
Cruise" to
Beckenried on Sundays which also acts as a feeder into and out of other sailings
As there is only one berth at Beckenried, she has to call (to set down)
then move
out of the way to allow two other ships to call before returning to the pier
(to pick up) with those remaining on board getting an additional short sailing
"off-Bechenried" - known affectionately by some locals as the
"dog tour"
She is seen circling round between
sailing 9 from Luzern and
sailing 10 returning back to Luzern
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Friday - 8th July 2022
PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The paddle steamer
stands in front of the "big wheel" at Jardin Anglaias pier in Geneva
prior to operating her regular evening
sailing 388 to Yvoire
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Thursday - 7th July 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: François Rentsch
Following repairs, the paddle
steamer undertakes a "test" sailing and is seen near Cully
STOP PRESS
Unfortunately she will NOT now return to public serevice until
"at least" Wednesday 12th July at the earliest |
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Sunday - 3rd July 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photos: Carlo Sottocasa
The paddle steamer
made one of her "occasional" visits to Lecco and is seen at
Como (sailing 216)
Bellagio (sailings 216
and 217)
also Lecco ('special'
sailing Sp-1)
A similar sailing is planned for
Sunday 18th September 2022
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Sunday - 3rd July 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photos: Daniel Eichenberger
Further photos of the day the
paddle steamer made one of her "occasional" timetabled
visits to Lecco
This time she is initially seen approaching Mandello del Lario on
the Lecco branch
whilst operating the early-afternoon outward
sailing 216
from Bellagio
then later having just arrived at Como after
sailing 249
and about to sail back 'light' to Tavernola after a long day in service
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Sunday - 3rd July 2022
PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The paddle steamer
stands at the outer berth at Yvoire before setting off back to
Lausanne on
sailing 488
Every evening in the summer she provides the last "interchange" with sister
PS Savoie
operating a similar
from Geneva
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Wednesday - 29th June 2022
PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)
photo: Jean
Vernet
The paddle steamer
eventually managed to operate her much delayed first
"Timetabled sailing of 2022" from Lausanne
Unfortunately after just one "Round the Upper Lake"
trip operating
sailings 200-201 on arrival back at Lausanne
she was taken out of service
with further "technical
problems"
She is seen approaching Montreux on return
sailing 201 - at least photographic
evidence that she did actually enter service on Wednesday
- even if it was for
"less than three hours" !!!!!
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Monday - 27th June 2022
PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)
photo: François Rentsch
The paddle steamer
undertakes a "test" sailing from Ouchy harbour
following attention to the overheated piston rod of her high pressure cylinder
Providing this was considered 'successful' it is hoped the
paddle steamer
will be able to operate her first timetabled sailing of
2022 as early as Wednesday
(so far her only sailing this year was as part of the special
Naval Parade
on Sunday
22nd May
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Saturday - 25th June 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The paddle steamer
sets off from Geneva on her short early-evening
sailing 384
In previous years this only operated on Fridays as an
"After Work" cruise..........
..........but from 2022 this now runs daily and includes
a call at Hermance
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Friday - 25th June 2022
PS Unterwalden (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Horlacher
The paddle steamer
passes Burgenstock on her afternoon
sailing 21 from Luzern to Flüelen
as seen from passing
PS Uri
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Tuesday - 21st June 2022
PSs Montreux and Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photos: Alain Vuistiner
PS Montreux
(left) waits for the arrival of PS
Simplon from Geneva before setting off on
her afternoon
sailings 204-205 from Lausanne
anti-clockwise round the Upper Lake
from which MPV Vevey could be seen
setting off on
sailing 806 to Vevey
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Sunday - 19th June 2022
PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Horlacher
On the first day of the summer timetable..........
..........the oldest operational paddle steamer
on the lake approaches Le Bouveret
on the return leg of her first public
sailing
205 from Lausanne to the Upper Lake
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Saturday - 18th June 2022
PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)
photo: Lukas Bruckner
The paddle steamer
heads across the lake to Merligen having just called at Faulensee
on her morning
sailing 15 from Thun to Interlaken in bright sunshine
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Saturday - 18th May 2022
PS Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern)
picture: Luzern webcam
The sun is dropping fast as the largest
paddle steamer loads at Pier No.1 Luzern
for the "Sunset Cruise"
sailing 33 to Beckenried
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Thursday - 16th May 2022
PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
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photo: Alain Vuistiner
The paddle steamer
approaches Lutry her lunchtime
sailing 825 back to Lausanne
This was her last day in public service during the Spring 2022 timetable
period
as she had private charters on the
next two days
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Wednesday - 15th June 2022
MPV Italie and PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)
photo: Jean
Vernet
The motor paddle vessel
is seen near Vevey on her last
sailing 907 of the day
from the Upper lake back to Lausanne
She is joined by
PS Rhône on a charter sailing
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Sunday - 12th June 2022
PS Stadt Zürich (Lake Zurich)
photos: Robert Horlacher
The paddle steamer
operated the mid-morning
sailing 105 from Zurich to
Rappersil
and is seen arriving then departing Küsnacht
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Friday - 10th June 2022
PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)
photo: Lukas Bruckner
The paddle steamer
covered for her sister on the morning
sailings 7-18 and is seen
swinging round to Brunnen in bright sunshine on the
return
leg
from Flüelen to Luzern
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Tuesday - 7th June 2022
PS Stadt Rapperswil (Lake Zurich)
photo: Robert Horlacher
Painting of the "below the water" section of the
paddle steamer is now well underway
in the covered drydock at Wollishofen
After completion of her major overhaul she is planned to
return to service
in time for the 2023 season
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Whit Sunday - 5th June 2022
PS Simplon (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
Complete with flags flying,
the paddle steamer
sets off from Lausanne for a charter sailing on the lake
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Whit Sunday - 5th June 2022
PS Concordia (Lake Como)
photo: Jacopo Memeo
The paddle steamer
nears Bellagio on
sailing 216 where most of her passengers
will alight for a 'two-hour lunch break' ahore
before she continues to Lecco to meet a steam train which started
at Milan
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Wednesday - 1st June 2022
MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)
photo: Robert Monch
The motor
paddle vessel is seen near Cully on her last
sailing 907 of the day
heading back to Lausanne
She is seen from PS Simplon
on a sunny evening sailing to Montreux
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Wednesday - 1st June 2022
MPV Italia (Lake Garda)
picture: Limone webcam
It's "full astern" as the motor
paddle vessel arrives at Limone for the first time in 2022
on sailing
72 from Malcasine to Riva
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Thursday - 28th May 2022
PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)
photo: Harold Blythe
The paddle steamer
has just departed Oberhofen pier
on her daily
sailing 15
from Thun to Interlaken
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Ascension Thursday - 26th May 2022
PS Lötschberg (Lake Brienz)
picture: Bônigen webcam
The paddle steamer
sets off from Bönigen on her first
sailing 63 of the season
from Interlaken to Brienz
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Tuesday - 26th May 2022
PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)
photo: Leila Blythe
The paddle steamer
sails close to the shore as she heads towards Merlingen whilst
operating afternoon
sailing 16
before crossing the lake to Spiez and returning to Thun
The destinctive pyramid shape of the Niesen can be seen in the
background
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Sunday - 22nd May 2022
7 paddle steamers (Lake Geneva)
photos: Robert Monch
PS Simplon
PS Savoie
MPV Vevey
photo: Jean
Vernet
MPV Italie
PS Savoie
PS La Suisse
PS Montreux
PS Simplon
PS Rhône
MPV Vevey
Three paddle steamers
set off from Geneva to take part in various manovers
off-Montreux as part of the annual 'seven ship'
Naval
Parade before lining up
'side-by-side' for the final applause from the large crowds
watching from the shore line
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Saturday 13th
August 2011
MPV Italia and MPV G Zanardelli (Lake Garda)
photo: Beat Leuthardt
A rare occasion when both motor paddle vessels
operated "full-length" timetables sailings vice car ferries on the same day !
They are seen passing each other
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2nd December 2022
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