EXCLUSIVE Passengers on 'cursed' cruise ship stuck in Belfast since May are told their £27,000-a-month luxury liner is finally setting sail...
before a new crisis delays the beleaguered boat AGAIN By Lettice Bromovsky In Belfast Published: 03:51 EDT, 26 September 2024 | Updated: 03:52 EDT, 26 September 2024 e-mail View comments Passengers of a 'cursed' cruise ship which has been stuck in port in Belfast for four months had been told they could finally set sail today - only for the trip to be delayed by a new crisis, MailOnline can reveal. Hundreds of wealthy tourists, some of whom used their life savings to book a three-year world cruise on the luxury Villa Vie Odyssey costing up to £27,000-a-month, have instead been stuck in Northern Ireland since May as the boat has undergone a series of repairs and tests. The frustrated tourists, who had exhausted every tourist attraction that Belfast has to offer, with some visiting the famous Giant's Causeway twice to pass the time, were told earlier this week that the ship was finally ready to go – and that they should pack their bags.
But now it's emerged that despite the ship passing its sea tests a new critical issue will delay their departure for at least another three days - and potentially considerably longer. The unforeseen new problem is that the ship has been moored for all this time in docks owned by the world-famous Harland and Wolff company - famed for building the even more ill-fated Titanic - which went bust last week..