, the first “perpetual world cruise”, made global headlines after its trip was stalled in the city, where it remained all summer undergoing repairs. It eventually set sail on Monday night, but only travelled a short distance before dropping anchor in Belfast Lough, a few miles off the coast of Bangor. The luxurious liner was delayed once more as it waited for paperwork to be completed, before passengers could finally embark on their journey around the world.
Luxury liner sets off from Belfast after being stranded for four months On Wednesday, it was reported the vessel would return to Belfast. However, it remained just off Bangor until the following day. Then, on Thursday afternoon, the ship could be seen finally setting sail after five months.
In a social media post, cruise writer Dave Monk (AKA ‘Shipmonk’) shared a video of Villa Vie Odyssey passenger Holly Hennessy holding her pet cat, Captain, as the cruise moved away from Northern Irish shores. In the video, she says: “We’re moving. I’m sorry I didn’t get the horn for you.
“We can see [Northern Ireland] in the distance. We’ll miss you, right, Captain? We’re going to miss Belfast.” A separate video included in Mr Monk’s post shows passengers celebrating aboard the luxury cruiser, while a third video shows the ‘christening’ of the vessel at sea.
The plan had been to make for Scotland to refuel, but the liner changed direction for its scheduled destination as it had enough in the tank to make t.
