The Odyssey, a luxury “forever cruise” stranded in Southeast Asia after financial difficulties at its owner, has been arrested in Singapore, court records show.
Helmsman LLC, a Singaporean law firm, is listed as the arresting solicitor. It is not clear whom the firm represents, although a source familiar with the matter said it was likely to be a fuel supplier.
Villa Vie Residences, which owns the cruise ship, is understood to owe one supplier in the region about 500,000 dollars. It remains unclear whether that supplier instructed Helmsman LLC to seek the arrest.
The Odyssey is currently being operated by its lender after Villa Vie was unable to keep up with payments. A ship arrest is a legal process allowing a vessel to be detained or seized following a legal claim.
The MV Odyssey’s voyage, launched in October 2024, ended abruptly last month in Cambodia, where passengers were given only hours to leave the ship.
Accounts from people familiar with the vessel’s final weeks describe a scramble to secure fuel while it was stuck at a port in Singapore. Crew members also rushed to obtain provisions after food shipments stopped, while the ship was temporarily detained in Hong Kong.
