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LAKE GENEVA Summer Timetable extended ! As a bonus PS Montreux should have returned to service commencing Monday 1st September ** ---===ooo000ooo===---  MPV Vevey makes the first daytime visit to Montreux by a 'Belle-Epoque' ship since the breakdown of PS La Suisse back in June As a result of the breakdown of mv Lausanne on Saturday 9th August --- that weekend on both Saturday and Sunday MPV Vevey operated the three daytime Lausanne to the Upper Lake sailings and her 1055 sailing to Geneva was covered by mv Ville-de-Genève Monday to Wednesday 11th to 13th Augusf.......... sailings 900-903-202-905-206-207 were CANCELLED ** - her start date was advanced to Thursday 21st August afterwhich MPV Vevey moved to Geneva At the start of September (after a quick visit to the dock).......... MPV Italie will take over the Lausanne to the Upper Lake roster releasing mv Lausanne to return to dock as "standby" for both the "ferry" and "Tourist" sailings Revised timetables for the rest of the extended summer timetable are now being added to this website | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photos: Robert Monch The paddle steamer passes the Geneva Fountain at the end of he daily sailing 101 from Lausanne | ||
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MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)  photos: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel has taken over the Geneva based sailings from her sister for the rest of the 2025 season She is seen calling at Coppet on her return afternoon sailing 105 from Lausanne | ||
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PS Montreux (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The paddle steamer eventually returned to service after her extended winter overhaul She is seen on her first day approaching Coppet on her return afternoon sailing 106 from Geneva to Lausanne | ||
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ex-PS mv Milano (Lake Como)  photo: Adam Boxall With large crowds around and several of the larger motor vessels unavailable.......... ..........the former paddle steamer helps to reduce the length of the queue for sailing 14 by operating a 'relief' sailing to the Middle Lake piers at 0950 She was later seen bringing the day trippers back to Como at 1710 | ||
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LAKE THUN Monday 11th August 2025 - do YOU know if this was due to a breakdown or staff shortage ? | ||
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SS Greif (Lake Greif)  photo: Ernst Mischler The very old steam ship built in 1895 is seen near Maur on a special sailing round the lake | ||
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PS Schiller (Lake Luzern)  photo: William Campbell The paddle steamer departs Beckenried on her lunchtime sailing 17 from Luzern to Flüelen | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photos: Robert Monch The motor paddle vessel sets off from Geneva on the outward leg of evening sailing 388 Yvoire | ||
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MPV Italia (Lake Garda)  picture: Limone webcam Despite the NLM advising earlier in the season that they did not expect either of their two motor paddle vessels to be in service during 2025.......... MPV Italia was observed at Limone operating the 0845 (sailing 71) from Riva to Malcesine Do YOU know when she started or why (possibly covering a broken down motor vessel) ? Looking through the Limone webcam files suggests she could have started with the last round trip on the previous evening PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING FURTHER | ||
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MPV Italie (Lake Geneva)  photo: Alain Vuistiner The motor paddle vessel departs Lausanne at the start of her return sailing 105 back to Geneva | ||
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All five Paddle Steamers (Lake Luzern)  picture: Luzern webcam All five paddle steamers set off on the annual Parade from Luzern to the 'Fireworks display' at Brunnen Were YOU there and do you hasve a better photo to displasy on this website ? | ||
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PS Gallia (Lake Luzern)  photo: Leila Blythe The paddle steamer sets off from Luzern on her peak-summer afternoon cruise sailing 45 to Vitznau to help clear the crowds returning from from Mount Rigi This is an extra timetabled sailing after her new daily morning "Legends of Lake Lucerne" four hour cruise sailing 202 round the lake | ||
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PS Lötschberg (Lake Brienz)  photo: Harold Blythe The paddle steamer has left Iseltwald and is heading for Giessbach on her outward afternoon sailing 69 from Interlaken to Brienz | ||
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Advance Information for the proposed 2025 sailings on most of the the Swiss and Italian Lakes can be found by clicking here (further information - including the Italian lakes when available - will be added as and when advised to me !!) |
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BEWARE.......... ! already been planned they will be replaced by a motor vessel on specific dates (eg for private charters or special events or breakdowns) or there is a breakdown, etc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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28th August 2025
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