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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lisa O'Carroll Ireland correspondent

Stranded luxury cruise ship still stuck off coast of Northern Ireland

Villa Vie Odyssey
The Villa Vie Odyssey, which has been marooned in Belfast for four months due to repair works, is expected to depart on Wednesday afternoon. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA

The luxury cruise liner stranded in Belfast for four months remains anchored off the coast of Northern Ireland after two failed attempts to finally set sail on a round-the-world voyage.

The Villa Vie Odyssey was originally due to embark on a “perpetual” three-and-a-half-year trip on 30 May but was marooned after requiring repairs, leaving passengers stranded in Belfast over summer.

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