Cruise ship passengers stranded in Belfast have shared what they will miss about Northern Eire as they put together to lastly set sail for a round-the-world journey.
The Villa Vie Odyssey was meant to embark on a three-and-a-half-year cruise on 30 Could however engine issues compelled the vessel – and its passengers – to remain in Belfast.
After a four-month delay, the ship is eventually on account of set sail at 11pm tonight.
“The people are amazing,” Mrs Hennessee mentioned. “They’re so kind and generous. It’s just amazing. We’ve made a lot of new friends, it’s been fun.”
She continued: “We’ve done pretty much every tourist thing Belfast has to offer. We just about frequent every restaurant you have in Belfast.
“We now love Guinness, that is a giant factor. We’ve one every single day.”
“American Guinness is not fairly like it’s over right here,” her husband added.
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The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship in Belfast on Saturday. Pic: PA
The couple have made essentially the most of their time stranded on UK shores by additionally visiting Tenerife and Paris, in addition to having fun with a shorter voyage on a Norwegian ship.
Whereas they have been “ecstatic” to lastly obtain a departure date, Mrs Hennessee added: “But this [delay] allowed us to finish the renovations on our cabin. Now we can cruise in style, it’s ready.”
The posh ship presents rental cabins from 35 to 120 days – or complete villas will be bought for £90,000 to £260,000.
Individuals who purchase a villa personal the house for nonetheless lengthy the ship operates, with a minimal assure of 15 years.
The stranded passengers have been unable to remain onboard through the four-month delay and have as an alternative stayed in lodges and short-term rental properties in Belfast.
Two of the ship’s passengers have had a very memorable time, going from being strangers to getting engaged whereas stranded.
