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Belfast’s stranded luxury cruise ship: Inside all the onboard drama
Evening Standard
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10/1/2024
Belfast’s stranded luxury cruise ship: Inside all the onboard drama
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Stranded for months, hundreds of thousands of pound cabins and a meet-cute turned on-board
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wedding, here's what's been happening on the latest drama-filled, catastrophic world
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cruise.
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A luxury U.S. cruise ship finally set sail after being stranded in Belfast for over four
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months, only to hear it needs to return back to the Northern Irish port hours later.
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The Villa V Odyssey was due to depart on a three-and-a-half-year journey around the world
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on the 30th of May, however, was delayed due to necessary repairs.
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This meant the boat was stuck in the port in Belfast from the end of May until now.
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And after finally getting the green light to depart earlier today, passengers have been
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told they'll be returning to the port so some final pieces of paperwork can be done before
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setting off again this evening.
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So what's been happening on board for the last four months?
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Well, naturally, many passengers travelled home during this period, but around 100 are
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believed to have stayed in Northern Ireland.
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With cabins costing between £75,000 and £670,000, I can imagine many haven't been best pleased
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with all the delays.
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One couple sold up everything they owned to spend over $1 million on three cabins on board
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the ship, so for them, heading home wasn't really an option.
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But while being stranded has been a nightmare for some, it was a blessing in disguise for
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others.
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Two fellow passengers who decided to stay in Belfast ended up falling in love, are now
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engaged and planning to get married on board by the captain.
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The ship is scheduled to leave Belfast again at 11pm this evening, so fingers crossed it
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actually does.
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