Rising fuel costs halt world cruise, leaving 200 residents stranded in Cambodia

Imagine buying a home on a cruise ship only to be told two years into your voyage that you gotta get off. That's what's happening to more than 200 people aboard a U.S.-based cruise ship now docked in Cambodia. The company, Villa V Residences, says it's suspending operations because it can no longer afford the fuel. And the numbers are pretty staggering. Listen to this. Monthly fuel costs, which used to average about $1,800 per cabin, have shot up to as much as $8,000 in parts of Asia. The ship, called the Odyssey, was two years into a three-year voyage around the world. Passengers could buy or rent cabins and live on board as the ship traveled from country to country. Now, all 203 passengers, most of them Americans, have been told to leave. The company says it's helping them find temporary places to stay while it tries to restructure its finances over the next 60 days. But there's no guarantee the voyage will resume. And for people who made this ship their home, there's still no clear answer about what happens next.