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- Angela Harsanyi and Gian Perroni fell in love whereas their cruise ship was stranded in Eire
- The pair met, turned mates, began relationship and bought engaged — all throughout the 4 months it took to restore the ship
- “We’re on a perpetual honeymoon now, for actual,” Harsanyi advised the BBC
Two newlyweds discovered love whereas their cruise ship was stranded — and afterward launched into an “unimaginable” built-in honeymoon.
Angela Harsanyi and Gian Perroni had been set to sail away from Belfast on the identical ship, the Villa Vie Odyssey, in Might 2024 and embark on a three-year cruise around the globe, per the BBC. When the ship’s rudder shares malfunctioned, the pair had been simply two of a whole lot stranded within the metropolis for 4 months — however the mishap ushered them straight to married bliss.
Harsanyi and Perroni met in August 2024, in the course of the 4 months required to restore the ship. They had been capable of commute into town and work remotely at a resort in the course of the day, and the pair related on the drives to and from shore. Their friendship rapidly turned romantic, and Perroni proposed beside the River Lagan — all within the few months the ship was stranded in Belfast.
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“After we bought engaged, he checked out me so sincerely and mentioned, ‘ honey, I’ll take you on a world cruise for our honeymoon,'” Harsanyi advised the outlet.
The ship was prepared for its lengthy voyage shortly thereafter, and thus the pair determined to tie the knot onboard the liner itself. Harsanyi and Perroni’s members of the family had been capable of fly into Costa Rica, the place the ship was docked for the ceremony.
The fiancés held a small ceremony with their family and friends on board, with the ship’s captain officiating. Harsanyi walked down an aisle with “From Belfast to Ceaselessly” etched into it,
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The newlyweds then hosted a ship-wide reception the subsequent day. The celebration noticed some 300 visitors — 100 of whom had been stranded in Belfast with Harsanyi and Perroni — in addition to breathtaking sunsets and dolphins swimming alongside the ship.
“It has been magical, it is past my wildest desires,” Harsanyi mentioned. “We’re on a perpetual honeymoon now, for actual.”