A residential cruise ship is still anchored off Belfast
A residential cruise ship is still anchored off Belfast after finally being released from its 4-month purgatory
Villa Vie Odyssey finally set sail on Monday night after four months of delays.However, it has turned back to port less than 24 hours later.Some more paperwork needs to be completed before the three-year round-the-world voyage can begin.
US cruise ship finally departs Belfast after months of delays
After months of delays, a US cruise ship set for a global voyage departed from Belfast for the second time this week, according to passengers. Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey sailed on Thursday afternoon, with reports indicating it is heading to Scotland for refuelling.
'Hip hip hooray': Stranded cruise ship leaves Belfast
There were shouts, clapping and cheers of "hip, hip hooray" as it was announced that a cruise ship stranded in Belfast for the last four months would finally leave on Monday night. Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey, which was being outfitted in Belfast, should have departed in May but was delayed as it needed repairs.
Cruise ship to return to Belfast hours after leaving
A cruise ship, which finally set sail from Belfast on Monday after months of delays, is set to return to the port on Tuesday afternoon. Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey was scheduled to leave the city in May, but five months after arriving, the ship is yet to leave Belfast Lough after being beset with delays.
Luxury cruise ship passengers find love while marooned in Belfast
Luxury cruise passengers who have been marooned in Belfast for four months are hoping to hit the seas this week. The worldwide voyage of the Villa Vie Odyssey has been long set back, leaving its guests stuck exploring Northern Ireland instead.
Stranded round-the-world cruise ship set to return to Belfast just hours after leaving
A luxury cruise ship is set to return to Belfast just hours after it finally set sail on its three-year trip around the world. The Villa Vie Odyssey was due to embark on its lengthy cruise from Northern Ireland on 30 May, but emergency repair works left the boat - and its passengers - stranded for four months while they waited for it to leave.
Stranded cruise ship finally sails out of Belfast Lough
A cruise ship stranded in Belfast for the past four months has finally left the city's lough.
Cruise ship departs after four months stranded in Belfast
Cruise ship departs after four months stranded in Belfast - Villa Vie Odyssey is understood to be headed for Scotland before going on to France and later the Bahamas.
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A cruise ship bound on a round-the-world voyage leaves Belfast after a 4-month delay
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Delayed cruise ship still stuck off the coast of Northern Ireland after ‘paperwork’ setback
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Delayed cruise to finally set sail from Belfast as ‘excited’ passengers spend last day in city
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