A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year journey in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.
Rising fuel costs force passengers off cruise ship
Source: Al Jazeera
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- A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes
- A U.S. cruise ship suspends a global voyage due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
- Luxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costs
- Luxury round-the-world cruise ends abruptly as fuel costs skyrocket
- Passengers stranded in Cambodia after cruise halted due to high fuel costs
- Fuel costs force US cruise ship to suspend multiyear voyage in Cambodia
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