Local delicacy, basically boiled cabbage leaf wraps stuffed with rice and herbs and a bit of ground beef (optional).

Sounds weird, tastes great if made well. Google "Λαχανοντολμάδες".

Lentils and rice with spam.

Lamb, brown rice, broccoli, red and yellow bell peppers, yellow and orange carrots, pearl onions, morels, stir-fried in ghee and evoo.

"Cheeky masala" (aka chicken tikka masala).

Yesterdays Left-over pizza. Probably not a full meal but a bowl of oatmeal with yogurt and home-made jam for dessert will fix that.

Sauerkraut mashed with potatoes and bacon bits with gravy and a sausage

I found day-fresh tourists at the market...

I AInt got no time for dat.

Not even the article can read the article because of the paywall.

Could always do worse, like Iowa.

A cruise ship getting stranded in Iowa would take some pretty creative navigation.

I would absolutely LOVE to see a cruise ship in Iowa!!!

As long as you're not anywhere near Thailand's borders

Well… yes and no. The eastern border is the Mississippi River, after all, and river cruises are absolutely a thing.

A lot of those were likely assumed to be fixed costs. Obviously it was not an overwhelmingly successful business if they could not absorb the extra expenses, but according to the article fuel prices, which are likely one of their biggest variable expenses, had more than quadrupled. I'm not sure the margin cruises are making, but there are a lot of businesses closing because of fuel prices, so they're not alone there.

This is a horrible way to deal with the issue though. I'm not sure what recourse the passengers have because they signed up for 3 years and only got 2, but I hope they are able to be made whole.

The whole premise of this ship’s voyage was for people to leave the US for duration of Trump’s presidency, so it’s basically a ship full of people who fucking hate him.

Don't forget to pack a wife

That message from the CEO… damn “you basically have about 7 hours to get all your stuff and get off our ship. Have fun in a foreign country!”

The company knew this was a failed business model and probably were bleeding money and this was the last straw.

In Cambodia? Definitely. I haven't been there recently though so I don't have first-hand price references. I don't know how these luxury cruise passengers are taking it, but I'd say there are definitely worse places to be stranded than on the shores of The Gulf of Thailand, next to a huge nature preserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ream_National_Park

For comfortable western standards, we averaged about 30USD per night in Cambodia as a couple.

Poop Harder.

Septic Poogaloo

theres even cruises specifically for elderly retired people. probably wouldnt go on one myself, because its a petri dish for norovirus.

Anything but a cruise.

There's a really big "blame the rich for everything" population here. You can kinda tell what political system they favour.

Picket on the Capitol White House