Randy Cassingham, a passenger on board who runs a cruise blog, wrote that the disembarkation order followed a “cascade of problems”.
Under a post entitled “Abandon Ship!”, he said its Belfast launch was delayed by four months, while the ship never reached its capacity of 650 residents, peaking at around 350.
He said it was not a “luxury” ship but affordable – until the company started “begging for money”.
Villa Vie said in its statement per-cabin monthly fuel expenses had gone from an average of US$1,800 to an estimated US$6,000 to US$8,000 in parts of Asia.
“The company cannot simply pass increases of that scale on to residents, and the resulting shortfall has placed its current operating model under unsustainable financial pressure,” it said.
Cassingham accused the company of doing “absolutely nothing to help” stranded passengers.
Villa Vie said it was “working with residents to coordinate disembarkation and identify temporary living arrangements”.
“Villa Vie Residences recognises that this is a difficult and disruptive period for residents, crew members, and employees, and is working to support those affected as plans develop,” it said.