Three days after a luxury cruise ship set sail from Belfast after being stranded in the city for more than four months and hopes are high it will finally leave Northern Ireland tonight. The Villa Vie Odyssey left Belfast port on Monday night amid applause and cheers from its dozens of passengers.

The Villa Vie Odyssey had been scheduled to leave Belfast in May but its departure was delayed as it needed repairs. Now it needs to complete administrative paperwork before it can finally depart on its three-year round-the-world cruise.

The ship had been scheduled to leave the city in May for a three-year, round-the-world cruise but was delayed due to unexpected repairs.