now to the cruise that promised threee that se well it is stuck in the harbor months after it was scheduled to set sale we're going to hear from some of the passengers this morning and our Trevor all is back with the story good morning Trevor hey good morning again Michael so a spot on the ship is a serious investment because this is where the guests are going to be living for years but this is really off to a sputtering start they have been locked at the harbor in Ireland for months but passengers waiting night after night in hotels this morning a globe trotting 3 and A2 year dream crws still stuck in the harbor The Villa V Odyssey now 3 months passed its original launch date undergoing maintenance in Northern Ireland and stranding some passengers there too it's cold it's windy it's damp it usually rains the cruise is advertised to visit 475 destinations in 147 countries the price to purchas an all-inclusive cabin begins at around $100,000 or more plus a monthly fee for at least 15 years we intend to stay on for the Long Haul but who knows how we feel after a year some passengers sold their homes to live on board and many of them have been in Belfast since May waiting to finally set sail they are allowed on the ship during the day but they can't stay overnight the company helping plan trips for those who want to travel even booking hotel rooms for others who have to stay in Belfast like Holly Hennessy who can't fly around easily because her cat is with her I've moved five times different accommodations the CEO says the ship is 30 years old and it had been out of commission it made the trip to Belfast on its own power but they then found a slew of issues the rud stocks took uh six weeks to to get done and um now we're dealing with a couple other things but overall I think three months is actually not that bad given the circumstances lat's very happy we're on the ship Lynette Kanan and Johan Bowden have been documenting The Experience online hopefully by next weekend floating away saying goodbye to Bast and the CEO does say the ship repairs are in their final stages so it should finally get to launch next week guys next weekend bye-bye Belfast thank you Trevor yes