Cruise ship passengers stranded in Cambodia over fuel costs

What started as a dream retirement at sea turned into a nightmare for cruise passengers who were suddenly given just seven hours notice to disembark. Fox News correspondent Dana Marie McNichol has more. Hundreds of passengers were left stranded in Cambodia after their luxury cruise ship suspended its years-long voyage due to rising fuel costs. It happened aboard the MV Odyssey, which set sail from Ireland two years ago, offering lifetime suites and a trip around the world. You come to this ship and you go to live and you start living and people are getting better and better all the time. But in a statement, the ship's Florida-based operator says monthly fuel expenses jumped from around $1,800 per cabin to as high as $8,000 in parts of Asia. Adding, quote, passing the full increase onto residents is not a realistic solution. Our focus now is on supporting residents, crew and employees. Though one passenger suggests there were other factors involved. I don't think it was solely because of the fuel costs. There were financial problems before. The ship says it's helping people find temporary accommodations, but some say they've been left in the dark. We had a seven-hour period to remove our belongings and ourselves off the ship. It comes as oil prices climbed to their highest level since May at around $116 per barrel. But in his pitch to midterm voters, President Trump says costs will go down after the election, due in part to expanding domestic supply. The ones we care about are our people at the pump. And those numbers are going to start coming down very, very rapidly. Cambodian officials say the ship is scheduled to refuel before leaving Cambodia on Saturday. In Miami, Dana Marie McNichol, Fox News.