WorldBBCLuxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costs
A luxury round-the-world cruise ship has stranded about 200 passengers in Cambodia after soaring fuel costs, linked to the Iran war, made the voyage financially unviable.
The Villa Vie Odyssey suspends its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".
The Villa Vie Odyssey, on a 3.5-year world circumnavigation, suspended operations and left around 200 passengers stranded in Cambodia.
Monthly fuel costs per cabin in parts of Asia rose from $1,800 to as much as $8,000 following the surge in global fuel prices since the Iran war began.
The company says it will spend 60 days on restructuring and recapitalisation, though it warned no outcome is assured for the vessel's future.
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