Sihanoukville (AFP) – Around 200 passengers who paid to live on a cruise ship while travelling the world have been abruptly left in a Cambodian port after the company ran out of money. The 200-metre (656-foot) Odyssey left Northern Ireland in October 2024 for a continuous voyage for which residents could buy or rent rooms for a holiday or for life — some passengers selling everything they had to pay for it. US-based operator Villa Vie Residences says it has “suspended operations in Cambodia” as it works to address “extraordinary increases” in fuel costs following the Iran war.
