NCL said it had entered 2020 “with a record booked position and at higher pricing” until mid-February. However, customer compensation and 40 cancelled, modified or redeployed Asia voyages will costs investors around 75 cents a share, it said.
The brand has cancelled 21 Asia voyages on Norwegian Spirit, which has been moved to the eastern Mediterranean this summer “with an extremely condensed booking window”.
NCL said prior to the outbreak, “the company was on a solid trajectory to achieve financial targets but admitted: “The company does not anticipate achieving these targets by year-end.”