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These\u00a0travelers\u00a0are living\u00a0out\u00a0their very own\u00a0Gilligan’s Island<\/em>\u00a0storyline.\u00a0<\/p>\n Passengers of the Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey cruise ship were ready to set sail on a three and a half year voyage around the world in May, however due to issues with the ship, they have been living in Belfast,\u00a0Northern\u00a0Ireland,\u00a0for the past three months.<\/p>\n The world cruise offered travelers a chance to buy a cabin\u2014billed as a “villa”\u2014and live at sea for the duration of the journey, visiting 425 ports in 147 countries on seven continents. The cabins started at $119,999, plus a fixed monthly fee,\u00a0according to the cruise website<\/a>. Passengers also had the opportunity to sign up for shorter journeys, lasting either a few months or a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n However the ship, which was originally built in 1993 but went offline in 2020, has been having issues with its rudder and gearbox, which has caused the three month delay. The Odyssey is currently undergoing maintenance at Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyard, which is where the\u00a0Titanic<\/a>\u00a0was built over a 100 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n