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| LAKE Geneva
"Owing to the
breakdown
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PS Rhône ALL sailings from Geneva to Yvoire / Lausanne and return PLANNED for the paddle steamer remained CANCELLED until yesterday (Wednesday 13th May) | ||
| LAKE Luzern Unusually "PS Unterwalden " is planned to operate some pre-Summer Alpnachstad timetabled sailings commencing Last Monday | ||
| LAKE Luzern "PS Gallia" is planned to operate the first four-hour "Legends of Lake Lucerne" cruise of 2026 from Luzern tomorrow (Friday) ....................... | ||
| LAKE Geneva "All four (operational) paddle steamers " are planned to operate a "Naval Parade" off- Morges on Sunday (31st May) | ||
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gradually falling over the years and is now less than 30 individual visitors per day .......... .......... making me wonder if (after 26 years) it is really worth my CONSIDERABLE time and effort to continue doing a daily update so as to include all known 'day-to-day' variations It was the lack of such information being readily available to UK visitors (like me) towards the end of last century which made me start my website - after my health prevented me making further visits to the area to see things first-hand If you would like me to continue, you could help by introducing at least one new friend to visit my website --- thank you !!!!! Please do not hold back on saying if you would like to see me make any changes |
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PS Uri (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam The paddle steamer sets off from Luzern for a special Parade (followed by her four younger sisters) to mark her "125th Birthday" | ||
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PS Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern)  photo: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer sails betqeen Bauen and Rutli on return sailing 24 from Flüelen to Luzeen | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer sets off from Lausanne on her lunchtime sailing 202 anti-clockwise "Round the Upper Lake" | ||
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PSs Uri and Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern) 
 photos: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamers return from Flüelen to Luzeen on sailings 18 and 24 and are seen crossing the lake approaching Meggenhorn | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer whistles as she departs Rolle on her return afternoon sailings 105 from Lausanne to Geneva | ||
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PS Hohentwiel (Lake Konstanz)  photo: Mari Gavazzi The paddle steamer makes her first visit of 2026 to Switzerland and is seen returning to Romanshorn at the end of her short 'Lunchtime cruise' as part of the weekend Romanshorn Hafenfest event | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  click on photo to zoom in picture: Montreux webcam The motor paddle vessel approaches Montreux on her fitst sailing 901 of 2026 from Le Bouveret to Lausanne-Ouchy | ||
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PS Uri (Lake Luzern)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer arrives at Flüelen havig just operated sailing 7 from Luzern | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer transferred to Geneva for the 2026 season and initially operated the final 'four winter Friday short sailings 734-736-738-7401' from Geneva to Bellevue | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer undertakes a short 'test' sailing from Ouchy Harbour She is planned to commence her 2026 season based at Lausanne on Saturday 25th April operating two anti-clockwise trips 'Rounf the Upper Lake' each day | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer sets off from Ouchy harbour on one of her short special "45 minute sailings "" in connection with the CGN "Open Day | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer undeetakes a further "test" sailing and is seen near Montreux | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer sers off from Ouchy harbour on a test run into the lake She is planned to enter service on Saturday 18th April and operate five short sailings from Ouchy harbour in connection with the CGN "Open Day" | ||
is expected to do on a Then click here to find out (information is being added/updated as and when advised to me) Please e-mail me if you are aware of any errors or updates so they can be corrected for the benefit of other visitors to this website | ||
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Tuesday 12th May 2026 (normally updated most days) | |
to this website (after the old counter "expired" and had to be re-set on Swiss National Day 1st August 2019 ) Thank you for your visit | |
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Advance Information for the proposed 2026 sailings on most of the the Swiss and Italian Lakes can be found by clicking here (further information - including the Italian lakes when available - will be added as and when advised to me !!) |
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BEWARE.......... ! already been planned they will be replaced by a motor vessel on specific dates (eg for private charters or special events or due to breakdowns) or when there are roster changes as a result of motor vessel maintenance / breakdowns, etc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14th May 2026
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