Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Cruise passengers stranded in Northern Ireland for three months, now in detox

May need extended inpatient treatment: "The people of Belfast just kept buying us rounds, for three months, I may need a sidecar for my liver."

Okay, that was what was known as "fāke news back in the simpler times of 2016 - 18, all made-up, and based on anti-Hibernian stereotypes 

From the New York Post, August 29:

Cruise passengers waiting to set sail on a round-the-world voyage have been left stranded for a staggering three months in Northern Ireland after a slew of infrastructure issues plagued the luxury liner.

The Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey ship had been scheduled to depart Belfast back on May 30 for the first leg of a three-year cruise before problems were detected with its rudders and gearbox, BBC News reported.

The delays have meant some passengers have spent months living on the docked cruise ship — with no sail date in sight.

Dr. David Austin, who sold his house in Georgia to set sail, said he had long “stopped counting down” the days until the ship is finally ready....

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