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[–] 6 points 11 hours ago

Cambodia is one of the most amazing countries I've ever visited, so not a bad place to be stranded. It's also really cheap there. But fuck cruises, they are so insanely bad for the environment.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    It is unclear how many were on board

    There were reportedly around 200 passengers on board

    They should have just read their own article to find the answers to their questions!

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    It's a holiday in Cambodia 🇰🇭

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  • [–] 58 points 1 day ago (26 children)

    My heart bleeds for them. Anyway, what's everyone having for dinner?

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    [–] 15 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Cambodia is a pretty nice place to be stranded, at least. Could always do worse, like Iowa.

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    [–] 8 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Did they even say "Thank you !" to trump??

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Not much "luxury" in a cruise if you get stranded in nowhereland, err, -sea.

    If they don't have money to fuel their ship, when will they run out of money to pay the crew, or to buy food?

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  • A lot of those were likely assumed to be fixed costs. Obviously it was not an overwhelmingly successful business if they could not absorb the extra expenses, but according to the article fuel prices, which are likely one of their biggest variable expenses, had more than quadrupled. I'm not sure the margin cruises are making, but there are a lot of businesses closing because of fuel prices, so they're not alone there.

    This is a horrible way to deal with the issue though. I'm not sure what recourse the passengers have because they signed up for 3 years and only got 2, but I hope they are able to be made whole.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago

    So its a Holiday in Cambodia then.

    https://youtu.be/v0Uc6ZWDF3c

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    [–] 10 points 1 day ago

    I guess it was puffery when they said "Luxury".

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    It's an interesting concept, for anyone who actually read the article, and a little commentary on the state of affairs plus what led people to adopt the idea of retirement on a cruise ship. It didn't sound like anyone was upset about it, just happy to have the experience. It's too bad cruises themselves are not exactly great

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    Relevant blog post from a couple who had participated in said venture from its very beginning:

    https://residentialcruising.com/abandon-ship/

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago

    That message from the CEO… damn “you basically have about 7 hours to get all your stuff and get off our ship. Have fun in a foreign country!”

    The company knew this was a failed business model and probably were bleeding money and this was the last straw.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Temporary living arrangements are cheaper than fuel?

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