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PS Unterwalden operated a New Year's Eve Gala Cruise from Luzern at 1930 on Saturday 31st December | ||
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PS Rhône
broke down near to Yvoire whilst operating sailing 101 on
Friday 19th August as a result of damage to her starboard paddlewheel and was immediately
taken out of service for the rest of the season Her 140 passengers were transferred to | ||
| Swiss National Day - Monday 1st August | |||
| PS La Suisse operated an evening Fireworks Cruise from Lausanne at 2030 on Monday 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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| PS Blümlisalp operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Thun at 1930 on Friday 15th July | |||
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PS Rhône
operated an evening
Fireworks cruise from Lausanne at 2030 on
Thursday | |||
| PS Lötschberg operated an evening Jazz Cruise from Interlaken at 1930 on Saturday 2nd July | |||
| PS Concordia along with some motor vessels operated the anual evening Fireworks Cruise from Como at 2000 on Saturday 25th June | |||
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After a private charter on Wednesday 8th June is was discovered her the superheater on
PS Montreux failed thus
causing in a complete boiler failure - ironically replacement parts which had only just been
installed by the CGN the previous winter The paddle steamer was taken out of service two days later for initial repairs but as it turned out, this was her final sailing of 2011 With hindsight, it was very fortunate the late decision had been taken to return her sister PS Rhône to service in 2011 after all, so she was available to cover her sister's first timetabled sailings on Sunday 12th June as well as serveral of her many charters | |||
| As a result of a pre-season charter in the morning PS Blümlisalp operated sailings 15-16 from Thun at 12.33 on Sunday 29th May | |||
| PS Simplon returned to service following her major re-build on Saturday 14th May and operated the sailings to the Upper lake sailings from Lausanne | |||
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Naval Parade All five paddle steamers paraded in convoy to mark the "return to public service" of PS Unterwalden following her major re-build on Saturday 14th May This was a reapeat of a similar private parade the previous Saturday | |||
| PS Stadt Rapperswil operated an evening "Dinner Cruise from Zurich at 1900 on Saturday 14th May | |||
| As a result of a pre-season charter the previous day PS Uri operated winter sailings 11-20 from Luzern at 10.12 on Sunday 10th April | |||
| PS Piemonte was the first Swiss or Italian paddle steamer to start earning her keep in 2011 by hosting a Static Exhibition at Laveno from Monday 17th to Sunday 27th March | |||
24th January 2013
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