A luxury cruise ship which was stranded in Belfast for four months is to return to the city just hours after it finally set sail. Chief executive of Villa Vie Residences Mike Petterson said the liner still had to complete administrative paperwork before it could finally depart to undertake a three-year round-the-world cruise.

Luxury cruise ship finally sets sail on around-the-world trip from Belfast after four-month delay - The Villa Vie Odyssey was due to embark on a three-year cruise from Belfast on May 30

A luxury cruise ship which was stranded in Belfast for four months is to return to the city just hours after it finally set sail. Chief executive of Villa Vie Residences Mike Petterson said the liner still had to complete administrative paperwork before it could finally depart to undertake a three-year round-the-world cruise.

Passengers cheered, applauded and hugged when the Villa Vie Odyssey finally left Belfast after a four-month delay, but just hours later they learnt that it would be turning back

A cruise ship that was stuck in Belfast for repairs for the last four months has finally departed from the city. Some 125 passengers on the round-the-world cruise liner boarded the ship on Monday evening and it left the port just after 23:30 BST.

A luxury round-the-world cruise ship beset with technical delays and docked in rainy Belfast since May finally departed from the Northern Irish capital late Monday, prompting celebration among its passengers.

Residents of the Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey Celebrate the news that the ship will be departing Belfast after three months. A cruise ship that was due to leave on Monday after being stuck in Belfast for four months has arrived at the departure dock.

Passengers on the massively delayed Odyssey cruise ship that has been stuck in Belfast say they are hoping to embark on the long-awaited journey on Monday – exactly four months since the cruise was due to depart.