Residents on the doomed Villa Vie Odyssey cruise describe the first 24 hours after being kicked off in Cambodia

Passengers were photographed disembarking the Villa Vie Odyssey after being asked to leave on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images Passengers on an abruptly halted round-the-world cruise say they were given just hours to disembark. Villa Vie Residences told travelers at 6 a.m. on Tuesday they needed to leave the ship by 2 p.m. "We are heartbroken," one couple who lived aboard the ship for two years told Business Insider. Passengers on a live-aboard round-the-world cruise say they were abruptly asked to leave the ship and given only hours to disembark. Villa Vie Residences, which operates the residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey , said on Tuesday it had halted operations due to surging fuel costs. The ship was docked at the port of Sihanoukville in Cambodia when the announcement was made, with passengers saying they were given only eight hours to disembark.