Sihanoukville203 residents got 7 hours to leave their ship.
Some sold everything to buy cabins starting near $85,000.
Villa Vie said monthly fuel costs per cabin rose from $1,800 to between $6,000 and $8,000 in parts of Asia after the Iran war.
Passenger Randy Cassingham wrote that the ship peaked at 350 residents against 650 capacity and launched four months late.
Villa Vie says it is seeking temporary housing, and the ship leaves 31 October.
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- Australian Broadcasting Corporation leans critical
- details the seven-hour evacuation order and the 203 guests and 156 crew, quoting the deputy governor on retirees left homeless
Sources: Australian Broadcasting Corporation