NCL saw adjusted second quarter net income rise to $271.9 million from $232.7 million a year earlier. The figure, for the three months to the end of June, puts the cruise brand on a steady course for the rest of the year, Frank Del Rio, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said.
“Global consumer cruise demand shows no signs of slowing, as evidenced by solid organic growth and the hugely successful introduction of Norwegian Bliss, whose record-breaking performance surpassed our high expectations,” he said.
Del Rio added that the second quarter had seen a “continuation of the robust booking environment from our core source markets”. NCL also benefited from a net currency gain of $12.9 million, compared to a currency expense of $5.6 million in 2017.
He continued: “The strong demand environment is expected to continue driving higher pricing in the back half of the year, leading to an increase of our full year 2018 Adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $4.70 to $4.80, well above the initial guidance range set at the beginning of the year.”
NCL had “a high level of confidence and strong conviction in our outlook for 2019 and beyond as demonstrated by our recent global redeployment initiatives, the bolstering of our measured growth profile with the confirmation of two additional Leonardo Class ships for delivery in 2026 and 2027,” he said.
