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A residential cruise ship that's supposed to sail the world for 3 years has been stuck in Northern Ireland for 3 months

• The Villa Vie Odyssey was supposed to set sail on a global cruise from Belfast in May.
• Problems with the ship mean it's been docked there for the past three months.
• Some passengers are staying positive and using the delay to take trips elsewhere.

A residential cruise ship that was supposed to travel around the world has been stuck in Northern Ireland for the past three months.

Business Insider previously reported that the  Villa Vie Odyssey  was initially set to sail from Belfast in May. The ship has been docked there because it needed updating, as it's more than 30 years old. It was previously called the Braemar and operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines.

Villa Vie has said issues such as the aging ship's rudder stocks and recertification have since delayed its departure by three months.

The 509 cabins cost at least $100,000. The Odyssey is due to sail around the world every three-and-a-half years , visiting 147 countries and 425 destinations en route.

But while the ship is stuck in Belfast, passengers can go on board during the day but not stay on it overnight.

The cruise line's CEO, Mikael Petterson, previously told BI that Villa Vie provided residents with a shuttle to and from the ship, as well as food, drinks, excursions, and lodging — or a per diem payment for those who "choose to do their own thing."

One couple on the ship, Johan Bodin and Lanette Canen, previously told BI they've traveled elsewhere during the delay, to the likes of Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, and Sweden.

The couple said Villa Vie had also sent them on various excursions, including a trip to the Canary Islands and a cruise to the Norwegian fjords.

"We understand there are hiccups," Bodin told BI. "They're schmoozing us a bit to keep us happy. They're almost being too serviced-minded — I don't need to be pampered all the time."

Holly Hennessey, from Florida, told BBC News: "We can have all of our meals and they even have movies and trivia entertainment, almost like cruising except we're at the dock."

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Angela and Stephen Theriac told the outlet they've spent the delay traveling around Spain by train, visiting Greenland, and taking weekend trips to England.

"We keep teasing we will apply for residency here in Belfast," Angela Theriac told the BBC.

"We have eaten in every restaurant and had a Guinness in every pub," her husband added. "It is just all part of our adventure."

Angela previously told BI they'd started decorating their floating condo with "personal touches", adding: "Our room is our bedroom, and the ship is our home."

Petterson, the CEO and founder, previously told BI in an August 19 email that Villa Vie Odyssey would embark from Belfast "any day now."

Villa Vie did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside US working hours.

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Cruise passengers on three-year world voyage stranded in Belfast for months

Passengers who paid more than half a million pounds for a three-year world cruise have been stranded in Belfast for three months.

The Odyssey, operated by Villa Vie Residences , was meant to sail from the Northern Ireland capital on May 30 for the first leg of its voyage.

But instead of setting out on a journey that will circle the globe, visiting 425 ports and more than 100 islands in Europe, Asia and the Americas, the ship has been plagued by delays and problems with its rudder and gearbox.

It remains in dock near to the yellow cranes of the Harland & Wolff shipbuilding company that built the doomed liner Titanic in 1911.

That has left its passengers with no choice but to sample the Belfast craic this summer, rather than sipping cocktails in the Caribbean.

“I’ve never had so much use for my umbrella in my life, and I carry my raincoat everywhere I go,” Holly Hennessey, from Florida, told BBC News.

The self-confessed “cruise addict”, who is travelling with her cat Captain, is making the most of the ship’s time in dock.

Ms Hennessey added: “I want to stay just as long as I am able. I have always wanted to live on a ship, and it will be a dream come true for me.”

While in Belfast, passengers can spend time on the ship, which boasts amenities including fine dining, a golf simulator, and a swimming pool, during the day but must disembark at night.

The cruise company is paying for hotel rooms in the city for the passengers while they are waiting to begin the voyage.

“We can have all of our meals and they even have movies and trivia entertainment, almost like cruising except we’re at the dock,” said Ms Hennessy.

“We have eaten in every restaurant and had a Guinness in every pub,” said Stephen Theriac, another passenger, who joked he might apply for residency in Belfast. “It is just all part of our adventure.”

As well as taking  traditional passengers, Odyssey is also one of the world’s first cruise ships to carry residents .

The residents have bought their cabins, costing between £78,730 and £708,590 plus monthly fees, outright for the 15-year life of the vessel.

With daily costs on board as low as about £70 many people will find it cheaper than living on land.

The inaugural 1,301-day journey from Belfast was meant to head to northern Europe before visiting Iceland, Greenland, Canada and the east coast of the United States.

From Miami, the ship will sail to the Caribbean and down South America, past Antarctica then back up the west coast of the US before travelling to Japan, the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand before a short spell in dry dock in late October 2026.

Mike Petterson, the chief executive of Villa Vie Residences, told the BBC that the Odyssey would launch by the end of next week.

He said: “When you’re the first at doing something, you will run into hiccups, but we’re definitely getting there, and although we are late, we will launch.”

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Royal Caribbean and other companies are aggressively building over-the-top ships. “Today’s cruisezillas make the Titanic look like a small fishing boat,” noted one sustainability specialist.

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The Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, drew as much criticism as excitement when Royal Caribbean launched it earlier this year, but the ship has been a hit among cruise goers. Now the cruise line is adding to its fleet of megaships.

The company already has two Icon Class ships on order — Star of the Seas, which will be launched in 2025, and a third ship that has not yet been named but will be delivered in 2026. It now has plans to order a fourth ship, set for a 2027 launch, with options for a fifth and sixth. The new ships build on the market response to Icon of the Seas, said Jason Liberty, president and chief executive of Royal Caribbean Group, announcing the agreement to build the new ships.

“Since its debut, Icon has exceeded our expectations in both guest satisfaction and financial performance,” Mr. Liberty said in a statement on Tuesday.

The 250,800-ton ship, which can carry nearly 8,000 people, has eight “neighborhoods” packed with amenities that include a 55-foot waterfall, six water slides and more than 40 restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.

Royal Caribbean’s announcement comes as the cruise industry reports record demand, attracting new customers with attractively priced packages that often include food, beverages and activities. In 2023, cruise travel exceeded 2019’s 29.7 million passengers by some two million, with 31.7 million passengers. This year, that number is expected to reach 34.7 million, according to Cruise Lines International Association, the industry’s trade group.

Responding to the demand, Royal Caribbean launched four new ships this year and has seven more on order. Other major cruise lines, like Carnival, Norwegian and MSC, are also launching next-generation vessels through 2027. The trend has drawn criticism from environmental groups, who warn that the number and scale of the ships undermine the industry’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

The world’s largest cruise ships are now twice as big as they were in 2000, according to a report by Transport and Environment , a Brussels-based advocacy group for clean transport and energy. If vessels continue to grow at their current rate, the biggest ships in 2025 will be eight times larger than the Titanic, with a capacity to carry nearly 11,000 passengers, the report found.

“Today’s cruisezillas make the Titanic look like a small fishing boat. How much bigger can these giants get?” said Inesa Ulichina, the sustainable shipping officer at Transport and Environment. “The cruise business is the fastest growing tourism sector and its emissions are quickly getting out of control.”

Based on the current fleets of its member lines, CLIA said, there is a strong balance of cruise ship sizes. Many cruise lines argue that their larger vessels are being built more efficiently in line with their sustainability goals, with features to make them compatible with cleaner fuel sources like methanol.

The Icon of the Seas has several features designed to minimize the ship’s carbon footprint, including a waste management system that converts onboard waste into energy and an advanced purification system that is designed to treat all wastewater onboard.

“Achieving net zero is not something any one company can do alone,” Mr. Liberty said, speaking last month at a Decarbonization Summit hosted by Royal Caribbean Group and the not-for-profit Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. “It requires collective problem solving, creative thinking, and a willingness to have tough conversations.”

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A perverted Royal Caribbean cruise ship employee who planted hidden cameras in guests’ rooms — and even hid under beds to record young kids getting out of the shower — has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Arvin Joseph Mirasol, a 34-year-old Philippine national who worked as a cabin attendant on the Symphony of the Seas, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material — including kids as young as 2, according to the Justice Department.

Mirasol was detained at sea on Feb. 25 after a girl found a camera “affixed to the counter underneath the sink” one day after the cruise ship set sail from Southern Florida.

He was arrested in March by Broward County deputies after the Symphony of the Seas returned to Port Everglades, originally on state charges. He was also fired from his job.

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Royal Caribbean International revealed new details Tuesday about its second Icon Class vessel, Star of the Seas. The ship will set sail from Florida’s Port Canaveral near Orlando in August 2025.

“Us really bringing the world's best family vacation to one of the world's best family markets felt like a natural synergy,” Jay Schneider, chief product innovation officer and senior vice president for the line's parent company, Royal Caribbean Group , told USA TODAY.

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“One thing about this class is the class is coming out very fast, and it doesn't give you a whole lot of time to adjust,” Schneider said. “And so we wanted to learn as much as we could about what is successful on Icon as we kind of look ahead to Star.”

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For comparison, Star – like Icon – will have 20 decks and measure 1,196 feet long. Royal Caribbean's newest Oasis Class ship, Utopia of the Seas , has 18 decks and measures 1,188 feet.

But Star will feature new takes on some features that launched on Icon. Empire Supper Club, an intimate space serving multicourse meals with live entertainment, will be reimagined as the 1930s Chicago-inspired Lincoln Park Supper Club. The “eatertainment” venue was always envisioned as an evolving concept, Schneider said.

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Residents are very active, entrepreneurial and philanthropic, and they have a thirst for knowledge, adventure and travel.

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The Resident community is comprised of approximately 150 families who hail from 20 countries throughout North America (U.S. and Canada), Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and South Africa.

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Enormous Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud is the talk of Dartmouth

The Norwegian vessel explores the remotest parts of the planet - and is currently stopping off in Devon

• 17:34, 14 JUN 2023
• Updated 21:07, 14 JUN 2023

An impressive cruise ship from Norway has turned heads in Dartmouth this afternoon after being spotted in the harbour. MS Maud is passenger ship that embarks regularly on spectacular voyages to the remotest locations on the planet.

It arrived in Darmouth today at approximately 5.30am, according to Marine Traffic after leaving the Scilly Isles yesterday. It's now on its way to Dover and is expected to arrive at 8.15am tomorrow.

According to Cruise Co-Ordinator Tricia Daniels, the MS Maud is possibly one of the most frequent vessels in Dartmouth and has visited the town four times in the past two months. Formerly known as MS Midnastsol, the 19-year old cruise ship is operated by Hurtigruten Expeditions and named after one of the most famous polar vessels of all time, Roald Amundsen's Maud.

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It was built just after the turn of the 21st century and its home port is in Tromso, Norway. The facilities on board the passenger ship include cabins and public areas, a science centre, restaurants, alongside wellness and relaxation areas.

She also had her namesake in Hurtigruten Expedition’s 1925 flagship, DS Dronning Maud (DS Queen Maud). Today, MS Maud is equipped with advanced technology that makes her exceptionally well-suited for expedition cruises in Norway and the British Isles.

Her bright interiors are appointed in a classic Art Deco style. Guests can channel their inner scientist in the advanced Science Center and enjoy daily lectures in the lecture hall or in the comfort of their cabin with our new streaming service. On board is a number of restaurants, an Explorer Lounge and Bar, outdoor observation deck and gym and sauna with stunning views.

The ship can carry 528 passengers and is 446ft long. MS Maud originally joined the Hurtigruten Expeditions fleet in 2003 and instantly proved popular with guests who cruised aboard her on voyages to Antarctica and the Arctic. However, with a desire to embrace new ‘green’ technology, Hurtigruten felt the ship needed to be re-engineered to sail using hybrid power, thus drastically cutting emissions.

At the same, the Norwegian cruise operator wanted to take the opportunity to enhance the onboard environment so it was more in-keeping with their two new ships, MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen. As such, MS Maud boasts a range of new accommodation options and amenities.

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