Shipping
After a long forced break: the cruise ship wants to take off
Cabins from the “Villa Vie Odyssey” were also available for purchase. photo
© Liam Mcburney/PA Wire/dpa
The “Villa Vie Odyssey” was stuck in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for four months. Now the cruise ship’s journey is about to begin – some passengers want to travel the world’s oceans for years.
Shortly after setting off, however, the ship did not get far. The cruise ship left the port on Tuesday night and had to return due to administrative matters, reported PA and BBC.
According to the Guardian newspaper, most of the passengers come from the USA. Some arrived in May and were then stranded in Belfast. They found other accommodation or decided to use the time to travel, the newspaper wrote.
The ship trip is advertised as an ongoing cruise. Passengers can rent cabins for a specific period of time or buy them outright. For example, purchase prices of 120,000 or 350,000 US dollars are stated on the website (110,000/315,000 euros).
While waiting in Belfast, two passengers became closer, the PA news agency reported: a man from Canada and a woman from the USA had gotten to know each other better in the past few months and are now engaged.