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CGN Lake Geneva boat company creates 4 brands for birthday

21/03/2013 by Ellen Wallace

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The heavy anchor is gone and one that is closer to a smiley face is being sported as part of the new CGN logo that accompanies four clearly delineated new brands and a smartphone app. The new look, business lineup, app and customer service are part of the 140th anniversary celebrations organized […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: app, boat company, CGN, crossings, Lake Geneva, reservations, restaurants, steamboats, tickets, timetables

Great dining while on Lake Geneva

10/06/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The CGN boat company’s summer schedule goes into effect Sunday 13 June, which means the tourist cruise boats will be operating fully. Among the special offers are fine dining cruises, with wonderful meals from the Geneva port prepared by the kitchen staff working under one of the region’s best […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Beau-Rivage Palace, CGN, cruises, fine dining, Geneva, La Savoie, Lake Geneva, Lausanne, Philippe Chevrier, Switzerland, tourist boats

CGN boat rates to rise

29/03/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Boat trips on Lake Geneva will go up by 5.5 percent in 2011, the CGN (Compagnie Générale de la Navigation) has announced, with smaller price increases on the Lausanne-Thonon line starting 1 June 2010. The 2011 ticket prices go into effect 12 December 2010, when Swiss public transport companies put new […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: CGN, France, Geneva, hikes, increases, Lake Geneva, pleasure, prices, public transport, rates, tickets, tourism, Vaud

Thonon-Lausanne boats now take Evian season pass

23/02/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Consumer use of Lake Geneva boats on the rise Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Thonon-Lausanne CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation) boats are now accepting season tickets for the Evian-Lausanne route, the company announced Tuesday 23 February, as part of its new prices and schedules for 2010. An annual pass on the Thonon-Lausanne line, increasingly used […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: annual passes, bus, CGN, Lake Geneva boats, Lausanne, metro, Mobilis, Thonon, tram

Fast boat service across lake proves its worth

17/12/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The fast boat service that connects Lausanne with Thonon, Haute Savoie in neighbouring France is one year old. The Compagnie Generale de Navigation (CGN) says that  traffic increased 19 percent in 2009, more than 125,000 more passengers, compared to 2008. The company offers 18-24 crossings a day, depending on the season, […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: CGN, Chens, Evian, France, lake crossings, Lausanne, navibus, Nyon, Switzerland, Thonon, Yvoire

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