A "continuous" trip around the world on a cruise ship was canceled due to rising fuel prices. Passengers Disembarked in Cambodia The cruise ship Villa V Odyssey set off on a non-stop round-the-world voyage in October 2024. The assumption was that the ship would circle the world every 3.5 years. Cabins on the ship can be rented for a month (from 3.5 thousand dollars) or for lifelong residence (from 120 to 440 thousand dollars). Following Donald Trump's election victory, the company also offered a four-year "leap forward" cruise. However, there was no escaping Trump's policies. Since the start of the war with Iran, fuel prices have risen sharply. According to the ship's operator, the monthly fuel cost per cabin increased from $1,800 to $8,000. As a result, at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the general manager of Villa Vie Residences informed the two hundred passengers on board that they must leave the ship by 2 p.m. on the same day The ship was at that moment in the port city of Sihanoukville in Cambodia, far from major international airports. Since then, some of the passengers left Cambodia, some stayed in hotels in the hope of resuming the cruise, and some continued the land journey.

A "continuous" trip around the world on a cruise ship was canceled due to rising fuel prices. Passengers Disembarked in Cambodia The cruise ship Villa V Odyssey set off on a non-stop round-the-world voyage in October 2024. The assumption was that the ship would circle the world every 3.5 years. Cabins on the ship can be rented for a month (from 3.5 thousand dollars) or for lifelong residence (from 120 to 440 thousand dollars). Following Donald Trump's election victory, the company also offered a four-year "leap forward" cruise. However, there was no escaping Trump's policies. Since the start of the war with Iran, fuel prices have risen sharply. According to the ship's operator, the monthly fuel cost per cabin increased from $1,800 to $8,000. As a result, at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the general manager of Villa Vie Residences informed the two hundred passengers on board that they must leave the ship by 2 p.m. on the same day The ship was at that moment in the port city of Sihanoukville in Cambodia, far from major international airports. Since then, some of the passengers left Cambodia, some stayed in hotels in the hope of resuming the cruise, and some continued the land journey.