A £5,300-a-ticket cruise swapped Iceland's stunning capital Reykjavik for Greenock as raging passengers staged a near mutiny.

Holidaymakers held an on-board protest after their luxury trip turned into a nightmare, with missed stops, 'stale food' and 'overflowing' loos.

They chanted "get us off this ship" after being stuck at sea for three days when key destinations were missed.

The liner carrying 2,000 passengers had expected to visit France, Amsterdam, Norway and Iceland during the Norwegian Spirit tour, the Mirror Online reports.

The ship set off from Southampton on September 27 for a two week tour.

Amsterdam was the first destination to be cut from the trip, with passengers told high winds prevented the vessel from docking.

It then skipped Le Havre, and carried on to Norway.

The boat then reportedly stopped at a 'deserted' Norwegian town that was closed to tourists.

Next, they were meant to head to Reykjavik in Iceland. But that stop was cancelled and they continued sailing to an unplanned visit Greenock.

But the passengers problems didn't end there, for the ship was denied permission to dock in Greenock on Monday, prompting the captain to change course for Belfast.

Passengers had by this point been stuck on the ship for three days.

They claimed to have been served stale food in the ship's restaurants.

Frustrated customers, who reportedly included British, American, and Chinese tourists, staged a demonstration in the ship's grand atrium, chanting 'shame on you', 'get us off this ship' and 'we want refunds'.

Deena Roland, 48, from Taunton, Devon, told Mail Online : "There are a lot of angry people on this ship and the lack of adequate explanation as to what's going on almost caused a riot this morning.

"It's been a nightmare of a holiday, and now many of the toilets in the cabins are overflowing with sewage.

"It's really not my idea of a luxury cruise break."

The Norwegian Spirit cruise descended into chaos

On Monday, many passengers disembarked from the ship when it docked in Belfast, returning to London on their own.

A spokesman for Norwegian Cruise Line told the Mail Online: "Norwegian Spirit was forced to cancel her call to Greenock due to weather conditions as well as a delay caused by a departing Navy vessel that experienced a technical malfunction."

The US-based firm refused to provide full refunds, instead offering a 25 per cent discount voucher for other cruises.

Norwegian Spirit offers 17 dining options, including a steakhouse and French and Italian restaurants, as well as bars, casinos and nightclubs, a theatre, pool and spa.