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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Liquidity, Basis of Presentation

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2026, we had liquidity of approximately $1.5 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of $212.3 million and $1.3 billion available under our Revolving Loan Facility. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our obligations and expect to remain in compliance with our financial covenants for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements.

We will continue to pursue various opportunities to optimize our liquidity, refinance future debt maturities to reduce interest expense and/or extend the maturity dates associated with our existing indebtedness. If needed, we will seek to obtain relevant financial covenant amendments or waivers.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in our opinion, contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented.

Our operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year. Historically, demand for cruises has been strongest during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, which are included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

The below table includes our calculation of adjusted operating income, our significant segment expenses therein, and a reconciliation of adjusted operating income to net income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Total revenue

$

2,640,544

$

2,517,497

$

4,971,765

$

4,645,050

Cruise operating expense

Commissions, transportation and other

484,668

487,835

882,273

883,178

Onboard and other

191,446

187,684

343,314

326,542

Adjusted payroll and related (1)

388,374

340,173

762,753

669,300

Fuel

219,384

157,377

388,310

332,391

Food

87,322

81,323

168,004

156,911

Other

209,415

196,495

407,999

381,126

Adjusted total cruise operating expense

1,580,609

1,450,887

2,952,653

2,749,448

Other operating expense

Adjusted marketing, general and administrative (2)

393,856

371,824

819,779

747,605

Depreciation and amortization

271,205

243,760

531,921

475,057

Adjusted total other operating expense

665,061

615,584

1,351,700

1,222,662

Adjusted operating income

$

394,874

$

451,026

$

667,412

$

672,940

Adjusted operating income

$

394,874

$

451,026

$

667,412

$

672,940

Non-cash compensation, severance and professional advisory fees (3)

(30,983)

(26,451)

(70,221)

(47,285)

Interest expense, net

(189,915)

(260,013)

(374,362)

(504,235)

Other income (expense), net

(24,843)

(167,729)

141,376

77,457

Net income (loss) before income taxes

$

149,133

$

(3,167)

$

364,205

$

198,877

(1)Excludes non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards for shipboard officers (see Note 9 – “Employee Benefits and Share-Based Compensation”) and non-cash deferred compensation expenses related to the Shipboard Retirement Plan as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Service cost

$

614

$

552

$

1,228

$

1,105

(2)Excludes non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards for corporate employees (see Note 9 – “Employee Benefits and Share-Based Compensation”), professional advisory fees incurred related to activist investors and the cash portion of our restructuring costs related to certain employee terminations as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Professional advisory fees

$

175

$

$

5,242

$

Severance costs and other fees

7,460

17,652

(3)Includes, in aggregate, the adjustments noted above.
Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency

The majority of our transactions are settled in U.S. dollars. We remeasure assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The resulting gains or losses are recognized in our consolidated statements of operations within other income (expense), net. We recognized a gain of $36.1 million and a loss of $158.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and a gain of $74.8 million and a loss of $181.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, related to remeasurement of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. Remeasurements of foreign currency related to operating activities are recognized within changes in operating assets and liabilities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

The amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discounts are included in depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated statements of cash flows; however, for purposes of the consolidated statements of operations they are included in interest expense, net.

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires disaggregation of certain costs and expenses, including employee compensation, and requires other improvements to disclosures. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The update may be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 on our notes to the consolidated financial statements.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”), which removes the prescriptive software development stages and replaces them with a probable-to-complete recognition threshold. These changes also apply to website development costs. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The update may be applied using a prospective, modified or retrospective transition approach. We will evaluate the impact of ASU 2025-06 on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements (“ASU 2025-09”), which updates the guidance to more closely align hedge accounting with the economics of an entity’s risk management activities. Among other things, ASU 2025-09 expands the hedged risks permitted to be aggregated in a group of individual forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge by allowing similar risks instead of shared risks and expands hedge accounting for forecasted purchases of nonfinancial assets (for example, fuel) by permitting hedge accounting for eligible components of forecasted transactions and subcomponents of explicitly

referenced components in an agreement’s pricing formula. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The update shall be applied on a prospective basis; however, upon adoption, entities are permitted to modify certain critical terms of certain existing hedging relationships without dedesignating the hedge. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-09 on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2026, the FASB issued ASU No. 2026-02, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations (Topic 818) (“ASU 2026-02”), which establishes guidance for the accounting and disclosure of environmental credits. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The update must be applied on a retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (accumulated deficit) as of the beginning of the annual reporting period of adoption. We will evaluate the impact of ASU 2026-02 on our consolidated financial statements.