Wonderful Trip on the Ohio

Item: American Melody
Rating: 4.9
Author: megmerritt

American Melody Cruise Review to River Cruises - United States

megmerritt

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 94

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

14 Night Grand Ohio River (Pittsburgh To St. Louis)

Sail date: July 13, 2024

Ship: American Melody

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

We’ve been on many ACL cruises; and, as usual, this one lived up to expectations: A beautiful ship; great food and libations; knowledgeable speaker; multiple fun excursions, creative and useful arts & crafts projects; and entertaining nightly shows. What has always been the outstanding feature of ACL's cruises, however, has been their people. They are incredibly friendly and so very helpful to mobility challenged passengers.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Ship was beautiful, and we especially appreciated the Sky Lounge on the 4th floor for its early risers breakfasts. Loved them! The cocktail bar's hours were great.

Sky Lounge

5 out of 5

Super-duper room with bar and access to Ellipse Cafe. Also extremely useful for crafts classes.

River Lounge

5 out of 5

Great room for entertainment and speakers.

Ellipse Café

5 out of 5

Wonderful dining option for early morning risers and those that wish to have something different for lunch.

Dining Room

5 out of 5

Beautiful room.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Speaker, evening entertainment, arts and crafts classes.

The Study

5 out of 5

Beautiful, quiet room for reading and peaceful activities.

Sun Deck

5 out of 5

Beautiful setting and plenty of space for all.

Sky Walk

5 out of 5

Great option for exercise.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We've observed on all of our ACL cruises the friendliness of the staff. And, most importantly, their handling and care of the mobility challenged is unparalleled.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Monica, our housekeeper, stayed on top of us!

Ports of call

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

5 out of 5

Being a Pittsburgh native, I feel ACL may want to include a city tour as part of their package as there are so many great attractions very near the ship.

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RIVER CRUISING

5 out of 5

Cruise days were relaxing.

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Cincinnati, Ohio

5 out of 5

City excursion was very thorough.

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Louisville, Kentucky

5 out of 5

Stitzel-Weller Distillery had plenty of bourbon for tastings!

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Paducah, Kentucky

5 out of 5

National Quilt Museum was unbelievable! A must-see for all, not just the quilters or seamstresses in our midst.

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St. Louis, Missouri

5 out of 5

Highlight of the city tour was the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Absolutely stunning! We've seen cathedrals in Europe, but nothing compares to this. Worth a trip to St. Louis!

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

There are two terminals in St. Louis; however, several passengers were dropped off at Terminal 1 and had to fend from there. Chance for improvement here.

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 4 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

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javawoody 4 months ago

Appreciate the review

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HeavySeas 4 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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