EXCLUSIVE All aboard! Passengers of 'cursed' cruise ship marooned in Belfast for four months finally prepares to set off READ MORE: Passengers on 'cursed' ship face ANOTHER crisis before set off By Eirian Jane Prosser In Belfast Published: 20:54, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 21:32, 30 September 2024 e-mail View comments Passengers of a 'cursed' cruise ship who were left stranded in Belfast for four months are hoping to finally hop aboard tonight as they set off on a three year, all-inclusive global voyage. The swanky Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey was supposed to set sail in May but has been dogged by a series of issues, from broken rudders and a faulty gearbox to steel works and engine problems. It left globetrotters who are paying £27,000-a-month for their new onboard cabins abandoned in rainy Northern Ireland for the summer rather than sunning themselves in the Caribbean, as planned.
Yet tonight, 125 passengers started crowding into a ferry terminal, escaping the pouring rain as they start to say goodbye to the city that became their temporary home for months, planning to hopefully set off on a trip of a lifetime - as long as the ship can set sail by 11pm tonight. Passengers celebrate the news that the Odyssey will be leaving Belfast after months of waiting 125 passengers started crowding into a ferry terminal tonight, escaping the pouring rain as they say goodbye to the city that became their temporary home for months Two passengers wave Belfast goodbye as they prepare to.