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Hello Trish and welcome to MySwissAlps
You can’t – there are no reserved seats. Just wander over to the boat and hop on if you have a Swiss Travel Pass. If you don’t have a Swiss Travel Pass then buy a ticket for the boat before you leave Lugano.
If you want to access the upper deck and dining room you need to have a 1st class ticket or buy and upgrade from 2nd class at a station or on board the steamer.
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thanks for the reply. We will have a global aural pass – does that qualify to get onto the boat, or is it only a Swiss travel pass? do I need a ticket?
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I’m guessing you mean Eurail Global Pass. In that case you would need to buy a ticket discounted 50% for boats on Lake Luzern. See http://www.myswissalps.com/eu railglobalpass/validit y.