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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.
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!
Not even the article can read the article because of the paywall.
I AInt got no time for dat.
My heart bleeds for them. Anyway, what's everyone having for dinner?
Local delicacy, basically boiled cabbage leaf wraps stuffed with rice and herbs and a bit of ground beef (optional).
Sounds weird, tastes great if made well. Google "Λαχανοντολμάδες".
That sounds absolutely delicious to me. Then again, I'm currently developing plans to do something to a ham that involves combining the underlying principles of a French reduced red-wine sauce and Chinese red braising, so maybe I'm not the best judge.
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Fried salmon on rice with various Korean side dishes. Kim chi, etc
Yesterdays Left-over pizza. Probably not a full meal but a bowl of oatmeal with yogurt and home-made jam for dessert will fix that.
Burgers.
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Lentils and rice with spam.
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Sauerkraut mashed with potatoes and bacon bits with gravy and a sausage
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It's a holiday in Cambodia 🇰🇭
Don't forget to pack a wife
Cambodia is a pretty nice place to be stranded, at least. Could always do worse, like Iowa.
Could always do worse, like Iowa.
A cruise ship getting stranded in Iowa would take some pretty creative navigation.
As long as you're not anywhere near Thailand's borders
I would absolutely LOVE to see a cruise ship in Iowa!!!
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Did they even say "Thank you !" to trump??
The whole premise of this ship’s voyage was for people to leave the US for duration of Trump’s presidency, so it’s basically a ship full of people who fucking hate him.
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?
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.
So its a Holiday in Cambodia then.
Poop Cruise 2
Septic Poogaloo
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I guess it was puffery when they said "Luxury".
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
theres even cruises specifically for elderly retired people. probably wouldnt go on one myself, because its a petri dish for norovirus.
Relevant blog post from a couple who had participated in said venture from its very beginning:
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.
Temporary living arrangements are cheaper than fuel?
For comfortable western standards, we averaged about 30USD per night in Cambodia as a couple.
In Cambodia? Definitely. I haven't been there recently though so I don't have first-hand price references. I don't know how these luxury cruise passengers are taking it, but I'd say there are definitely worse places to be stranded than on the shores of The Gulf of Thailand, next to a huge nature preserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ream_National_Park
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