Five historic paddle steamers and 14 elegant saloon motorboats are part of the shipping company's fleet. You have the choice of travelling around the lake in a nostalgic Art Nouveau saloon or on a state-of-the-art yacht with a convertible roof. The delicacies from the galley double the pleasure of the cruise.
Excursion mountains on the lake
The boat takes you to numerous excursion destinations and mountain railways located directly on the lake, such as Rigi, Pilatus, Bürgenstock and Seelisberg. But the boat is also the perfect means of transport for many other excursions. And in winter, you can travel by boat directly to the valley stations of the winter sports resorts of Klewenalp and Rigi.Schedule
You can find the current timetable at the SGV website.
Facts & Figures Lake Lucerne
Name
The name of Lake Lucerne has its origins in the historic four "Waldstätten", the three original cantons of Unterwalden, Schwyz and Uri and the canton of Lucerne, which surround Lake Lucerne.
Size
The lake is 114 km² in size, is 214 m deep and lies at an altitude of 433 m above sea level.
Establishment
Lake Lucerne formed as a glacial lake around 12,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age.
Inflows / Outflows
The Reuss with its confluence at Flüelen and Seedorf, the Sarner Aa at Alpnachstad, the Engelberger Aa at Buochs and the Muota at Brunnen are the main tributaries of Lake Lucerne. The Reuss flows at a steep gradient from the Gotthard massif and carries large quantities of bedload with it, so that the Reuss delta has expanded over time by 10 kilometres to the north into Lake Uri.
Lake Lucerne has one outflow: the Reuss. This leaves the lake in Lucerne, controlled by a regulating weir.