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.

A luxury cruise ship which finally set sail on Monday night after four months stranded in Belfast has been forced to turn back to the Northern Ireland capital.

Four months after passengers were stuck in the Northern Ireland capital, the cruise liner has left on its world voyage. Here is the saga of what is supposed to be the world's first continual cruise