Cruise residents given hours to leave ship in Cambodia

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's 5:30, this is The Pile-On, and tonight about two hundred people who live on a cruise ship were given hours to pack up and leave it in Cambodia.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Odyssey had 203 guests and 156 crew, arrived from Thailand on October 23, and was due to sail on to Vietnam.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe deputy governor says seven hours to disembark. Some passengers say eight.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRooms ran up to eleven thousand dollars a month, CNBC says, and some people sold everything they owned to pay.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a lease with no renewal notice.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe operator says it's working on temporary accommodation, so this is a residence in transition, and I think that's very responsive of them.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt was built for up to 650 residents. A passenger who runs a cruise blog says it peaked at around 350.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHalf full on its best day?

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThree hundred empty rooms at the peak, and the fuel bill still won. I'd like that on a plaque.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish, because the governor said the order left many retirees and remote workers homeless thousands of miles from home, and I'd call the plan a bold take on occupancy.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe ship was due to refuel and leave October 31. Some people flew out, others stayed in the city.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNobody can say it wasn't a choose-your-own-ending.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentVerdict: seven hours or eight, it was a short notice. Back tomorrow, same time, with another story.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEight hours to pack, and the one thing that ship finally filled to capacity was the exit.