25 YEARS --- 1999 - 2024 This is an unofficial site - always check locally before booking for any future sailing | |||
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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 Concordia (Lake Comoa)  photos: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer approaches Menaggio to operate her first return public sailing13 oof 2026 from Menaggio back to Como She is expected to operate similar sailings on most Sundays BUT ACTUAL DATES WILL ONLY BE INCLUDED ON THIS WEBSITE IF YOU CONFIRM DETAILS (ideally with a photo if you are happy for it to be included on this website) | ||
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PS Uri (Lake Luzern)  photo: Mario Gavazzi The paddle steamer sets of from the works for a pre-season "test" sailing She is planned to commence public sailings on Sunday 19th Apri | ||
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PS Stadt Luzern (Lake Luzern)  photo: Sandro Cattaneo The paddle steamer sets of from the works for a pre-season "test" sailing She is planned to commence public sailings on Saturday 18th Apri | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel stands at Ouchy dock proudly showing one of her recently istalled new paddle wheels as as part of her major oveerhaul She is exprcted to be ready to return to service mid-summer to enble her sister MPV Italie to also have new wheels fitted as part of her much delayed overhaul | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  picture: Le Bouveret webcam After spending the last two months covering some international ferry runs from Lausanne vice a motor vessel, the motor paddle vessel takes a well earner rest at Le Bouveret pier She is expected to operate the weekend Upper Lake sailings for the rest of the winter period | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer stands at Geneva at the end of sailing 734 The damage to her bow due to her overshooting Mont Blanc piercan be clearly seen She remains out of service pending an investigation into what went wrong | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva) 
 photos: Alain Vuistiner The moorr paddle vessel stands at Thonon-les Bains prior to operating sailing 1226 back to Lausanne and later inside the dining saloon on her pen-ultimate week covering the International Ferry service | ||
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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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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4th April 2026
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