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)

New Year's Day - Sunday 1st January 2012

PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)

photo: Robert Horlacher
The only Swiss paddle steamer in service on New Year's Day
heads for dock and winter lay-up
after the final sailing of her extended 2011 season

Christmas Day - Sunday 25th December 2011

PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)

photo: Robert Horlacher
The only paddle steamer in service on any Swiss or Italian lake this year
Unlike previous years when her sister PS Uri operated timetabled sailings
on Lake Luzern, this year's schedule is restricted to "special" sailings only
Here we see PS Unterwalden passing Mount Pilatus
- one of the few mountains round the lake to have snow on this year !

Tuesday 18th October 2011

PS Unterwalden (Lake Luzern)

photo: Daniel Eichenberger
The well loaded paddle steamer returns to Lucern in Autumn sunshine
during the last week of the season

Saturday 10th September 2011

PS Concordia (Lake Como)

photo Robert Horlacher
The paddle steamer passes her older sister "Milano"
(now converted to a motor vessel, but still retaining her old paddleboxes)
as she returns to dock after operating the 1200 timetabled sailing
to Bellano and return on Saturday 10th September

August 2011

MPV Vevey (Lake Geneva)

photo Margaret Smith
The motor paddle vessel lies at geneva next to the her sister MPV Genève
(now in private hands)
Money is now being raised for a major re-build of MPV Vevey
which will hopefully see her back in regular service before too long

Friday 19th August 2011

PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)

photo Dr G C Ferguson
The paddle steamer happily approaches Geneva on sailing 101
shortly before the damage to her starboard paddlewheel near Yvoire
on her return journey to Lausanne

Saturday 13th August 2011

MPV Italia and MPV G Zanardelli (Lake Garda)

photo: Beat Leuthardt
A rare occasion when both motor paddle vessels
operated "full-length" timetables sailings vice car ferries on the same day !
They are seen passing each other

Sunday 7th August 2011

PS Simplon and PS Rhône (Lake Geneva)

photo: Daniel Eichenberger
The paddle steamers pass each other near Rolle

Friday 5th August 2011

PS Savoie (Lake Geneva)

photos: Peter Devrell
The paddle steamer arrives at Geneva Eaux-Vives pier en route to Yvoire
on the afternoon sailing 306 along the French coast of the Little lake

Do you want to know what every paddle steamer in service
is expected to do on a day-by day basis throughout 2012 ?
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	.............. LAKE GENEVA "*PS La Suisse* " and "*PS Savoie* " are planned to return to *timetabled sailings* from *Lausanne* (weekends only) and *Geneva* (daily) on *Good Friday - 6th April* ....................... LAKE LUZERN "*PS Uri* " or another *paddle steamer* is *planned* to open the 2012 *timetabled sailings* from *Luzern* to *Flüelen* and *return* on *Good Friday 6th April* ....................... LAKE MAGGIORE "*PS Piemonte* " is planned to make a rare public sailing from *Luino* on *Saturday 14th April* ....................... LAKE BRIENZ "*PS Lötschberg* " is *planned* to open her *2012 timetabled sailings* from *Interlaken* to *Brienz* and *return* on *Sunday 13th May* ....................... LAKE THUN "*PS Blümlisalp* " is *planned* to open her *2012 timetabled sailings* from *Thun* to *Interlaken* and *return* on *Sunday 13th 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 2012
will not be available for some time

Nevertheless some Advance Information for the proposed 2012 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
none at present
Wednesday 1st August 2012 - Swiss National Day
Lake Luzern	All *paddle steamers* on Naval Parade to Brunnen fireworks	1912 Luzern to Bouchs 2031 Bouchs to Luzern

Friday 22nd July 2011
Lake Geneva	*PS La Suisse* not in service DO YOU KNOW WHY ?	0930 Lausanne to Le Bouveret 1018 Le Bouveret to Lausanne 1230 Lausanne to Le Bouveret 1333 Le Bouveret to Lausanne 1530 Lausanne to Le Bouveret 1633 Le Bouveret to Lausanne

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