Iran war drives up fuel costs: US cruise ship MV Odyssey runs out of money, suspends voyage; 200 left stranded

More than 200 passengers, mostly Americans, are stranded in Cambodia after the operator of a luxury US cruise ship that was on an around-the-world voyage ran out of money due to skyrocketing fuel costs. According to the Associated Press, the MV Odyssey set sail two years ago on a voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel. Its operator had offered to “make the Odyssey your permanent home,” with the purchase price of a suite for the lifetime of the vessel starting around $230,000. For now, it is docked at the Cambodian port…