New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- More than 200 passengers, mostly Americans, are stranded in Cambodia after the operator of a luxury US cruise ship that was on an around-the-world voyage ran out of money due to skyrocketing fuel costs.

According to the Associated Press, the MV Odyssey set sail two years ago on a voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel.

Its operator had offered to "make the Odyssey your permanent home," with the purchase price of a suite for the lifetime of the vessel starting around $230,000.

For now, it is docked at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand, with no certain departure date.

The ship has been carrying 203 passengers, mostly Americans, along...