Villa Vie Odyssey Suspends 3.5-Year Cruise, Stranding 200 Passengers in Cambodia
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Updated · BBC.com · Oct 28
Villa Vie Odyssey Suspends 3.5-Year Cruise, Stranding 200 Passengers in Cambodia
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Oct 28
Summary
Around 200 passengers were told to disembark in Cambodia after Villa Vie Odyssey halted its round-the-world voyage more than 750 days into the trip.
Fuel costs in parts of Asia jumped to as much as $8,000 per cabin a month from $1,800, and the operator said slower sailing and longer port stays failed to contain the increase.
Villa Vie said it is arranging disembarkation and temporary housing while it spends the next 60 days pursuing restructuring and recapitalisation, with no outcome assured.
The nearly 200-meter ship left Belfast in October 2024 for a 3.5-year itinerary covering nearly 150 countries after earlier repair delays had already stranded passengers there for months.