Cruise Ship Leaves Cambodia After Forcing Hundreds of Passengers Off
Villa Vie Residences said fuel costs rose to $6,000 to $8,000 per cabin, forcing the ship to suspend its planned voyage.
- Early on Wednesday, the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey departed Sihanoukville, Cambodia, without its more than 200 passengers, carrying only around 50 crew members.
- Florida-Based Villa Vie Residences suspended operations last week, citing prohibitive fuel price increases from the Iran war that made the voyage financially unsustainable.
- More than 200 passengers, some of whom paid $100,000 for cabins, were forced to disembark in Cambodia after the company halted the cruise.
- Retired high school teacher Mary Ann Demsar from Canada said passengers received no clear communication from Villa Vie, relying instead on local government officials for updates.
- Reports suggest the vessel is heading toward Singapore, though its final destination remains unconfirmed as Villa Vie Residences has not responded to requests for comment.
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203 people were left without a three-year cruise ship trip, for which some even sold their homes
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The American cruiser Odyssey, who had previously interrupted a three-year round-the-clock voyage due to the sharp increase in fuel prices, left the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville with only a crew on board. The ship left Sihanoukville late on Tuesday evening, its next destination is unknown. Only crew members and other personnel were on board, written by Kyodo. The Director of Tourism of Prea-Sianouk Tang Sochetcresna reported that about 100 pas…
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A US cruise ship that forced all its passengers to disembark in Cambodia after suspending its operations last week has departed the Southeast Asian nation with only crew aboard, Cambodian officials said on Wednesday. The MV Odyssey, owned by Florida-based Villa Vie Residences, had been on an around-the-world cruise when it suspended its planned three-year voyage due to the sharp rise in fuel costs.
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