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Residents ordered off cruise ship stranded in Cambodia

Hundreds living aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey face disembarkation after the vessel ran out of fuel during a round-the-world voyage.

By Tomasz Lindqvist

A cruise ship docked at a port
Photo: The Japan Times

Hundreds of people who made the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship their home have been ordered to leave the vessel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The ship is stranded after running out of fuel and cannot afford to refuel.

Villa Vie Residences claims fuel prices have risen to as much as four times their previous level since the war in Iran began. The vessel had been traveling around the world.

Residents affected by the order include Lanette Canen and Johan Bodin. The couple have spent the past two years documenting their life aboard through social media.

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