命运多舛的“永无止境”邮轮公司维拉维（Villa Vie）的创始人承认，自己是这起事件中的“反派”——此前该公司的邮轮因燃油耗尽，导致200名乘客滞留在柬埔寨。
The founder of the doomed “never-ending” cruise company, Villa Vie, has admitted that he is the “villain” in the story, after 200 passengers were left stranded in Cambodia when the ship ran out of fuel.
米凯尔·帕特森在接受《商业内幕》采访时说：“我感觉糟透了。”他还表示，自己正在考虑让公司破产。
“I feel awful,” Mikael Patterson said, adding that he is considering bankruptcy for his company, during an interview with Business Insider.
维拉维住宅公司曾向客户承诺，只需支付六位数的费用，就能在其豪华邮轮“奥德赛号”上从509间客舱中任选一间，让他们在余生中环游世界。
Villa Vie Residences promised customers a choice of 509 cabins on its luxury cruise ship, the Odyssey, for a six-figure sum, allowing them to sail around the world for the rest of their lives.
但帕特森声称，意外的机械故障，加上伊朗战争导致燃油价格飙升，最终使这趟梦想邮轮之旅泡汤。
But unexpected mechanical problems, combined with the war in Iran sending fuel prices soaring, ended up scuppering the dream cruise, Patterson claimed.