The latest three-year cruise is running two months late

First there was the three-year cruise that never took off. Now, another company aiming to be the first to produce a round-the-world residential cruise at a reasonable price has delayed departure by two months.

First there was the three-year cruise that never took off. Now, another company aiming to be the first to produce a round-the-world residential cruise at a reasonable price has delayed departure by two months.

Villa Vie Residences was due to depart from Belfast on May 30. But after a couple of unexpected hiccups, the ship – the Villa Vie Odyssey – is still in the Northern Irish city.

Passengers were flown home to wait for a new departure date.

The cruise is now expected to embark on July 30, but it could be delayed by a day or two, CEO Mikael Petterson told CNN Travel on July 27.

“We will launch this coming week for sure,” Petterson said.

Petterson said that an initial issue with grey-water tanks turned into a bigger problem when the company learned that the ship also needed new rudder stocks. Villa Vie had bought the ship from Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, who had called it the Braemar.

Petterson said that the tight turnaround scheduled between taking delivery of the ship and getting it out on the water had not left room for major works.