After five months docked in Belfast the Villa Vie Residences cruise ship could be about to set sail.

The ship, which arrived in Belfast to be outfitted on 30 May should have departed four months ago, but was held up as it needed repairs.

Passengers on the world tour were then left stranded in Belfast.

Passengers on a round-the-world cruise have been left stranded in Belfast for three months after their voyage was beset by delays.

Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey arrived at Queen’s Island in the Northern Ireland capital to be outfitted before it was scheduled to leave on 30 May for the first leg of a three-year cruise.

But the ship has still not left yet thanks to problems with its rudders and gearbox.

Florida resident Holly Hennessey is among those on board to have "hunkered down" and made the city their unexpected home.

'Perpetual honeymoon' for stranded cruise ship couple married at sea

They should have been on a round-the-world cruise for the next three years - instead they were stranded in Belfast.

The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship was to depart from Northern Ireland last May, but issues with its rudder stocks meant its guests were marooned in the city for more than four months.

Shipmates Angela Harsanyi and Gian Perroni met while commuting daily from hotel accommodation to the ship, where they were allowed to work remotely during the day while repairs were carried out.

Behind schedule, and on the dry dock, the maintenance work was long enough for the pair of strangers to meet, fall in love and get engaged by the River Lagan.