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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  picture: Montreux webcam The paddle steamer approaches Montreux at the end of her final outward "evening cruise" sailing 982 of 2024 from Lausanne | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern) 
 pictures: Weggis and Luzern webcams The well loaded paddle steamer operated her final sailing 17 of 2024 to Flüelen and is seen approaching Weggis at lunchtime Later she is seen on return to Luzern at the end of sailing 26 | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam The paddle steamer returns to Luzern at the end of the special "Three and a Half Hour" charter cruise to mark 111 years in service | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  picture: Morat/Murten webcam The paddle steamer broke down at Neuchâtel and her sailings had to be covered by a motor vessel - seen setting off from Morat/Murten on the "lunch cruise" sailing 613 to Faoug Quick repairs were completed in time for the paddle sreamer to be ready for service next day (Saturday) | ||
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PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)  picture: Spiez webcam The paddle steamer has returned to service and is seen approaching Spiez on sailing 16 back from Interlaken to Thun | ||
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ex-PS mv Milano (Lake Como)  photo: Carlo Sottocasa The former paddle steamer approaches Como Pier No.3 from the dock prior to operting sailing 14 to Varenna on Tuesday 10th September She has recently completed a major re-build and is now being used regularly on various Como to the mid-lake sailings | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam The paddle steamer stands at Luzern prior to operating her last charter sailing of 2024
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PS Uri (Lake Luzern)  photo: Robert Horlacher The paddle steamer returns from Flüelen to Luzern on her regular return afternoon sailing 18 and is seen in the Upper Lake near Sisikon | ||
 picture: Montreux webcam The motor vessel calls at Montreux on her final sailing 900 to the head of the lake before being withdrawn for a major re-build Why is this included on a paddle steamer website ? Because it means a motor paddle vessel will be in regular mid-week use on some of the International ferry runs from Lausanne to/fron France this winter | ||
 photo: Nicholas Lars Carrel The paddle steamer sets off fron Luzern on a late afternoon charter sailing | ||
 photo: Daniel Eichenberger The motor paddle vessel approaches Malcesine on her second southbound sailing 73 of the day from Riva at the head of the lake | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel sails along the Lavaux shoreline (famous for its many grape vines for tne local winemaking industry) between Lanusnne and Vevey on her evening dinner cruise sailing 982 to Montreux She is seen from PS La Suisse returning to Lausnne BEWARE - this evening cruise will be reolaced by a motor vessel on Tuesday and Wednesday 26th and 27th August - the last week of the summer season | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  photo: William Campbell The paddle steamer stands at Flüelen prior to operating her return sailing 44 back to Luzern | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel approaches Vevey having crossed the lake from St Gingolph as part of her late-afternoon clockwise 'Upper Lake Circle' cruise sailing 509 | ||
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PS Lotschberg (Lake Brienz)  photos: Ernst Mischler The paddle steamer approaches Giessbach on her outward truncated afternoon sailing 69 from Interlaken | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como) It has been "suggested" to me that the paddle steamer had to be pressed into service to cover for a shortage of operational motor vessels Can YOU confirm if this did happen.......... ..........and if so advise which sailings she covered ? | ||
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PS Blümlisalp (Lake Thun)  photo: William Campbell The well loaded paddle steamer has just arrived at Interlaken on her outward sailing 15 from Thun | ||
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PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer crosses the lake from the Verkehrshaus-Lido pier to Luzern at the end of her return afternoon sailing 64 from Alpnachstad She is seen from sister PS Gallia who was returning to Luzern from Flüelen | ||
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PS Stadt Zürich (Lake Zurich)  photo: William Campbell The late running, well loaded paddle steamer departs Meilen on her outward sailing 109 on a bright sunny afternoon | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: William Campbell The motor paddle vessel appoaches Montreux on her first sailing 901 of the day from Le Bouveret to Lausanne The folowing day day she retired to Ouchy dock for a pre-planned '24 hour' mid-summer maintenance attention but this was subsequentlt extended over the following weekend to repait her mast after being struck by lightning at Le Bouveret | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda)  picture: Limnione webcam The motor paddle vessel returned to service at 1225 on Wednesday 14th August and is seen calling at Limone on her first sailing 74 of the day There is still NO official confirmation as to why she was out of service for a week - but it has been "suggeted" to me she MAY have had to return to dock for minor repairs ---~ Do YOU know anything further ? | ||
 photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer calls Pâquis pier to pick up more passengers for her short late-afternoon cruise sailing 308 from Geneva Jardin-Anglais pier "Round the Little Lake" (Petit-Lac) via Hermance and Coppet | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda)  picture: Limnione webcam  click to enlarge picture: Malcesine webcam (thanks to Stefan Zausinger) There was no further sighting of the motor paddle vessel in service after sailing 71 (seen on the Limone webcam) She was later found on the Malcesine webcam passing Canpione at 1010 whilst heading southbound to Peschiera dock Do YOU know why she was taken out of service ? see 14th August for her return to service | ||
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PS Lotschberg (Lake Brienz)  photos: Ernst Mischler The paddle steamer approaches Giessbach as she crosses the lake from Brienz on her final sailing 70 of the day back to Interlaken | ||
 photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer sets off from Geneva on her sumer evening "Dinner Cruise" sailing 388 to Yvoire | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  photos: Ernst Mischler The paddle steamer departs Tellsplatte on her additional peak-Summer sailing 43 from Luzern to Flüelen Next year this 'timetabled' sailing will be replaced by a special four hour non-landing cruise from Luzern to off-Rütli | ||
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PS Lôtschberg (Lake Brienz)  picture: Bônigen webcam The paddle steamer calla at Bônigen on the retutrn weekly evening sailing 80 from Brienz to Interlaken | ||
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PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel)  photos: Ernst Mischler The paddle steamer operates the "Sunday Lunch Cruise" sailing 23 from Neuchâxtel to Morat/Murten She is seen with her funnel just raised after passing under a bridge near Sugiez on the canal which links the two lakes | ||
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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 Vevey via Le Bouveret and St Gingolph (France) on sailings 508/509 | ||
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Advance Information for the proposed 20254 sailings on sone 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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