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Advent cruise on Lake Murten 2026: St Nicholas for adults, 24 seats in a heated saloon

✓ Checked at the source · as of 9 October 2026

Almost every St Nicholas ride in Switzerland is made for children. Not this one: on Lake Murten the MS «Murten» sails for two hours with St Nicholas, Christmas stories, coffee and cream cake, and the invitation is expressly for adults.

Key takeaway
The Advent cruise with St Nicholas sails on 29 November 2026 and 6 December 2026, from 13:30 to 15:30 from quay 6 in Murten harbour (boarding from 13:00). It costs CHF 55, CHF 25 for 14- to 16-year-olds, and takes at most 24 guests.
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Sun 29 Nov
First day
earlier than 6 of 9 events
8 days
Duration
typical: 5 days
Sun 6 Dec
Last day
2 weekends included
19 km
Nearest place
Bern
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📅 Ride days 2026 — date and status

Open on 2 of the 8 calendar days – in between, the door stays shut.

Advents-Fahrt mit äm Samichlous (MS «Murten»)

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Sunday, 29 November 2026 – Sunday, 6 December 2026 · 8 days

Organiser
Olagomio AG, MS «Murten»

The Samichlaus cruise for grown-ups: two hours in a heated saloon for at most 24 guests, with Christmas stories, coffee and cream cake.

Source: fribourg.ch · checked on 9 October 2026

🕐 Departure times and duration

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Start: 13:30–15:30

🗓️ Running today?

2 days with something on, 2 of them on a Saturday or Sunday – enter your day and the check tells you what is open.

📅 Visit-day check

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✅ Yes — one session runs here on that day.Advents-Fahrt mit äm Samichlous (MS «Murten»)
SessionRunOpening hoursDate set?
Advents-Fahrt mit äm Samichlous (MS «Murten»)Sun 29 Nov – Sun 6 Dec8 days13:30–15:30confirmed

Calculated from the ConvivaPlus dataset — every row with its own source above.

🚉 Boarding & transport — where it starts

Meeting point
Hafen Murten, Quai 6 (Boarding ab 13.00 Uhr)
🗺️ Open route

🎟️ Tickets & prices from the operator

  • CHF 55 for adults, CHF 25 for teenagers aged 14 to 16, coffee/tea and cream or fruit cake included. Book at olagomio.ch, tickets up to 15 minutes before departure at Quai 6.
  • No cruise in dense fog.

✨ On-board programme

The MS «Murten»'s saloon is heated and small: no more than 24 guests. For two hours St Nicholas tells Christmas stories, with coffee or tea and cream or fruit cake, all included.

The lake has a say. If visibility is too poor the boat stays in port; it says so plainly in Olagomio AG's programme. On a grey November Sunday you check the calendar, and the window too.

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🎯 Tips for families

What to know for the cruise.

  1. 1
    Book, then pay at the quayBooking is through olagomio.ch; tickets are sold until 15 minutes before departure at quay 6.
  2. 2
    Be there at 13:00Boarding from 13:00, departure 13:30, back at 15:30.
  3. 3
    Allow for fogIf the fog lies too thick on the lake, the cruise is cancelled. A look outside in the morning is worth it.
  4. 4
    A rate for teenagersYoung people aged 14 to 16 pay CHF 25 instead of CHF 55.
If this one is fully booked or doesn't suit you:
Bern →
Zurich →
Zurich · Bellevue →

📊 Ride days compared with nearby rides

Where this ride falls between November and February.

📊 Ride days compared

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❓ FAQ — answered

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🏆 The ConvivaPlus verdict

The ConvivaPlus verdict

For adults24 seatsSubject to fog

The only St Nicholas ride in our survey that is meant for adults. Small, warm, with cake — and with an honest caveat worth taking seriously: fog.

Freshness note: Dates, prices and conditions from Olagomio AG's programme, read on 9 October 2026.

Check the latest: ConvivaPlus festive rides dataset 2026 – Murten →

💎 Golden nuggets
The non-obvious — researched, not copied
  • ◆Two Sundays to choose from: the cruise sails on the first and second Sunday of Advent, with the same programme.

How we check

Every date comes from the organiser's, the municipality's or the canton's own site — never from an aggregator, never copied over from last year. Next to each source is the date we last read it.

Something missing or changed? A note below is enough; we check it at the source.

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Jana Meier
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💡Did you know?

The St Nicholas cruise on Lake Murten has a youth rate but no child rate: it is made for adults.

Source: ConvivaPlus festive rides dataset 2026 – Murten
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🚂 Festive rides · 9 October 2026