Passengers of the Villa Vie Residences cruise ship spent their last day in Belfast on a beer bike tour of the city.

The start of cruise, boasting an “ever changing backyard”, was delayed for four months due to unexpected repair works, meaning the ship has been stranded in Belfast. The ship’s passengers hope to board on Monday.

Passengers on board a luxury cruise ship stranded in Belfast have been spending their last night in the city ahead of the liner’s hotly-anticipated departure on Sunday.

The Villa Vie Residences cruise ship should have left four months ago but has been held up by repairs.

Luxury cruise passengers who have been marooned in Belfast for four months are hoping to hit the seas this week.

A luxury round-the-world cruise ship beset with technical delays and docked in rainy Belfast since May is finally set to depart, prompting mixed emotions among its passengers.- Delays - Passengers are able to either buy or rent long-term cabins on the so-called "residential" cruise ship,

Gian Perroni and Angela Harsanyi didn't know one another before setting sail on the Odyssey for a three-and-a-half-year cruise - but found love while stranded in Belfast

A round-the-world cruise ship that has been stuck in Belfast for over three months has been struck by further delays.

Luxury cruise passengers who have been marooned in Belfast for four months are hoping to hit the seas this week.

Luxury cruise ship passengers find love while marooned in Belfast - The worldwide voyage of the Villa Vie Odyssey has been long set back.