MSC Melody Cruise Ship

3 readers found this review helpful

First cruise I have been on and it will be the last with MSC on any of their liners. Not interested in the English passengers whatsoever only the Italians (of course). Drinks really expensive 7 euros for a beer, 3 euros for a coke and 2euros 50 for a bottle of water (water... more

2 readers found this review helpful

This is the worst so called cruise ship i have been on.They tried to rip us of with a 6 euro a day service charge each on top of 15% on drinks,when you could get served .The cabin must have belonged to one the crew it was that small,with holes in the wall where they had... more

7 readers found this review helpful

Have just returned from a cruise with these shysters and although the itinery was good the shore time was far too short. Too many Sea Days with noting to de except spend money. I am going to be fair to the people on the ship who do try to make a good holiday for you. The... more

9 readers found this review helpful

Ok, so all the drinks on the boat are in US $ of course, but, the prices on the menu does not include a mandatory 15% service charge. Once past this irritation, your next shocker is in the form of the fact that the 15% service charge lead to NO service whatsoever!!! From... more

12 readers found this review helpful

My family and I were on a 2 day, 3 night cruise from Durban to Cape Town - 23 February 2011 to 26 February 2011. The ship is ok. Our room on the Oceanic Deck was actually quite nice. It was a 4 berth room with a double bed and 2 fold-out beds. One from the sofa and one... more

10 readers found this review helpful

I went on the melody from the 23th of Jan to the 26th Jan from Cape Town back to my hometown Durban. We could not wait to leave the harbour to sail out of Cape Town to look at the coast. Well we only left Cape Town between 2 and 4 the 24the and when we woke up we were at... more

26 readers found this review helpful

This is my official review of the msc melody. Please read this as it portrays nothing but the absolute truth about this piece of junk which is sworn to be a so-called “ocean-liner” filled with entertainment. I embarked on this cruise to hell on 18 december 2010. Little... more

43 readers found this review helpful

MSC Melody Review July 2010 This was certainly a cheap cruise but you do get what you pay for. As a whole we enjoyed ourselves but there are many points to warn others about. The general organisation was very poor, from embarkation/disembarkation to the emergency drill and... more

16 readers found this review helpful

I have to say I and two of my sisters had saved for a year for this cruise. we were so disappointed. The itinery was great but the officers who are paid by the fact that holiday makers want to go cruising were a disgrace and the amount of complaints going to their head... more

14 readers found this review helpful

I went on holiday on the 12th june 2010 with two of my sisters which one of them had never cruised before,after this experience I dont know if she will ever try it again. The only good things to say about the cruise is that the Itinery was great. The ships officers hardly... more