Villa Vie Odyssey Suspends Voyage After Fuel Costs Jump to $8,000 a Cabin
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Villa Vie Odyssey Suspends Voyage After Fuel Costs Jump to $8,000 a Cabin
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Summary
203 passengers and 156 crew were left in Cambodia after Villa Vie Odyssey halted its around-the-world voyage in Sihanoukville and gave residents about seven hours to disembark.
Villa Vie Residences said monthly fuel expense per cabin had surged from roughly $1,800 to as much as $8,000 in parts of Asia, leaving it unable to absorb operating losses.
Passengers said the shutdown capped months of repeated requests for extra fuel payments, undercutting the ship's pitch as a fixed-cost retirement home at sea.
The Florida-based startup launched the 3 1/2-year voyage from Belfast in October 2024 and had sold lifetime access for up to $499,999, turning the suspension into a test of its residential-cruise model.