When Ryan Knapp and his wife booked a Viking River cruise along the Mekong Delta, they thought it would be a dream trip – a chance to finally see Angkor Wat, the stunning Buddhist temple complex, and explore other parts of Cambodia.
But what began as a long-anticipated vacation on a luxury cruise has become a stress-filled nightmare.
With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading like wildfire across the globe, the Illinois couple is now stranded in a foreign country that is housing them in a “filthy,” dilapidated hotel, after three other passengers on the vessel tested positive for the virus.