Luxury cruise ship that left Ireland two years ago strands passengers in Cambodia
Cruise company asks some 200 passengers to disembark the Odyssey, saying fuel costs have risen 300% since start of US war on Iran
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Cruise company asks some 200 passengers to disembark the Odyssey, saying fuel costs have risen 300% since start of US war on Iran
More than 200 passengers leave Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey in Sihanoukville after the company suspends Cambodia operations and cites surging fuel costs.
Around 200 passengers who paid to live on a cruise ship while travelling the world were abruptly left in a Cambodian port after the company ran out of money, an official said on Wednesday.
A luxury cruise liner offering residential cabins for hundreds of thousands of dollars is now moored, with its owners unable to cope with spiralling cost of shipping fuel.
The Villa Vie Odyssey suspended its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".
The luxury cruise company suspended operations, citing "extraordinary" fuel costs.
Florida-based Villa Vie Residences said it was working to identify “temporary living arrangements” for people aboard The Odyssey, a 642-foot cruise ship.
Thailand has accused Cambodia of distorting discussions under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) by selectively presenting the outcome and linking maritime boundary issues to unrelated land border clashes.
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