ONTD Original: The Odyssey of Villa Vie - A Scam on the High Seas

[squirrels_oh_no]

Stranded luxury cruise ship still stuck off coast of Northern Ireland https://t.co/lM5dyKAP9O
- Guardian news (@guardiannews) October 2, 2024
Villa Vie Residences promised its customers a luxurious three-and-a-half year world cruise, visiting locales on every continent and in-depth chances to explore little-seen places across the world - 425

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re: ariana DEBOSE 💜

[michaelscott]

AN INTERIOR CABIN FOR UP TO $899,000

fucking excuse me?

RE: re: ariana DEBOSE 💜

[squirrels_oh_no]

Oops, that's actually for the penthouse LOL. I think the owners of that cabin are quoted in the story LMAO (and sound incredibly foolish).

[michaelscott]

girl u know damn well i didn't read lmao

[squirrels_oh_no]

Always read the fine print! Except on ONTD, ONTD means nothing. These people also can't read shit.

[squirrels_oh_no]

Some OP Notes:

1. It really should be "A Scam on the High Seas?" because I am not, for legal reasons, saying this is a scam. Don't sue me, Villa Vie, although I know you are flat broke.

2. Cruise Mapper said the ship was actually moving this evening, but then it stopped again so I think it was just dealing with some current issues.

3. Not every cruise is "luxury". IDK why media thinks if you're on a cruise, it must be a LUXURY cruise. This is NOT a luxury ship - it's a rust bucket that has been a rust bucket for 15+ years. I've seen media try and describe Carnival as luxury. It is not.

[ladyjj]

I made the mistake of booking a cruise for my Mom's 70th birthday on Carnival.

Never. Again.

[theoryofwar]

via GIPHY

Shiver me timbers, I'm gonna read this while I walk the plank to not getting scammed twice by the same people!

[sandstorm]

The CTO blurb was just a bunch of buzzwords, and not even properly edited at that.

As of 4 PM EDT on 10/2/2024, the ship is currently anchored off the coast of Bangor, NI, a distance of about 15 miles from where it initially set sail.

lmao well.

[squirrels_oh_no]

They still claim they will be arriving in Brest at 4 AM on Friday despite being 100% stationary at the moment where they have been since Monday night about 2 hours after they left Belfast. They can still see Belfast.

[astrofisica]

I can’t believe the pandemic didn’t kill cruises.

[squirrels_oh_no]

They're more popular than ever, and yes, it does have a lot of issues that will take decades to even begin to tackle (environmental damage, its role in overtourism, etc.).

[__onthebound]

mum wants to go on a cruise next year/two and i keep saying no

[squirrels_oh_no]

I wasn't a believer until I took a cruise that was less than $1,000 per person including drinks and internet and gratuities, 6 nights on Celebrity to Cozumel, Costa Maya, and the Bahamas. I was hooked. They really do have everything, and the ship was only half full so we had a grand time. My second cruise, not so much, but still really enjoyed it.