Stranded Passengers and Financial Crisis: The Troubling Fate of Long-Term Cruise Voyagers

10/30/2026

Passengers aboard the MV Odyssey luxury cruise thought they were buying a 3-year around-the-world voyage. Their journey came to a sudden end in Cambodia after the company's failed scramble to...

10/30/2026

The MV Odyssey was billed as a continuous around-the-world cruise when it launched in October 2024. It ended abruptly in Cambodia.

10/28/2026

Villa Vie Residences suspended operations of its Odyssey cruise ship in Cambodia, stranding about 200 passengers due to a surge in fuel costs following the US-Israel war on Iran.

10/28/2026

Some 200 Villa Vie Odyssey residents were given just seven hours to disembark in Cambodia after the operator suspended operations, citing soaring fuel costs A cruise ship selling “permanent homes...

10/28/2026

Rising fuel costs and financial troubles have forced the operator of Villa Vie Odyssey to suspend its world voyage, leaving 203 residents to find temporary accommodation in Cambodia.

10/28/2026

The U.S. cruise ship MV Odyssey suspended its three-year, around-the-world voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

10/28/2026

More than 200 passengers, mostly Americans, are stranded in Cambodia after the operator of a luxury U.S. cruise ship ran out of money due to skyrocketing fuel costs.

10/28/2026

Villa Vie Residences operates a cruise ship that sold permanent residences starting at about $120,000, as well as shorter-term residences.

10/28/2026

The Odyssey promised passengers a yearslong sojourn, but then its owner ran out of money when fuel prices soared.

10/29/2026

The cruise promised a lifetime of sailing, for less than what it cost to live on land. But it was underfunded and couldn’t absorb the rising cost of fuel.

10/28/2026

More than 200 passengers, mostly Americans, are stranded in Cambodia after the operator of a luxury cruise ship ran out of money due to skyrocketing fuel costs. Cristian Benavides reports on the...

10/28/2026

The Florida-based operator suspended the global voyage after it said monthly fuel expenses more than tripled due to the war in Iran.