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Lake

Date
entered
service

Paddle
steamer
name

Latest $$
Passenger
capacity

Notes

( latest position
advised to me ** )

Dates shown in LILAC are where sailings are only anticipated at this stage

Dates shown in RED are where sailings have been extracted from an official publication
Dates shown in GREEN have just past and are where something unusual/of interest took place
Dates shown in LIGHT BROWN are private charter sailings, which is it understood are also open to the general public
All information has been included in order to meet numerous requests for advance information about what is
possible or likey to apply, especially on those lakes where official information is extremely difficult to obtain
There are many reasons why things can change, so always confirm locally before travelling or booking !!!

** - Please advise me if you know anything different or spot any error

Photographs Index

Lake Brienz

1914

PS Lötschberg

800

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
Ascension Thursday 9th May (breakdown at Bönigen)
Saturday 11th May
Sunday 12th May
Whit Saturday 18th May
Whit Sunday 19th May
Whit Monday 20th May

Saturday 25th May (no afternoon sailing)

Sunday 26th May

Saturday 1st June
Sunday 2nd June

Saturday 8th June
Sunday 9th June

Saturday 15th June
Sunday 16th June
Monday 17th June
Tuesday 18th June
Wednesday 19th June
Thursday 20th June
Friday 21st June
Saturday 22nd June
Sunday 23rd June
Monday 24th June
Tuesday 25th June
Wednesday 26th June
Thursday 27th June
Friday 28th June
Saturday 29th June
Sunday 30th June
Monday 1st July
Tuesday 2nd July
Wednesday 3rd July
Thursday 4th July
Friday 5th July
Saturday 6th July
Sunday 7th July
Monday 8th July
Tuesday 9th July
Wednesday 10th July
Thursday 11th July
Friday 12th July
Saturday 13th July
Sunday 14th July
Monday 15th July
Tuesday 16th July
Wednesday 17th July
Thursday 18th July
Friday 19th July
Saturday 20th July
Sunday 21st July
Monday 22nd July
Tuesday 23rd July
Wednesday 24th July
Thursday 25th July
Friday 26th July
Saturday 27th July
Sunday 28th July
Monday 29th July
Tuesday 30st July
Wednesday 31st July
Thursday 1st August (Swiss National Day)
Friday 2nd August
Saturday 3rd August
Sunday 4th August
Monday 5th August
Tuesday 6th August
Wednesday 7th August
Thursday 8th August
Friday 9th August
Saturday 10th August
Sunday 11th August
Monday 12th August
Tuesday 13th August
Wednesday 14th August
Thursday 15th August
Friday 16th August
Saturday 17th August
Sunday 18th August
Monday 19th August
Tuesday 20th August
Wednesday 21st August
Thursday 22nd August
Friday 23rd August
Saturday 24th August
Sunday 25th August
Monday 26th August
Tuesday 27th August
Wednesday 28th August
Thursday 29th August
Friday 30th August
Saturday 31st August
Sunday 1st September
Monday 2nd September
Tuesday 3rd September
Wednesday 4th September
Thursday 5th September
Friday 6th September
Saturday 7th September
Sunday 8th September
Monday 9th September
Tuesday 10th September
Wednesday 11th September
Thursday 12th September
Friday 13th September
Saturday 14th September
Sunday 15th September
until 15th September 2013

Lake Geneva

1904

PS Montreux

750

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
spring
Tuesday 30th April
Tuesday 7th May
Sunday 19th May (Naval Parade)
summer
Sunday 23rd June
until autumn 2013

1907

MPV Vevey

750

Last outing
Thursday 30th September 2010

Final sailings
before "long-term lay-up"
at the end of the 2010 season
=================
Sunday 12th September
Tuesday 14th September
Wednesday 15th September
Thursday 16th September
Friday 17th September
Saturday 18th September
Sunday 19th September
Monday 20th September
Tuesday 21st September
Wednesday 22nd September
Thursday 23rd September
Friday 24th September
Saturday 25th September
Sunday 26th September
Monday 27th September
Tuesday 28th September
Wednesday 29th September
Thursday 30th September

In Ouchy dock - undertaking a major re-build

Planned to re-enter service
Autumn 2013

1908

MPV Italie

800

Last outing
Sunday 4th December 2005

Final "month of sailings"
before "long-term lay-up"
at the end of 2005
=================
Sunday 6th November
Sunday 13th November
Thursday 17th November
Friday 18th November
Sunday 20th November
Tuesday 22nd November
Wednesday 23rd November
Thursday 24th November
Friday 25th November (Private Charter)
Sunday 27th November
Sunday 4th December

In dock - "long-term" laid up at Ouchy
awaiting finance for a major re-construction
- the first 1,000,000SF of which has already been found
following a special Evening Dinner Fundraising Criuse
which was repeated in Autumn 2009and 010

1910

PS La Suisse

1,200

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
spring
Sunday 14th April
Monday 15th April
Tuesday 16th April
Wednesday 17th April
Thursday 18th April
Friday 19th April
Saturday 20th April
Sunday 21st April
Monday 22nd April
Tuesday 23rd April
Wednesday 24th April
Saturday 27th April
Sunday 28th April
Monday 29th April
Wednesday 1st May
Thursday 2nd May
Friday 3rd May
Saturday 4th May
Sunday 5th May
Monday 6th May
Tuesday 7th May
Wednesday 8th May
Ascension Thursday 9th May (no evening Thonon-les-Bains sailing)
Friday 10th May
Saturday 11th May
Sunday 12th May
Monday 13th May
Tuesday 14th May
Wednesday 15th May
Thursday 16th May
Friday 17th May
Whit Saturday 18th May
Whit Sunday 19th May (Naval Parade)
Whit Monday 20th May (no evening Thonon-les-Bains sailing)
Tuesday 21st May
Wednesday 22nd May

Friday 24th May
Saturday 25th May
Sunday 26th May
Monday 27th May
Tuesday 28th May
Wednesday 29th May
Thursday 30th May
Friday 31st May
Saturday 1st June
Sunday 2nd June
Monday 3rd June
Tuesday 4th June
Wednesday 5th June
Thursday 6th June
Friday 7th June
Saturday 8th June
Sunday 9th June
Monday 10th June
Tuesday 11th June
Wednesday 12th June
Thursday 13th June
Friday 14th June
Saturday 15th June
Sunday 16th June
Monday 17th June
Tuesday 18th June
Wednesday 19th June
Thursday 20th June
Friday 21st June
Saturday 22nd June
summer
Sunday 23rd June
until autumn 2013

1914

PS Savoie

800

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
spring
Sunday 14th April
Monday 15th April
Tuesday 16th April
Wednesday 17th April
Thursday 18th April
Friday 19th April
Saturday 20th April
Sunday 21st April
Monday 22nd April
Tuesday 23rd April
Wednesday 24th April
Thursday 25th April
Friday 26th April
Saturday 27th April
Sunday 28th April
Monday 29th April (breakdown)
Tuesday 30th April
Wednesday 1st May
Thursday 2nd May
Friday 3rd May
Saturday 4th May
Sunday 5th May
Monday 6th May
Tuesday 7th May
Wednesday 8th May
Ascension Thursday 9th May
Friday 10th May
Saturday 11th May
Sunday 12th May
Monday 13th May
Tuesday 14th May
Wednesday 15th May
Thursday 16th May
Friday 17th May
Saturday 18th May
Whit Sunday 19th May (Naval Parade)
Whit Monday 20th May
Tuesday 21st May
Wednesday 22nd May
Thursday 23rd May
Friday 24th May
Saturday 25th May
Sunday 26th May
Monday 27th May
Tuesday 28th May
Wednesday 29th May
Thursday 30th May
Friday 31st May
Saturday 1st June
Sunday 2nd June
Monday 3rd June
Tuesday 4th June
Wednesday 5th June
Thursday 6th June
Friday 7th June
Saturday 8th June
Sunday 9th June
Monday 10th June
Tuesday 11th June
Wednesday 12th June
Thursday 13th June
Friday 14th June
Saturday 15th June
Sunday 16th June
Monday 17th June
Tuesday 18th June
Wednesday 19th June
Thursday 20th June
Friday 21st June
Saturday 22nd June
summer
Sunday 23rd June
until autumn 2013

1920

PS Simplon

1,000

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
Thursday 25th April
Friday 26th April
Sunday 28th April (Swiss Navigation Day)
Sunday 19th May (Naval Parade)
summer
Sunday 23rd June
until Autumn 2013

1926

MPV Helvétie

1,400

Last public outing before long-term lay-up
Monday 31st December 2001

temporary "Static exhibition" at Lausanne Olympic site

1927

PS Rhône

850

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
springe
Sunday 19th May (Naval Parade)
Thursday 23rd May
summer
Sunday 23rd June
until autumn 2013

1896

MPV Genève

An accommodation ship - now owned by L’association pour le Bateau Genève and normally moored between Geneva Jardin Anglais and Eaux-Vives piers
(retains 1934 built diesel engine)

The MPV is back in Geneva, after major maintenance on the CGN floating dock at Ouchy works during late October/early-November 2002

Lake Luzern

1901

PS Uri

The oldest operational
paddle steamer
in Switzerland

PS Uri

The oldest operational
paddle steamer
in Switzerland

800

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
(Expect odd 'day to day' variations
as a result of private charters, etc.)

spring timetable

Did not commence service on Saturday 27th April
Do you know why ?

Sunday 5th May
Monday 6th May
Tuesday 7th May
Wednesday 8th May
Ascension Thursday 9th May
Sunday 12th May
Monday 13th May
Tuesday 14th May
Wednesday 15th May
Thursday 16th May
Friday 17th May
Saturday 18th May
Whit Sunday 19th May
Whit Monday 20th May
Wednesday 22nd May

Saturday 25th May
summer timetable
Sunday 26th May
Monday 27th May
Tuesday 28th May
Wednesday 29th May
Thursday 30th May
Friday 31st May
until autumn 2013

1902

PS Unterwalden

800

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
(Expect odd 'day to day' variations
as a result of private charters, etc.)

operating some pre-season charters
until

spring timetable
Good Friday 29th March
Easter Saturday 30th March
Easter Sunday 31st March
Easter Monday 1st April
Tuesday 2nd April
Wednesday 3rd April
Thursday 4th April
Friday 5th April
Saturday 6th April
Sunday 7th April
Monday 8th April
Tuesday 9th April
Wednesday 10th April
Thursday 11th April
Friday 12th April
Saturday 13th April
Sunday 14th April
Monday 15th April
Tuesday 16th April
Wednesday 17th April
Thursday 18th April
Friday 19th April
Saturday 20th April
Sunday 21st April
Monday 22nd April
Tuesday 23rd April
Wednesday 24th April
Thursday 25th April
Friday 26th April

Retired to Dock
Do you know why ?

Sunday 12th May
Saturday 18th May

Saturday 25th May
summer timetable
Sunday 26th May
Monday 27th May
Tuesday 28th May
Wednesday 29th May
Thursday 30th May
Friday 31st May
until autumn/Christmas 2013

1906

PS Schiller

800

1913

PS Gallia

900

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
(Expect odd 'day to day' variations
as a result of private charters, etc.)
Monday 13th May
Saturday 18th May (100th Birthday Parade)

summer timetable
Sunday 26th May
until Autumn 2013

1928

PS Stadt Luzern

1,200

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
(Expect odd 'day to day' variations
as a result of private charters, etc.)

spring timetable
Saturday 27th April
Sunday 28th April (Swiss Navigation Day)
Monday 29th April
Tuesday 30th April
Wednesday 1st May
Thursday 2nd May
Friday 3rd May
Saturday 4th May
Sunday 5th May
Ascension Thursday 9th May
Friday 10th May
Saturday 11th May
Sunday 12th May

Saturday 18th May
Whit Sunday 19th May
Whit Monday 20th May
Tuesday 21st May
Wednesday 22nd May
Thursday 23rd May
Friday 24th May

summer timetable
Sunday 26th May
Monday 27th May
Tuesday 28th May
Wednesday 29th May
Thursday 30th May
Friday 31st May
until autumn 2013

1908

PS Wilhelm Tell

Static restaurant and bar
(moored at the Schweizerhofquai in Luzern)
Visited the SGV Dock in late-January 2009 for a few weeks

1848

PS Rigi

originally
200

Static cafeteria (temporarily suspended following flooding damage)
The results of a feasibility study (2005-06) into restoring the steamer to operational status showed this was not a practical option

1987

PS Liberty Belle

Switzerland's smallest operational paddle steamer
(in private hands)

Lake Neuchâtel

1912

PS Neuchâtel

380

Last outing under steam
Summer 1968
Subsequently used to host the Trivapor 2007 AGM on Saturday 14th April 2007

Now undertaking a major re-build
at Sugiez
including installation of here 'new' steam engine from PS Ludwig Fessler

Most recent activity
Thursday 5th August 2010 (open to the public)
Saturday 4th September 2010 ("Farewell" open to the public)
Saturday 18th September 2010 ("towed" to Morat)
Thursday 19th September 2010 ("towed" to Sugiez)
Saturday 17th October 2010 ("lifted" onto dry land)

Target to re-enter service
now 2013

Lake Thun

1906

PS Blümlisalp

750

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
Ascension Thursday 9th May
Friday 10th May
Saturday 11th May
Sunday 12th May
Monday 13th May
Tuesday 14th May
Wednesday 15th May
Thursday 16th May
Friday 17th May
Whit Saturday 18th May
Whit Sunday 19th May
Whit Monday 20th May
Tuesday 21st May
Wednesday 22nd May
Thursday 23rd May
Friday 24th May
Saturday 25th May
Sunday 26th May
Monday 27th May
Tuesday 28th May
Wednesday 29th May
Thursday 30th May
Friday 31st May
Saturday 1st June
Sunday 2nd June
Monday 3rd June
Tuesday 4th June
Wednesday 5th June
Thursday 6th June
Friday 7th June
Saturday 8th June
Sunday 9th June
Monday 10th June
Tuesday 11th June
Wednesday 12th June
Thursday 13th June
Friday 14th June
Saturday 15th June
Sunday 16th June
Monday 17th June
Tuesday 18th June
Wednesday 19th June
Thursday 20th June
Friday 21st June
Saturday 22nd June
Sunday 23rd June
Monday 24th June
Tuesday 25th June
Wednesday 26th June
Thursday 27th June
Friday 28th June
Saturday 29th June
Sunday 30th June
until October or Christmas 2013

Lake Zurich

1909

PS Stadt Zürich

750

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
(all sailings - "weather permitting")
Good Friday 29th March
Easter Sunday 31st March
Easter Monday 1st April
Sunday 7th April
Sunday 14th April
Sunday 21st April
Sunday 28th April (Swiss Navigation Day)
Wednesday 1st May (May Day)
Ascension Thursday 9th May (breakdown)

Sunday 26th May $ or PS Stadt Rapperswil

Saturday 1st June $
Sunday 2nd June $
Monday 3rd June $ or PS Stadt Rapperswil
Tuesday 4th June $ or PS Stadt Rapperswil
Wednesday 5th June $
Thursday 6th June $
Friday 7th June $
Saturday 8th June $
Sunday 9th June $
until autumn 2013

$ - Alternates with
PS Stadt Rapperswil

1914

PS Stadt Rapperswil

750

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
(all sailings - "weather permitting")
Saturday 27th April (evening dinner cruise)
Sunday 28th April (Swiss Navigation Day)
Sunday 5th May
Ascension Thursday 9th May (covered afternoon round trip)
Sunday 12th May (breakdown)

Whit Sunday 19th May
Whit Monday 20th May

Sunday 26th May $ or PS Stadt Zürich

Saturday 1st June $
Sunday 2nd June $
Monday 3rd June $ or PS Stadt Zürich
Tuesday 4th June $ or PS Stadt Zürich
Wednesday 5th June $
Thursday 6th June $
Friday 7th June $
Saturday 8th June $
Sunday 9th June $
until autumn 2013

$ - Alternates with
PS Stadt Zürich

Next special sailing
Saturday 27th April (evening dinner cruise)

Lake
Konstanz
(Germany)

1913

PS Hohentwiel

(1913 - 2013)

700

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future Swiss sailings
during the 2013 season
Whit Sunday - 19th May 2013 (evening dinner cruise) (from Kreuzlingen/Konstanz)
Whit Monday - 20th May 2013 (morning jazz cruise) (from Kreuzlingen/Konstanz)
Sunday - 26th May 2013 (evening dinner cruise) (from Rorschach)
Saturday - 8th June 2013 (morning jazz cruise) (from Rorschach)
Friday - 14th June (from Romanshorn)
Sunday - 7th July (from Altnau)
Thursday - 1st August 2013 (evening jazz cruise) (from Rorschach)
Tuesday - 13th August 2013 (from Rorschach)

Lake Como
(Italy)

1926

PS Concordia

600

Last outing of 2011
Sunday 2nd October

Now in dock awaiting the start of a major re-build

Expected to re-enter service
Spring/Summer 2013

1926

PS Patria

originally
900

Major re-build at Dervio dock

Re-launched into the lake on Tuesday 9th October 2012

First "trial" after her re-build on Wednesday 8th May 2013

1904

ex-PS mv Milano

350

Now laid up for the Winter

1903

PS Plinio

originally
750

After being moored out of use for several years, sank on the afternoon of 9th December 2010 during a storm

Earlier there were proposals for her to be moved to Dongo for possible preservation (back on lake Como)
Previously used as a static restaurant (moored at Verceia on the small Lake Mezzola - about 3 km north Lake Como)

1907

SS Bisbino

originally
400

Static restaurant
(now moored at Tremezzo)

Lake Garda
(Italy)

1903

MPV G Zanardelli

500

1908

MPV Italia

600

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2012 season
Sunday 10th June (short sailings - southern end of lake)
Saturday 30th June (full length sailings)
Are you aware of any other sailings ?

Lake
Maggiore
(Italy)

1904

PS Piemonte

500

Now operating
----------------
Anticipated future sailings
during the 2013 season
Only private charters are expeceted to operate this year
until autumn 2013

Last special sailing (open to the public)
Saturday 13th April

1908

PS Lombardia

originally
???

Static restaurant permanently moored opposite the NLM works at Arona

1954

MV "ps" Narciso

originally
255

Static 'ristorante' re-built in Belle Epoque style from a former Lake Como motor vessel
(now moored at Feriolo)

$$ - This figure has varied over the years following re-builds and as a result of legislation
some paddle steamers display more than one "passenger capacity" plaque on board !

In service

Laid-up

In works (major overhaul)

Static (no longer in service)

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