Cruise Ship Leaves Cambodia After Forcing Hundreds of Passengers Off
The company cited rising fuel costs and said the ship will enter a temporary layup as it works on a restructuring plan.
- The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship departed Cambodia on Wednesday, November 4, without passengers after its operator abruptly suspended operations, leaving more than 200 long-term residents stranded.
- The Florida-based company, Villa Vie Residences, halted the vessel's around-the-world voyage after soaring fuel prices linked to the US-Iran conflict made continued operations financially unsustainable.
- Passengers were reportedly given only a few hours to pack their belongings and disembark at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville, disrupting their plans to live aboard the ship for several years.
- Around 50 crew members remained aboard as the vessel departed, while approximately 100 former passengers were still in Cambodia and others had travelled to different destinations across the region.
- The ship's future remains uncertain, with many passengers expressing disappointment over the lack of clear communication from its owners and questioning whether the promised global voyage will ever resume.
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The "Odyssey" was supposed to enable its inhabitants to live at sea for years, and then high fuel prices stopped the world trip. The ship is now back on the ocean - but without passengers.
The ship, which had sailed from Northern Ireland in October 2024 to start a route that included 147 countries and more than 100 islands, began its journey without passengers and with about 50 crew members on board.
The »Villa Vie Odyssey« left Cambodia. The operator had stopped the ship because of high fuel prices and had now forced the passengers to leave. Actually, the concept was designed for long-term trips.
MORE than 200 passengers of the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship were forcibly disembarked in Cambodia after the owner canceled the trip due to rising fuel prices.
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