A ‘cursed’ luxurious cruise liner which had been stranded in Belfast for 4 months solely to lastly embark on its world cruise yesterday has been struck by an astonishing new delay.
Passengers on The Villa Vie Odyssey boat believed the jinx that had delayed their journey for therefore lengthy had ended final night time after they lastly sailed out of the Northern Irish capital heading for Brittany.
However simply hours later passengers had been instructed that there was an excellent admin matter that meant the boat needed to return instantly for a quick spell again in Belfast.
And this night passengers are actually reporting that there’s now apparently no free berth for the ship to maneuver again into to resolve the difficulty – so they’re anchored in Belfast lock for the night time.
The newest delay comes after final week the homeowners of the docks the place the boat had been moored since Could went bankrupt – that means that they had nowhere to board passengers and had been delayed for an additional 5 days after the engine hassle had lastly been solved.
Passengers on The Villa Vie Odyssey boat (pictured) believed the jinx that had delayed their journey for therefore lengthy had ended final night time after they lastly sailed out of the Northern Irish capital heading for Brittany
Passengers are actually reporting that there’s now apparently no free berth for the ship to maneuver again into to resolve the difficulty – so they’re anchored in Belfast lock for the night time (Pictured: Passengers celebrating within the bar final night time)
Simply hours after leaving the port, passengers had been instructed that there was an excellent admin matter that meant the boat needed to return instantly for a quick spell again in Belfast
Now the curse of The Villa Vie Odyssey seems to have struck as soon as once more – with greater than 125 passengers as soon as once more in limbo as they’re anchored simply 10 miles from town the place they’ve been stranded for therefore lengthy with no thought of how lengthy this newest delay will take.
As an alternative, nonetheless, these aboard the liner – who’re paying as a lot as £27,000-a-month for his or her cabins on the all-inclusive three 12 months international cruise – are bobbing at sea simply exterior Belfast, 24 hours after leaving.
This morning passengers had been led to imagine they’d be returning to Belfast Harbour at round noon for a few hours to finish some ultimate paperwork.
However this afternoon the boat nonetheless remained anchored and sat idle with its engine off.
No official announcement has been made onboard, with many unaware of the place they’re subsequent heading to, in keeping with the ship’s new residents who’ve been having fun with adjusting to their new life at sea.
Some sources aboard stated it’s ‘ironic’ that Belfast is to grow to be their first port of name as a result of lots of the passengers have spend weeks killing time there – visiting native vacationer sights like The Big’s Causeway greater than as soon as.
After they ultimate set sail in earnest their world-wide journey will see them stopping at seven continents, 147 ports and 425 completely different places over the three-and-a-half 12 months interval.
The Villa Vie Odyssey leaves Belfast Harbour final night time the place it had been stranded since Could
The 125 holidaymakers thought they had been lastly on their manner till catastrophe struck once more
Passengers wave as they board the Villa Vie Odyssey at Belfast Cruise Ship Terminal final night time
Mikael Petterson, chief govt of Villa Vie Residences, will get a kiss from a passenger as they board the cruise ship at Belfast Port’s Cruise Ship Terminal yesterday night
Passengers lastly board the Villa Vie Odyssey at Belfast Cruise Ship Terminal final night time
Workers working for the harbour additionally instructed MailOnline they had been unaware of Odyssey returning to the dock.
MailOnline has tried to contact CEO Mike Peterson for an replace.
The ship was first set to sail on Could 30 however a damaged rudder and gearbox points meant passengers onboard had been pressured to spend their summer time within the dreary British rain moderately than sunning themselves within the Caribbean.
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