@dwnews: A $230,000 cabin promised a home at sea. Now hundreds of MV Odyssey passengers are stranded in Cambodia as the US cruise ship suspends its three-year voyage over soaring fuel costs. #dwnews #Cambodia #cruiseship

magicalmomento :

Run away fast

Andy Marshall :

230US$ for life? Are you kidding me right now?! It's the scam of the decade. I can't believe there are people who believe it!

DW News :

Operator Villa Vie says monthly fuel costs per cabin rose from $1,800 to an estimated $6,000–$8,000 in parts of Asia.

darrenjackson7538 :

a case of putting all your eggs in one basket me thinks

Mishu :

Why people put all their money to live în a cruise ship? Especially older people!

Johnnie Lim :

Sell the ship, split up the money 😁

stefanB :

this is such an american thing

Lamboti :

Actually food and fuel will be provided if willing to dock at Thomas Shoal

Vannarith-T :

Let enjoy holiday in Cambodia when the ship can’t sail. Koh rong is the Paradise island of Cambodia . 💐

We are one-ខ្មែរតែ១ :

I feel so sorry for them. I wish they will get justice and have a good solution for them.

R.Din :

sell that cruise ship to compensate them. and go back to live on land.

លោកប្រធាន ខេមបូ l Mr•CAMBO💫 :

Welcome to Cambodia! And make it as your home.

 :

Luckily this is not a TITANIC Part II 😂

PinchePendejo :

To believe that a ship will give you a new life 😂😂😂

michaelsitat1 :

are they getting their money back ?

ekaputra96 :

sihanoukville its good city

𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕪 𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕖✓ :

so the company went, to the bottom of the ocean . right?

dizonangelo4 :

THAT THE MISTAKE OF CRUISE SHIP NOT THE PASSENGERS

the Couch Professor :

B Michael :

The abrupt grounding of the Villa Vie Odyssey in Cambodia reveals a stark paradox of the modern world: the illusion of total insulation from global crises. When a luxury vessel marketed as a "permanent home at sea" is forced to abruptly evict its residents due to war-driven fuel costs, it proves that no amount of financial insulation can completely untether a person from global instability. The passengers are experiencing a logistical crisis and a significant financial loss, but they are stranded in a country, Cambodia, where the average local citizen navigates deep systemic poverty daily. Ultimately, this situation illustrates that whether someone is a billionaire or a retired cruiser, human systems are inherently fragile. When global supply chains collapse and conflicts ignite, the illusion of safety dissolves for everyone, exposing the shared precarity of our globalized existence.

Lots of Opinions Nobody :

idk it feels a bit short sighted to sell up and be somewhere without medicare when you're old

,,,,, :

the money you spend is much enough to live comfortably in an island in the Philippines[Tears of joy][Tears of joy][Tears of joy][Tears of joy]

ryyyan :

ofc boeing

Hahaha :

come on guys...u cant blame the ship