Villa Vie Odyssey Sails Away Without Its Residents
Watch next: Villa Vie Odyssey Bankruptcy: Do Residents Get Their Money Back? https://youtu.be/DY-yIzLC5-g · More: Cruise News and Rules playlist The Villa Vie Odyssey left Cambodia at 12:25 AM local time on Wed Nov 4 with zero passengers and about 50 crew, while about 100 residents are still in Cambodia. Villa Vie Odyssey leaves Cambodia: the residential cruise ship sailed out of Sihanoukville after the lender took possession. Tracking data lists Singapore as the destination, and sources told CBS News it could be auctioned there, though no sale has been scheduled. Some former residents say belongings were still aboard. Residents say they were asked for fuel money again and again; Villa Vie says monthly fuel costs per cabin rose from about $1,800 to $6,000 to $8,000 in parts of Asia, and that passing the full increase on to residents was not realistic. Bad luck or bad management? Tell us in the comments. Sources: Reuters via NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/odyssey-cruise-ship-leaves-cambodia-forcing-hundreds-passengers-off-rcna607375 Xinhua: https://english.news.cn/20261104/09ef3b8394c1416c94f6dbdbba4bda5a/c.html The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/villa-vie-odyssey-cruise-ship-cambodia-b3078779.html The Independent (fuel money, company statement): https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/cruise/cruise-ship-villa-vie-odyssey-cambodia-stranded-passengers-b3076105.html Baird Maritime (lender, Singapore, CBS reporting): https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/villa-vie-odyssey-leaves-cambodia Splash (AIS destination Singapore): https://splashcruise.com/villa-vie-odyssey-sails-for-singapore-and-potential-auction/ Photos: JerickVillaruel, CC BY SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (MS Villa Vie Odyssey series). Stock footage: Storyblocks. Narration uses an AI voice. #VillaVieOdyssey #CruiseNews #Cambodia #CruiseShip #WeeklyTravelReport