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PS Uri (Lake Luzern)  photos: Daniel Eichenberger In addition to sister PS Unterwalden (rear) operating the weekly Advent public Fondue Cruise, the paddle steamer (front) was also in service operating an evening private Charter sailing from Luzern | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel passes the laid-up MPV Helvétie as she approaches the Geneva fountain on her short afternoon cruise sailing 738 to Bellevue | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer unusually covered the mv Henry-Dunant afternoon roster which included her only two quick visits to France during 2025 before operating the evening Fondue Cruise from Lausanne She is seen at Thonon-les-Bains prior to operating the early afternoon return ferry sailing 1222 back to Lausanne | ||
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PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer operates a short 'test' sailing off Lausanne | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer operated a private evening sailing to mark the retirement of a CGN Captain She is seen returning to Lausanne | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch After spending the autumn in Geneva, the paddle steamer sets off for Ouchy dock..........< for her winter lay-up | ||
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PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)  photos: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer stands at Luzern prior to operating her first special evening Advent Cruise sailing 1107 of 2025 from Luzern | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet After just two days in service at Geneva, the motor paddle vessel returned to Lausanne to allow the Captain to undertake exercises prior to taking over the weekend Upper Lake sailings Owing to the need for PS Savoie to undertake further "trials" the MPV will now return to Geneva for a further weekend | ||
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PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer approaches Montreux on a "test" sailing following an extended winter overhaul She is then planned to cover the limited weekend sailings from Geneva | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The motor paddle vessel sets off into the lake on a short "test" sailing following a quick pre-winter overhaul She is then planned to cover the limited winter Sunday sailings in the Upper Lake | ||
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SS Spiez (Lake Thun)  photo: Ernst Mischler The steamship passes Schadau Castle on her first of three short special sailing from Thun | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The paddle steamer returns to Geneva at the end of her first short afternooon sailing 738 "round the Petit Lac" (Little lake) | ||
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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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