U.S.WEIRD NEWS
Cruise residents face 6,000-dollar fuel bills; ship refuels Saturday
The ship can house 650 people, but its villa suites, priced at 440,000 dollars, were still being filled; the company says it will seek to restructure over 60 days.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN OvernightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by NBC News: “They bought cabins to live on a luxury cruise ship. High fuel costs got them kicked off in Cambodia.”, with reporting from CNN, NPR, The Standard, Star Advertiser (Reuters) and TMZ.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 12:11 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- BBN covered this story before: Cruise residents given hours to leave ship in Cambodia (October 28).
The real story
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- NBC NewsThey bought cabins to live on a luxury cruise ship. High fuel costs got them kicked off in Cambodia.
- CNNContinuous round-the-world cruise comes to an end as Iran war spikes fuel costs October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- NPRA U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- The StandardCruise ship residents left stranded in Cambodia after fuel prices soar October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- Star Advertiser (Reuters)Cruise ship residents stranded in Cambodia as fuel costs soar October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- TMZVilla Vie Odyssey Residential Cruise Strands Passengers In Cambodia, Cites Fuel Costs October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVilla Vie says monthly fuel costs per cabin used to average about eighteen hundred dollars, and have reached six thousand to eight thousand dollars in parts of Asia, according to CNN.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe company has ruled out making residents cover the whole increase, which it calls unworkable, and the ship refuels before leaving Cambodia on Saturday.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentResidents paid up to four hundred and forty thousand dollars for a villa suite, and the landlord's last message was a gas bill.
The story so far
- Cruise residents given hours to leave ship in Cambodia · Business Insider
- Cruise residents face 6,000-dollar fuel bills; ship refuels Saturday (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Thursday, October 29, 2026 · the U.S. archive · all months
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