Luxury Cruise Ship Stops in Cambodia Because of Fuel Costs
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A cruise ship called the Villa Vie Odyssey has stopped its trip.
The ship is in Cambodia, a country in Asia.
The company stopped the voyage because of high fuel costs.
Fuel is the gas or oil that makes a ship move.
The price of fuel went up a lot.
This made the trip too expensive for the company.
Now, passengers cannot continue their trip on the ship.
The company is helping passengers find temporary places to live.
Temporary means for a short time, not forever.
The passengers are waiting for more news.
It is not clear when the ship will sail again.
Many passengers are far from home right now.
Vocabulary15 words
- cruise
- a trip on a big ship for fun
- Cambodia
- a country in Asia
- voyage
- a long trip by ship
- fuel
- gas or oil used to make something move
- temporary
- for a short time, not forever
- stranded
- unable to leave a place
- passenger
- a person who travels on a ship, bus, or plane
- suspend
- to stop something for a while
- costs
- the money you pay for something
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- living arrangements
- where and how people stay
- trip
- a journey from one place to another
- country
- a place with its own government, like a nation
- price
- how much something costs
- news
- new information about something happening
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1. High fuel costs 2. Cambodia 3. Helping them find temporary places to live
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A _____ ship called the Villa Vie Odyssey has stopped its trip.
The ship is in _____, a country in Asia.
The company stopped the voyage because of high _____ costs.
Fuel is the gas or oil that makes a ship _____.
The price of fuel went up a _____.
This made the trip too _____ for the company.
Now, passengers cannot continue their trip on the _____.
The company is helping passengers find _____ places to live.
Temporary means for a short time, not _____.
The passengers are waiting for more _____.
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