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PS Uri operated a New Year's Eve Gala Cruise from Luzern at 1930 on Friday 31st December | ||
| PS Piemonte operated a New Year's Eve Cruise from Arona at 2100 on Friday 31st December | |||
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Renovation of MPV Italie Folowing earlier very successful Evening Dinner Fundraising Cruises in 2008 for the restoration of the | ||
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MPV Italia was
originally advertised
to operate a Regatta
Cruise from Gargnano at 0830 on Saturday 11th
September...... ...... but nearer the time this was changed to be covered by mv Andromeda | |||
| MPV G Zanardelli operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Riva at 2100 on Saturday 28th August | |||
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PS La Suisse
operated an evening
Fireworks cruise from Lausanne at 2000 on
Sunday | |||
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PS Stadt
Zürich suffered a failure of her starboard paddlewheel between Küsnacht
and Erlenbach on sailing 105 and had to be taken out of service for the
remainder of the 2010 season - "Fatigue" is the most likely cause on the original wheel The 90 passengers were brought ashore by the police and the vessel was towed back to the shipyard by three vessels of the "lake guards" on Sunday | |||
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PS Savoie
operated an evening
Fireworks cruise from Lausanne at 2000 on
Saturday | |||
| Swiss National Day - Sunday 1st August | |||
| PS La Suisse operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Lausanne depart 2030 on Sunday 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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| MPV Vevey operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Le Bouveret at 1925 on Saturday 31st July | |||
| PS Uri operated an evening Music Cruise from Flüelen at 1930 on Tuesday 20th July | |||
| 175 Years of Iron Ships on
Lake Zurich PS Stadt Zürich operated an anniversary Lunch Cruise from Zurich at 1210 on Monday 19th July | |||
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PS La Suisse
operated an evening
Fireworks cruise from Lausanne at 2030 on
Wednesday | |||
| PS Lötschberg operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Interlaken at 1930 on Saturday 3rd July | |||
| PS Concordia along with some motor vessels operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Como at 2000 on Saturday 26th June | |||
| PS Schiller and PS Stadt Luzern operated evening Fireworks Cruises from Luzern at 2000 on Saturday 26th June | |||
| PS La Suisse operated several special Bithday Cruises from Geneva and Lausanne on Saturday 29th May andSunday 30th May to celebrate her 100th birthday | |||
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PS Hohentwiel operated
an evening Jazz
Cruise from Konstanz at 1900 on
Whit Saturday | |||
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PS Hohentwiel operated
two International
Cruises from Romanshorn at 1025 and 1315 on
Saturday | |||
| Swiss Navigation Day - Sunday 25th April | |||
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In addition to the regular advertised Early Spring Sunday paddle steamer
sailings from Geneva to the Little Lake by
MPV Vevey,
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In addition to the advertised Early Spring Sunday
1112 Luzern to Flüelen and return sailing operated by
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Both paddle steamers were in
service and once again depart together at 11.30 from Zurich They both operated timetabled sailings to Rapperswil on Sunday 25th April | |||
| PS Stadt
Rapperswil had a problem with the engine on her first sailing of the season from
Zurich to Rapperswil where some time was spent trying to fix it, but after 15 minutes they gave
up and she limped slowly back to Zurich (in service) On arrival, is was decided to send her straight back to dock and mv Wädenswil which had arrived at the dock about 1610 was immediately sent back to Zurich to cover the paddle steamer's second round trip (the 1630 departure) Following repairs and trials earlier in the day, she returned to service with the 1430 sailing from Zurich to Rapperswil and return on Wednesday 5th May | |||
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The static PS Neuchâtel was
open to the public at Neuchatêl harbour from 1000 on
Thursday 4th February minus her paddle wheels, which at the start of 2010 were outside the SGV
works at Luzern awaiting overhaul prior to being reunited with the steamer later in the year She was also open to the public again on the first Thursday of each subsequent month until she began her major re-build in the autumn | ||
| MPV Vevey operated the first of four January Evening Fondue Cruises from Lausanne and Morges on Thursday 14th January | |||
14th June 2012
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