# Forever cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia as operator cuts costs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/what-really-sank-the-forever-cruise-it-was-billed-as-the-luxury-global-tour-that-never-ended-but-as-hundreds-on-board-are-dumped-in-a-cambodian-town-infamous-for-human-trafficking-furious-passenger/
- Published: 2026-10-31T01:01:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T01:07:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16253513/forever-cruise-global-tour-dumped-Cambodia-furious-passengers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Business, Companies, Entertainment, Horror, World

## Key points

- A fuel shortfall stranded the Odyssey in Cambodia.
- Residents say they had only hours to leave.
- Some passengers sold homes to live aboard.

## Summary

The Villa Vie Odyssey, a ship marketed as a permanent home for people travelling the world, is stranded in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, after its owner said it could no longer afford fuel. Passengers were told to leave with little notice, bringing the long-term cruise to an abrupt end and leaving some who sold their homes unsure where to go.

Cabins cost between about £90,400 and more than £670,000, with monthly fees on top. The company said fuel costs that had averaged about $1,800 per cabin a month had risen to an estimated $6,000 to $8,000 in parts of Asia, partly amid conflict in the Middle East; some passengers also reported weeks without working internet or televisions.

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