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The drama: Our captain’s previous ship was marooned under suspicious circumstances.

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He adds, later: “We all felt like we were marooned on a desert island.”

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The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship was to depart from Northern Ireland last May, but issues with its rudder stocks meant its guests were marooned in the city for more than four months.

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The staging could be its downfall, though, with Gabry marooned behind his DJ decks while the singers, who for some reason wish to remain anonymous, obscure their faces with masks.

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Lindsey’s parents fly to the Chinese city and fearfully track their eldest’s recovery, leaving their younger daughter, Grace, who was adopted from China, marooned at summer camp with no information.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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