# Cruise ship suspension leaves passengers homeless in Cambodia amid fuel costs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-sold-my-home-in-australia-to-spend-my-life-on-the-worlds-first-forever-cruise-now-im-stranded-overseas-after-being-ordered-off-the-ship/
- Published: 2026-10-30T04:33:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T04:47:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250607/endless-cruise-australians-Villa-Vie-Odyssey.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A “forever cruise” ship has suspended operations in Cambodia.
- Passengers were told to disembark, leaving some without homes on land.
- The operator cited fuel costs amid reported debts and funding requests.

## Summary

Villa Vie Residences has suspended operations of its Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship while it was docked in Cambodia, leaving passengers to disembark. The suspension has disrupted a 15-year “forever cruise” that promised residents a home at sea and visits to 147 countries, and has left some without a home on land to return to.

Among those affected is 78-year-old Melbourne retiree Frances Paroissien, who says she sold her home and business and paid more than $200,000 for a cabin. She has leased an apartment in Thailand for six months while waiting to learn whether the ship will resume service. There were 203 passengers and 156 crew aboard, including five Australians; the operator cited rising fuel costs, while passengers had also been asked to help raise nearly $3 million amid reported debts to a bank and other creditors. Cabins were priced up to $440,000, and Brisbane passenger Rina Cavazza said she hoped to recover some of her $170,000 berth payment through insurance.

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