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PS La Suisse (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer departs Montreux on her pre-season "test" sailing She is planned to re-enter public service in the Upper Lake on Good Friday | ||
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PS Schiller (Lake Luzern)  photos: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer crosses Luzern bay on a pre-season "test" sailing with Mount Pilatus in the background | ||
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PS Concordia (Lake Como)   photos: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer approaches Menaggio prior to operating return sailing 13 back to Como A few minutes earlier, the smaller, well loaded ex-PS-mv Milano called at Menaggio whilst operating sailing 71 from Varenna to Lenno | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  picture: Montreux webcam The motor paddle vessel crosses from Montreux to Le Bouveret on her final sailing 236 prior to her delayed winter overhaul From next weekend all sailings in the Upper Lake will be operated by mv Lausanne | ||
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PS Stadt Rapperswil (Lake Zurich)  picture: Zurich webcam The paddle steamer sets off from Zurich for Rapperswil on the first public sailing 107 of the 2025 season | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  picture: Thonon-les-Bains webcam The motor paddle vessel departs Thonon-les-Bains for Lausanne on sailing 1228 Providing there are no further "motor vessel breakdowns" - this might well be the last ever 'International Ferry crossing' by a motor paddle vessel | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: John Megoran The motor paddle vessel stands at Geneva prior to operating her lunch cruise sailing 330 to Nyon | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel undertook a pre-season day of "crew training" in the Petit Lac She is seen calling at 'La Mouche' pier alongside the former CGN MPV Genève (right) | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Jean Vernet The paddle steamer stands at Le Bouveret waiting her turn to visit Ouchy dock to complete the repairs to her new bow-thrust | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photos: Alain Vuistiner MPV Vevey stands at Thonon-les-Bains pier prior to returning to Switzerland on afternoon sailing 1222 | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photos: Alain Vuistiner On board MPV Italie as she crosses from Switzerland to France on sailing 1221 | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel waits at Geneva prior to forming her first Saturday Lunch Cruise sailing330 to Nyon | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photo: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel operates her second short afternoon sailing 740 round the 'Petit Lac' | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)
 photos: Alain Vuistiner MPV Vevey stands at Thonon-les-Bains pier prior to returning to Switzerland on afternoon sailing 1222 The photo on the right shows the after effect of water ingress compounding the vandal damage she suffered in her dining saloon whilst moored at Geneva It is understood repairs - which were to have been undertaken before the Spring timetable period - will now be deferred to take place in the autumn | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  picture: Thonon-les-Bains webcam Owing to sister MPV Italie having to make a short visit to Ouchy Dock for attention to her paddle wheels.......... ..........the motor paddle vessel covered for her and is seen (above) approaching Thonon-les-Bains whilst operating her last morning 'peak hour' ferry sailing 1209 | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva) 
 photos: Robert Monch On a sunny winter Friday afternoon.......... ..........the motor paddle vessel operates a short afternoon sailing 738 to Bellvue in the 'Petit Lac' prior to her weekly evening Fondue Cruise In the second photo (right) she is seen passing the laid-up MPV Helvétie | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva) together with mv Henry-Dunant (centre) and the re-built mv Général-Guisan (right)  photos: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel and two old motor vessels at Lausanne covering the international ferry runs - as the new large ferries are still not fully operational | ||
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MPV Vevey and MPV Italie (Lake Geneva) 
 pictures: Geneva and Montreux webcams MPV Vevey departs Geneva on the outward lunch cruise and is seen passing between the Fountain and the laid-up MPV Helvétie on sailing 330 from Geneva to Nyon At the other end of the lake MPV Italie calls Montreux on the outward leg of the clockwise sailing 231 lunch cruise circuit round the Upper Lake | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)   photos: Alain Vuistiner The moror paddle vessel stands at Lausanne in breezy conditions prior to operating the early afternoon ferry sailing 1221 to Thonon-les-Bains and later just after leaving Lausanne on the following sailing 1225 | ||
 photo: Paul Scheuchzer Much of the 'summer fleet' stables at the piers on the approach to the SGV dry dock during the winter In this photo four of the five paddle steamers can be seen accompanied by several of the larger motor vessels as they all await the return of summer | ||
 photo: John Megoran The motor paddle vessel stands at Le Bouveret pier priot to operating her final Upper Lake Lunch Cruise sailing 231 of the 2024 season Unusually from January she will step in to cover several mid-week Internation Ferry Saailings to/from Thonon-lea-Bains | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  picture: Vevey webcams The first saiing of 2025 !!! The motor paddle vessel calls at Vevey on sailing 231 from Le Bouveret to Lausanne | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  picture: Nyon webcams  photo: Robert Monch Despite the gloomy weather, the motor paddle vessel departs Nyon for the last time in 2024 on her return lunch cruise sailing 331 Later in the afternoon on arrival at Geneva after two short "Petit Lac" cruises to/from Bellevue - which completed her 2024 season | ||
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MPV Vevey and MPV Italie (Lake Geneva) 
 pictures: Coppett and Montreux webcams MPV Vevey departs Coppet on the outward lunch cruise sailing 330 from Geneva to Nyon At the other end of the lake MPV Italie calls Montreux on the return leg of the anti-clockwise circuit sailing 233 round the Uppeer Lake | ||
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PS Uri (Lake Luzern) 
 photos: Robert Knôpfel On board the paddle steamer on her final sailing of 2024 | ||
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Advance Information for the proposed 2025 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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