Photo: Charles McQuillan (Getty Images) After a four-month delay caused by maintenance issues, the Villa Vie Odyssey finally left Belfast, Northern Ireland, and steamed out of port on Monday, only to stop a few hours later. The 31-year-old cruise ship was still in Belfast Lough, the bay connecting Belfast with the Irish Sea. Its crew … Read more
Photo: Villa Vie Residences Villa Vie Residences promised cruise lovers at least a three-month voyage on what the company hopes will become a perpetual cruise. However, a 68-year-old Florida woman won’t get to traverse the world’s oceans on the Villa Vie Odyssey after the operator banned her for complaints in a private WhatsApp group chat … Read more
Photo: Ein Dahmer / Wikimedia Commons Imagine paying six figures on an around-the-world cruise and being stuck in Northern Ireland for three months. The Villa Vie Odyssey has been stuck at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, where the Titanic was built, instead of embarking on a three-year voyage. The ship’s operator states that … Read more
