Stranded couple paying £27,000-a-month for dream round-the-world trip are enjoying beer and fish and chips in Belfast instead Are you stuck on the cruise ship? Email lettice.bromovsky@mailonline.co.
uk By Lettice Bromovsky Published: 03:03 EDT, 30 August 2024 | Updated: 03:22 EDT, 30 August 2024 e-mail View comments A couple paying £27,000 a month for a round-the-world cruise that has been unable to set sail for months have taken to flying to their dream destinations because they 'didn't sign up for a ship to stay in one port.' Lanette Canen and Johan Bodin, both 54, have been left stranded in Belfast for three months after their voyage on the Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey was plagued by problems with its rudders and gearbox. But instead of staying put in the northern Irish city like most other passengers, they have jet-setted off to Norway, Ireland, Spain , Italy , Croatia, Slovenia, and Sweden to wait out the delays.
This is despite cruise bosses claiming to be doing everything they can to 'relieve the anxiety' of passengers by planning trips to 'Tenerife and Liverpool', organising other cruises or putting guests up in hotels on land as they are unable to stay on the boat at night. The mega-yacht which offers residency rooms from £75,000 to £700,000, has even seen some passengers sell their homes and businesses just to be a part of the adventure after travelling from their homes across the world, with many coming from the US and one intrepid couple even coming from Nicar.