The luxury cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey finally left Belfast Harbour but had to return - months after it became stranded in Northern Ireland due to unexpected repair works

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.

There were scenes of joy in the cruise terminal on Monday night when it was confirmed that the ship was on its way to collect passengers.

A luxury cruise liner which embarked on a voyage around the world following a four-month delay is returning to port just hours after it set sail. The Villa Vie Odyssey finally set off from the Harland & Wolff dockyards in Belfast at 11.

A cruise ship, which finally set sail on Monday after months of delays, remains in Belfast Lough on Tuesday afternoon. Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey was scheduled to leave the city in May, but five months after arriving,

A luxury cruise ship which was stranded in Belfast for four months is to return to the port just hours after it finally set sail because of “incomplete paperwork”. Villa Vie Odyssey was slated to depart the city in May but was beset with delays as it needed repairs.