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PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)  photo: Robert Horlacher The paddle steamer approaches Spiez on the return leg of her sailing 16 from Interlaken back to Thun | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Luzern)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel pauses at Yvoire on her afternoon cruise from Geneva prior to returning on sailing 327 back to Geneva | ||
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PS Lötschberg (Lake Brienz)  photo: Ernst Mischler The paddle steamer covered with flags for her final day in service during 2025 approaches Iseltwald on the first sailing 63 of the day from Interlaken to Brienz | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  photo: Alain Vuistiner Following her season of special "Legends of Lake Lucerne" sailings the paddle steamer undertook a limited number of timetabled sailings and is about to depart Fluelen on sailing 26 back to Luzern | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda)  photo: Simon Caldwell The motor paddle vessel is seen passing Malcesine castle at the start of her afternoon sailing 76 to Riva This particular sailing is the only one of the day to sail 'direct' - ie instead of picking up passengers at Limone, they have to cross the lake to Malcesine first | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  photo: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer returns to Luzern on her final "Legends of Lake Lucerne" special cruise of 2025 to the Upper Lake | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner Steam power returns to the Upper Lake at last !!! The paddle steamer has just completed her first 'anti-clockwise' full round trip of the Upper Lake and is seen returning in breezy conditions to Lausanne on sailing 905 | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel is seen from the Naviexpress 'Thonon les Bains' arriving at Lausanne on her return lunchtime sailing 905 | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The well-loaded motor paddle vessel has taken over the Lausanne to the Upper Lake roster for the Late Summer period and is seen approaching Lutry on her return lunchtime sailing 905 | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer approaches Vallamand on her final sailing 617 of the day "Round the Lake" before returning to Neuchâtel | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photos: Robert Monch The paddle steamer passes the Geneva Fountain at the end of he daily sailing 101 from Lausanne | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photos: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel has taken over the Geneva based sailings from her sister for the rest of the 2025 season She is seen calling at Coppet on her return afternoon sailing 105 from Lausanne | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer eventually returned to service after her extended winter overhaul She is seen on her first day approaching Coppet on her return afternoon sailing 106 from Geneva to Lausanne | ||
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ex-PS mv Milano (Lake Como)  photo: Adam Boxall With large crowds around and several of the larger motor vessels unavailable.......... ..........the former paddle steamer helps to reduce the length of the queue for sailing 14 by operating a 'relief' sailing to the Middle Lake piers at 0950 She was later seen bringing the day trippers back to Como at 1710 | ||
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LAKE THUN Monday 11th August 2025 - do YOU know if this was due to a breakdown or staff shortage ? | ||
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SS Greif (Lake Greif)  photo: Ernst Mischler The very old steam ship built in 1895 is seen near Maur on a special sailing round the lake | ||
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PS Schiller (Lake Luzern)  photo: William Campbell The paddle steamer departs Beckenried on her lunchtime sailing 17 from Luzern to Flüelen | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photos: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel sets off from Geneva on the outward leg of evening sailing 388 Yvoire | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda)  picture: Limone webcam Despite the NLM advising earlier in the season that they did not expect either of their two motor paddle vessels to be in service during 2025.......... MPV Italia was observed at Limone operating the 0845 (sailing 71) from Riva to Malcesine Do YOU know when she started or why (possibly covering a broken down motor vessel) ? Looking through the Limone webcam files suggests she could have started with the last round trip on the previous evening PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING FURTHER | ||
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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 2025 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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