Belfast Cruise Ship: Passengers prepare to say goodbye to city

Canadian couple, Monica and John Frim, are eager to start their journey across the world on board the Odyssey.

“I’m absolutely happy to be leaving, we have been eager to go from the start,” Monica told BBC News NI.

“I think the atmosphere will be fantastic once we set sail and it’s been pretty upbeat even with all the delays.”

Monica’s husband John found the five month delay a disappointing start to their life on the cruise.

“It’s disheartening that things weren’t fixed faster,” he said.

“However, the communication with the management has been efficient.

Monica said everyone had “been in this together”.

“It’s not about the journey or the destinations we are going to, it’s about the new friends we have made along the way,” she said.

“We want to say thank you to Belfast, the locals will always have a place in our hearts.”