Cruise ship Villa Vie Residences suspends operations in Cambodia due to rising fuel cost
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[0:01] An endless cruise around the world has
[0:03] come to an unexpected stop in Cambodia.
[0:06] The cruise set sail in 2024 and was in
[0:08] the middle of a three and a halfyear
[0:10] voyage, but the company says they are
[0:12] suspending operations due to the
[0:14] skyrocketing fuel prices. I want to
[0:16] bring in CBS News correspondent
[0:17] Christian Vivvitz uh live now.
[0:20] Christian, has the cruise line said
[0:22] anything else since breaking the news to
[0:24] passengers? I mean, a lot of folks sold
[0:26] their homes and this was going to be
[0:28] their life.
[0:31] Liz, it's absolutely heartbreaking for
[0:33] so many of those residents who were on
[0:36] board that cruise ship. Now, they um
[0:39] sort of had to scramble, find
[0:40] accommodations, uh given just hours to
[0:43] pack up whatever belongings they had
[0:46] inside of their rooms. Um I just
[0:48] recently spoke to the executive chairman
[0:51] and the founder of Bill Ve Residences
[0:55] over the phone. H