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US cruise ship ends world voyage over fuel costs, 200 lose homes
The Villa Vie Odyssey, which left Belfast in October 2024, docked in Sihanoukville, where the company says it is arranging temporary accommodation; endless turned out to be negotiable.
On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “US cruise ship ends a global voyage over fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers who just lost their homes”, with reporting from gCaptain, Yahoo Travel and TMZ.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 2:16 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: US.
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- New York PostUS cruise ship ends a global voyage over fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers who just lost their homes
- gCaptainVilla Vie Odyssey's 'Endless' World Cruise Comes to a Halt in Cambodia as Fuel Costs Soar October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
- Yahoo TravelPassengers on Villa Vie Odyssey Given 7 Hours to Leave, as Cruise Line Suspends Operations in Cambodia October 27, 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
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA play-by-play from Cambodia, folks!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA US residential cruise ship called the Villa Vie Odyssey has ended its endless world voyage, and about two hundred residents were told to be off by two p. m. local time!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe company says monthly fuel costs per cabin jumped from about eighteen hundred dollars to between six and eight thousand in parts of Asia, and it calls this a temporary layup.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCabins sold for up to four hundred forty thousand dollars, Gloria, and the endless cruise lasted about a year!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEndless, Chip, is a marketing term.
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