An ‘Endless’ Cruise Around the World Is Suspended, Leaving Passengers Stranded (Gift Article)

They sold their homes and set off on a potentially permanent cruise, at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars - but then Trump's war with Iran hiked fuel prices & the ship metaphorically crashed; everyone had leave with just 8 hours' notice, in Cambodia. Oops. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/t...

Are... are they saying that the Odyssey's sea journey hasn't gone as planned, and has encountered some... detours???

Isn't it ironic. One of those endless cruises you could take to avoid Trump 2.0 has ended due to Trump's fuel prices.

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Ugh, I have never understood the allure of these floating cess pool/petri dishes. The very idea of living on one permanently makes me sick.

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An ‘Endless Cruise’ Goes Broke, Stranding Passengers. I guess it wasn’t endless after all!

We live in the stupidest timeline, example #563925748 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/t...

This is the setup for a Jonathan Franzen novel, right?

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www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/t... Some are framing this as a “rich people” problem, but many passengers were just trying to stretch their retirement savings…

Villa Vie's Endless Cruise - promising a lifetime of sailing for less than the cost of living on land - has been suspended, leaving passengers stranded after failing to absorb rising fuel costs. #travel #cruises #travelnews

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"Lifetime" subscriptions mean the life of the company, not your life. (One passenger paid 350K for lifetime residency with no monthly fees. He boarded Oct. 1; than a month later, operators ran out of money. Customer: “I paid $13,461.53 per day for 26 days.”) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/t...

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Global fuel prices have surged since the outbreak of the war in Iran in late February, which throttled shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/travel/endless-cruise-suspended-villa-vie-passengers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MVE.F113.qB5i8oE5eFk7&smid=url-share

"Ownership of a suite and permanent residency on the Odyssey for the life span of the ship cost from $119,999 to $439,999, plus fixed monthly fees of $3,500 to $11,000" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/t...

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An ‘Endless Cruise’ Goes Broke, Stranding Passengers Villa Vie's Endless Cruise - promising a lifetime of sailing for less than the cost of living on land - has been suspended, leaving passengers strande… https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/travel/endless-cruise-suspended-villa-vie-passengers.html

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Most residents have arranged their own accommodation in nearby hotels, but Villa Vie said on Wednesday that it would help with onward travel and that it was working to charter a flight back to the United States early next week, costing guests around $1,100 per person.