Cruise ship suspends global voyage in Cambodia over fuel prices, hundreds disembark

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The Villa Vie Odyssey has suspended its global cruise after fuel price increases linked to the Iran war made operations too expensive, leaving hundreds of long-term residents to disembark in Cambodia. The vessel had offered passengers the option to rent or buy permanent onboard residences while touring the world.

Hundreds of people permanently living aboard a touring cruise ship were forced to disembark in Cambodia this week after the vessel’s operator said fuel price increases from the Iran war had made operations prohibitively expensive. The Villa Vie Odyssey had been cruising the world for at least ‌755 days as one of only a handful of ships that offered passengers the opportunity to rent or buy long-term or even permanent residences on board. On Tuesday, the ship’s owner, Villa Vie Residences,...