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Cruise ship ends voyage over fuel costs; Rodgers' Paris flight

The ship carried 203 passengers from fifteen nationalities, and the operator says passing the full fuel increase on to residents is not realistic; the dream cruise docked.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on Wake Up, America
Published 5:02 AM ET, Thursday, October 29, 2026

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First reported by NPR: “A U.S. cruise ship suspends a global voyage due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports, ABC News (AP), ABC7 Los Angeles (AP), Ground News (summary of AP report), KSL.com (AP) and Steelers.com.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 5:02 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Aaron Rodgers, Paris, US.
BBN covered this story before: Paris Hilton goes brunette for Beauty and the Beast Halloween (October 28).

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NPRA U.S. cruise ship suspends a global voyage due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
Yahoo SportsFlight back from Paris was unlike any other in Aaron Rodgers’ career
ABC News (AP)US cruise ship ends global voyage due to fuel costs; 200 passengers lose their homes - ABC News October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
ABC7 Los Angeles (AP)US cruise ship suspends global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers - ABC7 Los Angeles October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
Ground News (summary of AP report)A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
KSL.com (AP)A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
Steelers.comFrom Paris with fun October 29, 2026 · facts used on air

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA U. S. cruise ship has ended a global voyage in Asia over fuel costs, leaving about two hundred residents to get off by two o'clock Tuesday with all their belongings.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne cabin cost a hundred and twenty thousand dollars, with a promise of living aboard for up to fifteen years.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFuel went from eighteen hundred to as much as eight thousand a month.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVilla Vie Residences says it could not keep carrying the losses. In sports, the Steelers beat the Saints sixteen to ten in Paris.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAaron Rodgers says the flight home was the most fun in twenty-two years.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe posed in gold chains and sunglasses, and backup Mason Rudolph took the photo.

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The story so far

Oct 25Harry and Meghan apology report; Alaska lawsuit; Steelers win in Paris · ESPN
Oct 25Trump's Alaska election suit, Rodgers in Paris, WNBA Game 6 · The New York Times
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