Our fleet: SS (steamship) Blümlisalp
This venerable lady is a nostalgic double-deck saloon steamer from the Belle Époque, with modern technology, a cosy atmosphere and great comfort.
Key features
| Passenger capacity: | 750 persons |
| Catering capacity - Aperitifs/snachs: | 171 restaurant seats |
| Catering capacity - Meals: | 156 banquet seats |
| Cabin: | yes |
| Built by: | Escher Wyss, Zürich |
| Built in: | 1906 |
| Catering capacity | Area | Banquet seats | Banquet seats with buffet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon (main deck) | 55 m | 64 | 64 |
| Rotunda (main deck) | 55 m | 12 | 12 |
| Ladies' saloon | 6 | 6 | |
| Wheelhouse cabins | 2x8 | 2x8 | |
| Open-air foredeck (main deck) | 50 m | ||
| Freideck hinten (upper deck) | 30 m | 52 | 42 |
| Smokers' saloon (upper deck) | 8 m | 6 | 6 |
| Open-air foredeck (upper deck) | 46 m | ||
| Number of seats | 156 | 146 |
Disabled WCs on the main deck, wheelchair-accessible main deck
Loudspeakers and music centres
| Public address system | yes |
| Cassette recorder | yes |
| CD player | yes |
| DVD player with -R/RW, +R/RW, Photo CD | yes |
| MP3 connection | yes |
Contact and information
BLS AG, Schifffahrt Berner Oberland
Lachenweg 19, Postfach,
CH-3601 Thun
telephone +41 (0)58 327 48 11,
» e-mail
Ship charter: for quotes and bookings, please use our » online form
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Technical data
| Length over all | 63.45 m |
| Width over all | 13.30 m |
| Tiefgang beladen | 1.78 m |
| Displacement, loaded | 390 t |
| Propulsion | Escher Wyss |
| 2-cylinder compound engine | 478 kW |
| Speed | 25 km/h |
| Onboard power supply | 230/400 V |
Power supply
| 400V sockets | T15 |
| 230V sockets | T13 |
| Connected load | 6kW / 2kW |
| Microphone sockets | Saloon 1st + 2nd cl., entrance, stairs to upper deck |
| Cordless microphone | 2 channels |