Some 125 passengers boarded the cruise liner at about 8pm yesterday (Monday) and it left the port just after 11.30pm.
But the ship has still not left Northern Ireland waters...

9. Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 30th September 2024 Villa Vie ResidencesÕ Odyssey passengers gather at Belfast HarbourÕs cruise ship dock as they wait to board The Villa Vie ResidencesÕ Odyssey. The Villa Vie ResidencesÕ Odyssey, which docked in Belfast to be outfitted, was scheduled to depart on 30 May but it was held up for repairs, leaving passengers stranded in Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey passengers gather at Belfast Harbour’s cruise ship dock as they wait to board The Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey. Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

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Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey passengers gather at Belfast Harbour’s cruise ship dock as they wait to board The Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey. Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

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Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey passengers gather at Belfast Harbour’s cruise ship dock as they wait to board The Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey. Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

12. Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 30th September 2024 Villa Vie ResidencesÕ Odyssey passengers gather at Belfast HarbourÕs cruise ship dock as they wait to board The Villa Vie ResidencesÕ Odyssey. The Villa Vie ResidencesÕ Odyssey, which docked in Belfast to be outfitted, was scheduled to depart on 30 May but it was held up for repairs, leaving passengers stranded in Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey passengers gather at Belfast Harbour’s cruise ship dock as they wait to board The Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey. Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

