Retired Montana car dealer says she wants to buy eternal cruise ship she adored living on in hopes of reviving voyage after passengers were unceremoniously dumped in Cambodia
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Whitney Olson, 47, is among 200 passengers left stranded in Cambodia after their multiyear voyage aboard the Odyssey came crashing to a halt last week amid soaring fuel prices.
Published: 03:04 GMT, 7 November 2026 | Updated: 03:04 GMT, 7 November 2026
A former Montana auto dealer who sailed on the disastrous 'never-ending cruise' now wants to buy the ship herself, declaring: 'I'm not ready to be done.'
Whitney Olson, 47, a retired car dealership owner, is among 200 passengers left stranded in Cambodia after their multiyear voyage aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey came crashing to a halt last week amid soaring fuel prices.
But while others may be ready to put the nightmare behind them, Olson is already plotting a comeback, hoping to snap up the vessel and bring the around-the-world journey back to life.
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