An around-the-world cruise ship, which set sail on Monday after months of delays, is still in Belfast Lough. Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey was scheduled to depart in May but has been beset with delays and five months after arriving, the ship has yet to leave Northern Ireland waters.

LONDON, UK — A cruise ship taking passengers on a 3 ½-year around-the-world voyage finally sailed from Belfast's dockside, after spending four months stuck in the Northern Ireland capital.

Cruise passengers are to set sail from Belfast on Monday on a three-and-a-half-year world voyage after being stranded in the city for months as the ship underwent unexpected repair works. Some plan to make it their forever home.

A luxury cruise liner which embarked on a voyage around the world following a four-month delay is returning to port just hours after it set sail.

It is understood that the ship's return is to allow some paperwork to be completed. The round-the-world cruise liner anchored off the coast of Northern Ireland overnight on Monday, and was expected to set sail again on Tuesday.

There were shouts, clapping and cheers of "hip, hip hooray" as it was announced that a cruise ship stranded in Belfast for the last four months would finally leave on Monday night. Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey,

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.