Villa Vie Odyssey: Brisbane woman Rina Cavazza left watching ‘ghost ship’ sail away as future hangs in the balance
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‘It wasn’t just a little holiday where you just go away for a week or two and come back. This is where we lived.’
Brisbane woman Rina Cavazza was supposed to be boarding her home in Bangkok on Monday.
Instead, she was back in Australia, watching videos of the cruise ship she had paid tens of thousands of dollars to live aboard for two years sail away from Cambodia without its residents.
The Villa Vie Odyssey set sail from Belfast in October 2024, promising residents an ”endless”, up to three-and-a-half-year voyage to more than 425 destinations across 147 countries.
But the dream of living at sea was hit by mounting financial problems, with residents reporting months of difficulties and being asked to contribute extra money to keep the operation afloat.
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