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IrelandVilla Vie Odyssey residents forced ashore in Cambodia
Randy Cassingham tells Times Radio that selling up for a permanent life at sea has left him without a home to return to.
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‘We Have No Home To Go To’: Never-Ending Cruise Residents Kicked Off In Cambodia
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- 0:59Cassingham says residents intended to live aboard indefinitely, rather than return home after a conventional cruise.
- 1:30He attributes the suspension to soaring fuel costs linked to conflict and shipping blockades.
- 2:56The operator calls the interruption a temporary "warm layup," Cassingham says, but crew members are leaving.
- 4:05He explains that selling their Colorado home and cars has left the couple without a home to return to.
- 4:30His immediate plan is to travel to Thailand while waiting to learn whether the ship will sail again.
Randy Cassingham and his wife sold their Colorado home and cars because the ship was going to be their home. Now ashore in Cambodia, he tells Times Radio's Kate McCann that the voyage they intended to stay on for the rest of their lives has been suspended.
"So yes, we don't have a home to go to right now," he says.
The Villa Vie Odyssey was offering something different from a long vacation: residents could make their lives aboard while traveling around the world. Cassingham had spent more than two years on the ship when the interruption came.
He identifies soaring fuel costs as the immediate trigger, linking them to Middle East conflict and shipping blockades. Refueling had become a six-figure expense, he says, which the operator could no longer meet.
According to Cassingham, the company describes the suspension as a temporary "warm layup." But he also reports crew members departing, leaving residents uncertain about whether their floating home will resume sailing.
The interview has passed 100,000 views in its opening 18 hours, already far beyond a usual first day for a Times Radio video. Its comment section is also unusually busy, with viewers questioning the promise of an indefinite voyage and discussing the risks of selling a home to live aboard.
Cassingham's immediate plan is to travel to Thailand while waiting for clarity about the ship. Asked about what comes next, he says: "We just don't know when or where."
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- Channel
- Times Radio
- Subscribers
- 1,320,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 7,712,127
- Channel views, pace per day
- 751,549 (on a normal day: 1,047,303)
- Video published
- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
- 108,720 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 122,643
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The cruise interview has already drawn far more views and comments than a typical Times Radio upload receives in its first day.
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Where does Randy Cassingham plan to travel while waiting for news about the ship?
Cassingham says his immediate plan is to travel to Thailand while the cruise's future remains uncertain.