A Florida woman who sold all her possessions for a cabin on board a cruise ship which was stranded in Belfast for more than three months claims she has been banned from the vessel over comments she made on WhatsApp.

A 68-year-old woman from Florida who sold all her belongings for the trip of a lifetime on the Villa Vie Odyssey's three-year maiden voyage, found herself reportedly banned from the cruise after WhatsApp comments caused an uproar.

The 68-year-old divorced mum-of-two learned she would no longer depart on the journey of her dreams after she made several complaints about ongoing delays and other issues in a group chat

A Florida woman, Jenny Phenix, was banned from a $350,000 world cruise after her WhatsApp comments expressing frustrations and concerns about the cruise schedule and cabin arrangements were leaked, resulting in the cancellation of her contract.