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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The motor paddle vessel departs Villeneuve at the head of the lake as she heads back to Vitznau via Le Bouveret and St Gingolph (France) on sailings 508/509 | ||
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PS Rhône and PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner PS Rhône stands at Lausanne waiting to return to Geneva on sailing 105 whilst PS Montreux sets off in the background for an anti-clockwise circuit of the Upper Lake on sailing 204 | ||
 photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer sets off on the short evening "after-work" sailing 384 to Hermance | ||
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PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer calls at Chillon Castle pier on the final return sailing 207 of the day back to Lausanne | ||
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PS Stadt Zürich (Lake Zurich)   photos: Markus Fröhlich This was the last Swiss paddle steamer to enter service in 2024 She is initially seen having just arrived at Zurich prior to setting off on her first sailing 109 to Rapperwsil and later leaving Rapperwsil on return sailing 110 | ||
 photo: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel passes the tall fountain at the entrance to Geneva harbour on her return sailing 106 to Lausanne and Montrux | ||
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PS Schiller (Lake Luzern)  photos: Ernst Mischler The paddle steamer departs Tellsplatte on her daily return sailing 26 from Flüelen to Luzern | ||
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PS Stadt Rapperswil (Lake Zurich)  picture: Zurich webcam The paddle steamer arrives back at Zurich from Rapperawil after operating sailing 110 despite a paddle-wheel failure She has returned to dock for repairs meaning her advertised sailings on Sunday will be have to be covered by mv Helvetia | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  picture: Montreux webcam The motor paddle vessel finally returns to service after a much delayed winter overhaul She is seen arriving at Montreux pier on her first sailing 901 of the day from Le Bouveret to Lausanne having taken over the "Upper Lake clockwise Circle Cruises" vice her broken down sister MPV Italie | ||
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PS Stadt Zürich (Lake Geneva)  picture: Zurich webcam The paddle steamer approaches Zurich for her first passenger carrying sailing (a private charter) since her major rebuild last year From next week she will alternate the daily weekday sailing to Rapperswil with sister Stadt Rapperswil | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer returns to Lausanne and the end of her regualar summer sailing 205 anti-clockwise round the Upper Lake In the evening she continues to Yvoire (France) where she provides a "useful" late connection back to Geneva | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como)  photos: Carlo Sottocasa The paddle steamer has just left Bellagio on her return afternoon sailing 13 from Menaggio to Como | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Paul Scheuchzer The paddle steamer pauses at Lausanne prior to returning to Geneva on sailing 105 back to Geneva | ||
 photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer passes the tall fountain at the entrance to Geneva harbour on her first sailing 101 from Lausanne after completing her delayed annual overhaul She will now spend the summer operating the daily round trip from Geneva to Lausaanne vice the damaged PS Simplon | ||
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PS Montreux and PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photos: Alain Vuistiner ALL CHANGE AT YVOIRE ! In order to re-locate the paddle steamers for the start of the summer timetble both ships terminated their afternoon journeys at Yvoire before switching rosters and returning to their summer bases | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The motor paddle vessel broke down at Le Bouveret resulting in all her planned sailings until 1100 on Saturday (from Lausanne) being cancelled She is seen approaching Ouchy Harbour for attentiom | ||
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PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer stands at Lausanne prior to operating her final "anti-clockwise Round the Upper Lake" sailing 205 of the day from Lausanne | ||
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PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)   photos: Ernst Mischler The top picture shows the paddle steamer undertaking a final "test" sailing prior to operaring her first delayed timetabled sailing 15 of 2024 from Thun to Interlaken she is seen off-Hünibach atbthe end of the Thun channel in both cases | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: from the "Collection of Robert Horlacher" The paddle steamer is seen undertaking an early morning "Test Sailing" in the Upper Lake from MPV Italie on her first sailing 901 of the day from Le Bouveret to Lausanne PS Rhône is now planned to take over the main Geneva based roster (to Lausanne and back) from the end of the month vice PS Montreux who is currently covering for the storm damaged PS Simplon | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer makes her first "test" sailing round the Upper Lake to Monntreux prior to entering service at Geneva at the end if the month vice the damaged PS Simplon | ||
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PS Rhône (Lake Geneva) photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer makes her first "test" sailing round the Upper Lake to Monntreux prior to entering service at Geneva at the end if the month vice the damaged PS Simplon | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  picture: Murten/Morat webcam The paddle steamer managed a (so far the only) visit to Murten - seen on arrival of her Sunday Lunch Cruise sailing 23 from Neuchâtel At the end of her cutrailed day's sailings she was again taken "out of service" for yet more repairs by "Shiptec" How the LNM can justify using "this" breakdown to suspend ALL sailings at the southern end of the lake is hard to understand as they need sufficient OPERATIONAL motor vessels for EVERY Tuesday !!! (when the paddle steamer is not in opoeration) | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  picture: Neuchâtel webcam The paddle steamer returns to service after repairs and is seen leaving Neuchâtel on her first sailing 311 across the lake to Cudrefin | ||
 picture: Limone webcam The motor paddle vessel returns to service late than usual and operates her first sailing 73 of 2024 from Riva to Malcesine and is seen being dearting Limone | ||
 photo: Robert Monch PS Montreux had a day off service for minor repairs and unusually spent it moored at Jardin-Anglais pier This gave a rare opportunity for her and PS Savoie to be seen together | ||
 photo: François Rentsch. The paddle steamer operated a special cruise in connection with the "Friends" AGM and is seen standing at Rorschach | ||
 photo: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer arrives back at Luzern after completing the return evening "sunset cruise" sailing 36 from Beckenried Do YOU know why sister PS Uri did not operaste as advertised&nnsp;? | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como) 
 click on photo to enlarge photos: Carlo Sottocasa The paddle steamer arrives at Como from the dock before setting off for Menaggio on her outward sailing 10 | ||
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Advance Information for the proposed 2024 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 breakdowns) or there is a breakdown, etc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27th July 2024
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