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PS Uri operated a New Year's Eve gala cruise from Luzern at 1930 on Thursday 31st December | ||
| MPV Vevey operated the first of two Advent Evening Fondue Cruises from Lausanne and Morges on Thursday 17th December | |||
| PS Uri operated the first of three Advent Evening Cruises from Luzern at 1912 on Saturday 5th December | |||
| PS Uri operated an evening Fondue Cruise from Luzern at 1912 on Friday 4th December | |||
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Renovation of MPV Italie Folowing the very successful Evening Dinner Fundraising Cruises for the restoration of the | ||
| PS Blümlisalp operated the second of two Saturday evening Fondue Cruises from Thun at 1850 on Saturday 26th September | |||
| PS Blümlisalp operated the first of two Saturday evening Fondue Cruises from Thun at 1850 on Saturday 19th September | |||
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Journées européennes du patrimoine To celebrate the above PS La Suisse operated timetabled sailings 101-102 from Lausanne to Geneve and return on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September instead of the usual motor vessel | |||
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PS Stadt Rapperswil
broke down due to overheating approaching Schmerikon on
Tuesday 8th September on her outward
sailing 103 and she
had to be assisted to the pier where she remained until she "cooled down" Passengers had to return by train and the paddle steamer later made her own way slowely back to Wollishofen dock | |||
| MPV Italia operated a Regatta Cruise from Gargnano at 0830 on Saturday 5th September | |||
| PS Stadt Zürich operated an evening "Crime" Cruise from Zurich at 1900 on Saturday 29th August | |||
| PS Hohentwiel operated two Cruises to Meersburg from Konstanz at 1150 and 1415 on Tuesday 25th August | |||
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The 105 year old
ex-PS mv Milano broke down in the middle lake
off-Cremia due to damage to her
oil pump on sailing
23 - "cat Tivano" initially went to the aid
of "Milano" (delaying her sailing by about 30 minutes) until
Meanwhile "cat Tivano" then took the passengers to Bellano to join PS Concordia on sailing 15 to continue their journey to Como - to compensate, the paddle steamer also made the missing stops from sailing 23 delaying her by about 20 miutes | |||
| PS Stadt Zürich operated an evening Dinner Cruise from Zurich at 2000 on Saturday 22nd August | |||
| PS Stadt Zürich operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Zurich at 2000 on Saturday 15th August | |||
| PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1930 on Friday 14th August | |||
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PS Savoie
operated an evening
Fireworks cruise from Geneva at1855 on
Saturday | |||
| Swiss National Day - Saturday 1st August | |||
| PS La Suisse operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Lausanne depart 2030 on Saturday 1st August | |||
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Fireworks at Brunnen All four operational paddle steamers paraded in convoy followed by some of the motor vessels from Luzern at 2000 to Brunnen for the annual fireworks display | |||
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In additional to the regular afternoon
timetabled sailings | |||
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In additional to the normal
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| MPV Vevey operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Le Bouveret at 1925 on Friday 31st July | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated an evening Jazz
Cruise from Rorschach on Tuesday
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PS La Suisse
broke down on arrival at
Lausanne at 1520 on
Monday 27th July and in consequence her teatime
sailings 922-941
were covered by the much smaller | |||
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The new mv
Orione rammed Como harbour wall at full speed when her computer went out
of control and sustained
serious damage to her bow causing her to be taken out of service for the
remainder of the season PS Concordia (which ironically was in dock with a technical problem of her own when she should have been operating a private charter) "stepped-up" rosters on Sundays and operated the | |||
| PS Uri operated an evening Music Cruise from Flüelen at 1930 on Tuesday 21st July | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated two Cruises to
Meersburg from Konstanz at 1150 and 1415 followed by an evening
Jazz Cruise
from Romanshorn on Sunday | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated an evening Dinner
Cruise from Konstanz on Friday
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| PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1930 on Friday 17th July | |||
| PS Stadt Zürich operated an evening Dinner Cruise from Zurich at 1900 on Friday 17th July | |||
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PS Rhône
operated an evening
Fireworks cruise from Lausanne at 2030 on
Tuesday | |||
| PS Savoie had problems at the start of the day at Geneva and in consequence her lunchtime sailings 324-325 were cancelled | |||
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PS Montreux
operated the 1415 "anti-clockwise" Upper Lake
sailings 204-205
from Lausanne on Thursday | |||
| PS
Simplon was taken out of service at approx 1400 on arrival at
Lausanne and the
remainder of her roster that day was covered by the much smaller
Following quick repairs to the problem - caused by greasing of one of her cylinders - she returned to service at 1535 on the following day | |||
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PS Stadt Rapperswil
broke down at Küsnacht on
Wednesday 8th July on her outward afternoon
sailing 119 where she remained until
She was observed back in service on the following Friday | |||
| PS Lötschberg operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Interlaken at 1930 on Saturday 4th July | |||
| PS Concordia along with some motor vessels operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Como at 2000 on Saturday 27th June | |||
| PS Schiller and PS Stadt Luzern operated evening Fireworks Cruises from Luzern at 2000 on Saturday 27th June | |||
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PS Lötschberg
was unable to sail on
Sunday 21st June due to an
engine defect and her sailings were covered by
the smaller A tube in the water feeding system broke the previous night | |||
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PS Hohentwiel
operated two
International Cruises between Rorschach and Lindau at 1155 and 1450 on
Sunday | |||
| Centenary of
PS Stadt Zürich PS Stadt Zürich operated a Centenary evening Dinner Cruise from Zurich at 1800 for VIPs on Friday 12th June PS Stadt Rapperswil duplicated the cruise for the general public | |||
| PS Hohentwiel operated two Cruises to Meersburg from Konstanz at 1150 and 1415 on Whit Sunday 31st May | |||
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PS Hohentwiel operated
an evening Jazz
Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on
Whit Saturday | |||
| For the first time in over two decades PS Leipzig - one of the nine historic Dresden paddle steamers - operated a special international sailing from Königstein to Ústí nad Labem (in the heart of North Bohemia) and return on Sunday 24th May | |||
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PS Hohentwiel operated
an International
Cruise from Romanshorn at 1315 on
Saturday | |||
| To mark her 100th birthday MPV Italia was open to the public on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May at Desenzano where an historical exhibition was on display | |||
| Swiss Navigation Day - Sunday 26th April | |||
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To celebrate the start of her centenary year
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PS Savoie
was planned to sail light to Geneva on Friday 24th April in order to take over the
Geneva based local sailings
from Owing to a newly manufactered part for the steam-engine proving to be faulty the paddle steamer remained at Ouchy dock She eventually entered service on Friday 22nd May after a replacement part has been made and fitted | |||
| Owing to the limited availability of operational motor vessels PS Stadt Rapperswil was pressed into service on Sunday 5th April - the first day of thr Summer timetable and operated two round trips to Rapperswil | |||
| Following an extended winter overhaul MPV Vevey was the first paddler to re-enter service on any of the Swiss or Italian lakes for the 2009 season commencing Sunday 15th March | |||
| The static PS Neuchâtel was open to the public from 1000 on Thursday 5th February and the first Thursday of each subsequent month throughout 2009 | |||
| MPV Vevey operated all of the regular Thusday and Friday evening Fondue Cruises from Lausanne at 1930 commencing between Thursday 15th January and Friday 30th January | |||
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MPV Vevey
operated the winter 1230, 1400 and 1530
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| PS Uri operated an evening Evening Cruise from Luzern at 1921 on Saturday 3rd January | |||
20th January 2012
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