Swiss Paddlesteamer Timetables

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Swiss and Italian paddle steamer Timetables This is an unofficial site (Always check locally before booking for any future sailing) Note:- throughout this website reference is made to "PS" (Padddle Steamer) - locally (in Switzerland) you are more likely to find "DS" (Dampf Schiff)
Currently there are no Swiss paddle steamers in service The first dates planned for 2010 are as follows.......... Lake Luzern - Good Friday 2nd April Lake Geneva - Good Friday 2nd April Lake Zurich - Sunday 25th April Lake Konstanz - Saturday 1st May Lake Brienz - Sunday 23rd May Lake Thun - Sunday 23rd May
Saturday 30th January 2010 PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern) photo: Daniel Eichenberger Work is proceeding well with the major re-build note the crank-shaft awaiting fitting
Saturday 30th January 2010 PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel) photo: Daniel Eichenberger Work on the former paddle steamer Maffei engine 576 from *PS Ludwig Fessler* (Lake Chiem - Bavaria) is nearing completion at the SGV works at Luzern It almost looks like a new machine in its destinctive blue
Saturday 30th January 2010 PS Neuchâtel (Lake Neuchâtel) photo: Daniel Eichenberger Can you believe these wheels will be pounding the waters of Lake Neuchâtel within a couple of years ? Standing outside in the snow at Luzern waiting for their turn to visit the SGV works The ship will be open for public viewing on the first Thursday of each month at Neuchâtel harbour
Wednesday - 20th January 2010 PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern) photos: Robert Horlacher Work continues rapidly on the paddle steamer at Luzernn dry-dock She is planned to return to service early 2011
Sunday 3rd January 2010 PS Uri (Lake Luzern) "The end of the extended 2009 season" photo: Daniel Eichenberger The paddle steamer disembarks her passengers at Luzern prior to retiring to the works for major attention to her boilers ready for the 2010 season
Saturday/Sunday - 2nd/3rd January 2010 PS Uri (Lake Luzern) photos: Robert Horlacher The paddle steamer approaches Beckenried ("what a difference a day makes")
Saturday - 2nd January 2010 MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva) photo: Daniel Eichenberger *The motor paddle vessel* back at Lausanne after its day in timetabled service**
New Year's Day - Friday 1st January 2010 PS Uri (Lake Luzern) picture: SGV webcam *The paddle steamer* sets off from Luzern on her first sailing of the new decade !**

Do you want to know what every paddle steamer in service is expected to do on a day-by day basis throughout 2010 ? Then click here to find out (information is being added/updated as and when advised to me) Please e-mail me if you are aware of any errors or updates so they can be corrected for the benefit of other visitors to this website

ALL the latest news about the lake
paddle steamers
and their sailing schedules
(Always check locally before booking for any sailing)

Headline News	.............. * * * STOP PRESS ----- LAKE NEUCHÂTEL "*PS Neuchâtel* " is *planned* to *start her re-build* *this September* ....................... LAKE NEUCHÂTEL "*PS Neuchâtel* " is *planned* to be open for *Public viewing* on *Thursday 1st April* ....................... LAKE GENEVA "*MPV Vevey* " is *planned* to operate *timetabled sailings* from *Lausanne* to *Evian-le-Bains* and the *Upper Lake* on *Good Friday - 2nd April* ....................... LAKE LUZERN "*PS Stadt Luzern* " is *expected* to open the 2010 *timetabled sailings* from *Luzern* to *Flüelen* and *return* on *Good Friday - 2nd April* ....................... LAKE GENEVA "*MPV Vevey* " is *planned* to operate *timetabled sailings* from *Geneva* to the *Little Lake* on *Sunday 18th April* ....................... LAKE KONSTANZ "*PS Hohentwiel* " is *planned* to operate an evening *Jazz Cruise* from *Konstanz* on *Whit Saturday 22nd May* ....................... LAKE BRIENZ "*PS Lötschberg* " is *planned* to *return to service* sailing from *Interlaken* to *Brienz* on *Sunday 23rd May* ....................... LAKE THUN "*PS Blümlisalp* " is *planned* to *return to service* sailing from *Thun* to *Interlaken* on *Sunday 23rd May* ....................... *see below, next page, also fleet, news and individual timetable pages for further details*
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ADVANCE INFORMATION

Confirmed information for most lakes for 2010
will not be available for some time

Nevertheless some Advance Information for the proposed 2010 sailings
on the Swiss and Italian Lakes
can be found by clicking here
(further information will be added as and when advised to me !!)

BEWARE.......... !

Despite some sailings being officially advertised/planned to be operated by paddle steamers throughout the season, there are inevitably occasions when it has
already been planned they will be replaced by a motor vessel on specific dates
(eg for private charters or special events)

Lake	Event (if known)	Paddle steamer sailings expected to be replaced by a motor vessel or occasionally withdrawn
Sunday 21st February 2010
Lake Geneva	*MPV Vevey* early start of winter overhaul	0925 Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains 1005 Evian-les-Bains to Lausanne 1100 Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains 1145 Evian-les-Bains to Lausanne 1230 Lausanne to Château-de-Chillon 1425 Château-de-Chillon to Lausanne despite what was previously* shown on the official website !*
	The CGN originally advertised the Upper Lake sailings as..... MPV Vevey - until 21st February
Saturday 1st May 2009
Lake Geneva	All paddle steamers	1220 Geneva to Hermance 1430 Geneva to Yvoire 1305 Hermance to Geneva 1620 Yvoire to Geneva
	The CGN advertises the Little Lake sailings as..... MPV Vevey - until 30th April PS Savoie - from 2nd May
Sunday 16th May 2009
Lake Geneva	All paddle steamers Naval Parade "off-Morges"	1220 Geneva to Hermance 1430 Geneva to Yvoire 1305 Hermance to Geneva 1620 Yvoire to Geneva

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