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A US cruise ship marketed as a floating home has suspended its three-year world voyage in Cambodia, with AP reporting that soaring fuel costs prompted the pause. Florida-based Villa Vie Residences said monthly fuel expenses per cabin, historically averaging $1,800, recently reached an estimated $6,000 to $8,000 in parts of Asia. The Odyssey docked at Sihanoukville on October 23 with 203 passengers, mostly Americans, and 156 crew. The company has told passengers to leave the ship and is now trying to restructure its business.

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00:00a cruise ship sold as a floating home has stopped sailing the odyssey set out two years ago on a
00:05three-year voyage to all seven continents now it has suspended operations in cambodia because of
00:10soaring fuel costs monthly fuel expenses per cabin historically averaged eighteen hundred dollars
00:16in parts of asia that figure recently reached an estimated six thousand dollars to eight thousand
00:22dollars the florida-based company tried slowing the itinerary and spending more time in port
00:27it still could not offset the surge passing the full increase onto residents was not seen as a
00:33realistic solution the ship docked at sihanoukville on october 23rd for a five-day visit on board were
00:40203 passengers of 15 nationalities mostly americans and 156 crew members passengers have been told to
00:48leave the ship the voyage had a confirmed itinerary into november 2027 for hundreds of residents life
00:55at sea has come to an abrupt stop disclosure this video contains stock footage and content created
01:00or enhanced using ai-assisted tools

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