For the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship passengers, it was supposed to be three and half years of voyage across the world from this May. But for the past four and half months, they were stuck in Belfast,

The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship has finally set sail after four months stranded in Belfast. The ship was due to leave on a three-and-a-half-year cruise on 30 May but engine problems left the boat stuck in the city. But just before midnight on Monday, September 30, the cruise ship finally set sail.

The ship was supposed to have a brief stop in Northern Ireland for repairs back in May but unexpected problems left both the vessel and its passengers marooned for months.