California sisters among hundreds stranded in Asia after cruise ship halts operations over high fuel costs

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Set us as preferred Two California sisters are among the 203 passengers, mostly Americans, stranded in Cambodia after a Florida-based cruise company abruptly suspended its months-long residential cruise, citing “extraordinary” fuel costs, according to a report from the Associated Press and statements from the company.The Villa Vie Residences ship, which had promoted a “new model of global living at sea,” offering long-term cruising, “suspended operations in Cambodia as the company works to address extraordinary increases in fuel costs and evaluate restructuring and recapitalization alternatives,” according to a statement from the company earlier this week.The Fort Lauderdale-based company said that it faced “unsustainable financial pressure” as fuel costs had jumped by about $5,000 a month per cabin for travel throughout Asia — from around $1,800 a month to up to $8,000 a month in recent weeks — and “passing the full increase on to residents is not a realistic solution.” Diesel fuel prices in the U.S.

have jumped from an average of $3.68 a gallon a year ago to $6.32 on Friday, according to the AAA.World & Nation A U.S.

cruise ship on a three-year voyage has suspended its journey in Cambodia due to high fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.The cruise company said it was working with customers to coordinate temporary living arrangements, but the Associated Press reported that many disembarked passengers said they had received little or no support after the sudden end of the cruise — one that many planned to be on for up to 15 years.The MV Odyssey set off two years ago from Belfast, urging people to “make the Odyssey your permanent home,” with the price of a suite for the lifetime of the vessel starting around $230,000.

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