阿莱格拉常驻台湾，关注两岸关系、防务和地区政治。格林尼治时间下午2:35 两年前，乘客们在贝尔法斯特登上一艘“永无止境”的邮轮时，他们期待的是多年的豪华海上航行，前往世界遥远的角落，不受陆地上种种问题的牵绊。
Allegra is based in Taiwan. She focuses on cross-Strait relations, defence and regional politics 2:35pm GMT When passengers boarded a “never-ending” cruise in Belfast two years ago, they expected years of luxury seafaring to far-flung corners of the world, unencumbered by problems on land.
如今，“Villa Vie Odyssey”号上的数百名乘客却滞留在柬埔寨这个犯罪温床，因为伊朗战争导致的高昂燃油成本使他们的环球航行被迫中断。
Now, hundreds of passengers on the Villa Vie Odyssey have been stranded in a criminal hotbed in Cambodia after high fuel costs caused by the war in Iran curtailed their round-the-world voyage.
该船原计划在三年半的航程中访问147个国家的425个港口。但乘客也可以购买船上的永久居住权，价格从11.9999万美元（9万英镑）的基础别墅到43.9999万美元（33万英镑）的别墅套房不等。两种价格均不含每月维护费。
The ship had been scheduled to visit 425 ports in 147 countries in a three-and-a-half-year journey. But passengers could also book permanent residency on board from $119,999 (£90,000) for a basic villa to $439,999 (£330,000) for a villa suite. Both prices excluded a monthly maintenance fee.
然而，该公司现在表示，中东战争导致的全球燃油价格不断上涨已使运营无法为继。
However, the company has now said mounting global fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East had made operating impossible.
这艘邮轮的乘客中有些人已付费在船上居住，他们走进柬埔寨西哈努克市的一家酒店。自2月底冲突爆发以来，该船的平均燃油费用已从每间客舱每月1800美元上涨至6000至8000美元（约合4500至6000英镑）。该公司表示，无法将这一成本转嫁给住户。
The cruise ship’s passengers, some of whom had paid to live on board, walk into a hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia Since the conflict began at the end of February, average fuel expenses for the ship have increased from $1,800 per cabin per month to $6,000 to $8,000 (about £4,500 to £6,000). The company said it could not pass this cost on to residents.
被困的乘客被迫在西哈努克市下船。这座位于柬埔寨南部海岸的城市在新冠疫情期间成为数十个犯罪集团的据点，从事人口贩运和虚假恋爱诈骗。
Those who are stranded were forced to disembark in Sihanoukville, a city on Cambodia’s southern coast that became home to dozens of criminal syndicates trading in human trafficking and fake romance scams during the coronavirus pandemic.
Villa Vie Residences表示：“自2月底冲突爆发以来，我们已采取重大措施降低燃油消耗，包括放慢行程节奏、增加停靠港口的时间。”
Villa Vie Residences said: “Since the conflict began in late February, we have taken significant steps to reduce fuel consumption, including slowing the itinerary and spending more time in port.
“这些措施不足以抵消燃料成本的异常上涨，我们已无法继续承担由此产生的运营亏损。”乘客们因燃料价格飙升而滞留——这是唐纳德·特朗普对伊朗开战的连锁反应。与许多邮轮不同——在那些邮轮上，船只相当于一座漂浮的酒店——而在“奥德赛号”上，客舱就是乘客的永久居所。一些乘客预订了特定航程，另一些人则投资购买了永久房间，这意味着他们可以在船上住上数年。
“Those measures have not been enough to offset the extraordinary increase in fuel costs and we have been unable to continue carrying the resulting operating losses.”The passengers have been stranded by soaring fuel prices – a knock-on effect of Donald Trump’s war on Iran Unlike many cruises, where the ship functions as a floating hotel, on the Odyssey the cabins were the passengers’ permanent residences. Some passengers booked specific voyages while others invested in permanent rooms, meaning they could remain on board for years.
其中两位乘客是拉内特·卡嫩和约翰·博丁，他们在邮轮启航时登船，并通过一系列YouTube视频记录了他们的旅程。他们在自己的网站上表示，他们曾希望这段旅程能持续15年甚至更久。
Two of those passengers were Lanette Canen and Johan Bodin, who joined the cruise when it launched and chronicled their journey in a series of YouTube videos. They said on their website that they had hoped it would last 15 years or more.
在周二发布的一段视频中，这对夫妇宣布他们的海上生活已经结束，并录下了船上的广播——通知所有乘客在当地时间下午2点前下船。
In a video published on Tuesday, the couple announced that their life at sea was over and recorded the ship’s announcement asking all passengers to disembark by 2pm local time.
博丁先生念着手机上的通知说：“不幸的是，我们无法获得继续运营所需的燃料。因此，‘奥德赛号’将于今天下午正式进入热闲置状态。”2024年9月，乘客们在贝尔法斯特登上“Villa Vie奥德赛号”时挥手微笑。尽管乘客们知道燃料成本造成的问题，但许多人仍抱有希望，认为会找到解决办法。
Mr Bodin, reading the announcement from his phone, said: “Unfortunately, we were unable to secure the fuel necessary to continue operations. As a result the Odyssey will officially enter warm layup this afternoon.”Passengers wave and smile as they board the Villa Vie Odyssey in Belfast in September 2024 While the passengers were aware of issues caused by the cost of fuel, many were hopeful that a solution would be found.
Villa Vie创始人米卡埃尔·佩特松告诉彭博社，曾有人提议船上住户额外支付500美元，但乘客们对这一要求表示反对。
Mikael Petterson, the founder of Villa Vie, told Bloomberg that, at one point, it had been proposed that residents on board paid an additional $500, but passengers balked at the request.
结果，包括博丁先生和卡嫩女士在内的住户们，在周二上午公告发布后，只有几个小时的时间匆忙收拾行李。
Instead, residents, including Mr Bodin and Ms Canen, were left scrambling to pack up their belongings in only a few hours on Tuesday morning, when the announcement was made.
“奥德赛号”于2024年10月从贝尔法斯特启航，已到访数十个国家，从巴西到日本。娱乐活动包括卡拉OK、爵士之夜、匹克球场和嘉宾主讲的讲座。
The Odyssey set sail from Belfast in October 2024, and has visited dozens of countries, including Brazil to Japan. Entertainment included karaoke, jazz nights, a pickleball court and guest-led lectures.
该船本月早些时候在泰国港口停靠后抵达柬埔寨，原定下一站驶往越南。
The ship arrived in Cambodia earlier this month after port visits in Thailand, and had been scheduled to sail to Vietnam next.
西哈努克省副省长隆迪曼表示，船上共有203名乘客和156名船员。他告诉媒体，部分乘客已乘航班离开，其他人则在西哈努克市等待。
Long Dimanche, deputy governor of Preah Sihanouk Province, said there had been 203 passengers and 156 crew members on the ship. Some passengers had departed on flights, while others were waiting in Sihanoukville, he told media.
Villa Vie未回应《每日电讯报》的置评请求，也尚未就是否会向乘客退款或补贴他们从柬埔寨返回本国的旅费作出评论。
Villa Vie did not respond to The Telegraph’s request for comment, and has not yet commented on whether it would reimburse the passengers or subsidise their travel from Cambodia to their home countries.
该公司表示，将继续“评估潜在的推进路径”，并致力于“在未来60天内进行重组和资本重组”。
The company has said it will continue to “evaluate potential paths forward” and work toward “restructuring and recapitalisation over the next 60 days”.