NCL CORPORATION LTD._September 30, 2026

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 333-128780

NCL CORPORATION LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda		20-0470163
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida		33126
(Address of principal executive offices)		(zip code)

(305) 436-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ⌧

(Note: The registrant is a voluntary filer of reports required to be filed under Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ⌧ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ⌧	Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ⌧

There were 31,164,004 ordinary shares outstanding as of October 22, 2026.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	41

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	43
Item 5.	Other Information	44
Item 6.	Exhibits	45

SIGNATURES		47

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

NCL Corporation Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2026			2025			2026			2025
Revenue
Passenger ticket		$	1,945,639		$	2,049,959		$	5,217,798		$	5,177,628
Onboard and other			1,001,124			888,183			2,700,730			2,405,564
Total revenue			2,946,763			2,938,142			7,918,528			7,583,192
Cruise operating expense
Commissions, transportation and other			547,675			521,981			1,429,948			1,405,159
Onboard and other			236,180			222,002			579,494			548,544
Payroll and related			390,315			355,396			1,165,104			1,036,033
Fuel			195,733			175,913			584,043			508,304
Food			92,043			81,866			260,047			238,777
Other			205,722			197,701			613,721			578,827
Total cruise operating expense			1,667,668			1,554,859			4,632,357			4,315,644
Other operating expense
Marketing, general and administrative			367,188			382,903			1,245,152			1,166,456
Depreciation and amortization			287,703			250,832			819,624			725,889
Total other operating expense			654,891			633,735			2,064,776			1,892,345
Operating income			624,204			749,548			1,221,395			1,375,203
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest expense, net			(190,111)			(278,155)			(564,473)			(782,390)
Other income (expense), net			200,096			(134,429)			341,472			(56,972)
Total non-operating income (expense)			9,985			(412,584)			(223,001)			(839,362)
Net income before income taxes			634,189			336,964			998,394			535,841
Income tax expense			(2,271)			(8,731)			(4,243)			(8,264)
Net income		$	631,918		$	328,233		$	994,151		$	527,577

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NCL Corporation Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)


		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2026			2025		2026			2025
Net income		$	631,918		$	328,233	$	994,151		$	527,577
Other comprehensive income:
Shipboard Retirement Plan			43			16		128			48
Cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized gain			112,951			43		168,897			52,944
Amount realized and reclassified into earnings			(48,715)			8,807		(84,953)			23,924
Total other comprehensive income			64,279			8,866		84,072			76,916
Total comprehensive income		$	696,197		$	337,099	$	1,078,223		$	604,493

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NCL Corporation Ltd.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)


		September 30,			December 31,
		2026			2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	250,722		$	203,996
Accounts receivable, net			241,186			291,659
Inventories			187,700			138,181
Prepaid expenses and other assets			608,335			498,808
Total current assets			1,287,943			1,132,644
Property and equipment, net			20,364,242			19,068,807
Goodwill			135,764			135,764
Trade names			500,525			500,525
Other long-term assets			1,662,670			1,647,860
Total assets		$	23,951,144		$	22,485,600
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt		$	918,784		$	875,899
Current portion of exchangeable notes			212,464			—
Accounts payable			177,965			169,655
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			1,295,619			1,206,360
Due to NCLH			56,145			58,976
Advance ticket sales			3,141,976			3,200,593
Total current liabilities			5,802,953			5,511,483
Long-term debt			12,214,862			11,782,439
Exchangeable notes			1,538,363			1,925,103
Other long-term liabilities			1,161,739			1,147,875
Total liabilities			20,717,917			20,366,900
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preference shares (Series A-1: $1,000 par value; 1,853,444 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025; Series A-3: $1,000 par value; 903,965 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025; Series A-4: $1,000 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025; and Series A-5: $1,000 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025)			—			—
Ordinary shares ($0.0012 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 31,164,004 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025)			37			37
Additional paid-in capital			9,285,222			9,248,918
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(369,006)			(453,078)
Accumulated deficit			(5,683,026)			(6,677,177)
Total shareholders’ equity			3,233,227			2,118,700
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	23,951,144		$	22,485,600

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NCL Corporation Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)


		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2026			2025
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		$	994,151		$	527,577
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense			942,841			856,618
Gain on derivatives			(241,216)			(112,947)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			—			187,491
Share-based compensation expense			67,420			64,598
Net foreign currency adjustments on euro-denominated debt			(90,113)			133,260
Other, net			11,645			67
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net			42,669			(32,046)
Inventories			(53,394)			(6,322)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(13,413)			6,631
Accounts payable			30,353			49,584
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			54,956			(70,797)
Advance ticket sales			(36,597)			13,877
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,709,302			1,617,591
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property and equipment, net			(2,292,043)			(2,821,959)
Proceeds from sale of ships			104,995			—
Other, net			(7,591)			(9,587)
Net cash used in investing activities			(2,194,639)			(2,831,546)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of long-term debt			(1,894,036)			(7,723,694)
Proceeds from long-term debt			2,487,283			9,225,819
Due to NCLH, net			(2,831)			(1,602)
Contribution from NCLH			—			145,294
Net share settlement of restricted share units			(31,104)			(23,822)
Early redemption premium			—			(162,374)
Deferred financing fees and other			(27,249)			(269,597)
Net cash provided by financing activities			532,063			1,190,024
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			46,726			(23,931)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			203,996			184,834
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	250,722		$	160,903

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NCL Corporation Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)


		Three Months Ended September 30, 2026
								Accumulated
					Additional			Other						Total
		Ordinary			Paid-in			Comprehensive			Accumulated			Shareholders’
		Shares			Capital			Income (Loss)			Deficit			Equity
Balance, June 30, 2026		$	37		$	9,264,883		$	(433,285)		$	(6,314,944)		$	2,516,691
Share-based compensation			—			21,321			—			—			21,321
Net share settlement of restricted share units			—			(982)			—			—			(982)
Other comprehensive income, net			—			—			64,279			—			64,279
Net income			—			—			—			631,918			631,918
Balance, September 30, 2026		$	37		$	9,285,222		$	(369,006)		$	(5,683,026)		$	3,233,227

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
								Accumulated
					Additional			Other						Total
		Ordinary			Paid-in			Comprehensive			Accumulated			Shareholders’
		Shares			Capital			Income (Loss)			Deficit			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2025		$	37		$	9,248,918		$	(453,078)		$	(6,677,177)		$	2,118,700
Share-based compensation			—			67,420			—			—			67,420
Net share settlement of restricted share units			—			(31,104)			—			—			(31,104)
Other			—			(12)			—			—			(12)
Other comprehensive income, net			—			—			84,072			—			84,072
Net income			—			—			—			994,151			994,151
Balance, September 30, 2026		$	37		$	9,285,222		$	(369,006)		$	(5,683,026)		$	3,233,227

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NCL Corporation Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity - Continued

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)


		Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
								Accumulated
					Additional			Other						Total
		Ordinary			Paid-in			Comprehensive			Accumulated			Shareholders’
		Shares			Capital			Income (Loss)			Deficit			Equity
Balance, June 30, 2025		$	37		$	8,995,692		$	(440,702)		$	(7,101,560)		$	1,453,467
Share-based compensation			—			18,418			—			—			18,418
Net share settlement of restricted share units			—			(19)			—			—			(19)
Contribution from NCLH			—			211,350			—			—			211,350
Other comprehensive income, net			—			—			8,866			—			8,866
Net income			—			—			—			328,233			328,233
Balance, September 30, 2025		$	37		$	9,225,441		$	(431,836)		$	(6,773,327)		$	2,020,315

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
								Accumulated
					Additional			Other						Total
		Ordinary			Paid-in			Comprehensive			Accumulated			Shareholders’
		Shares			Capital			Income (Loss)			Deficit			Equity
Balance, December 31, 2024		$	37		$	8,909,297		$	(508,752)		$	(7,300,904)		$	1,099,678
Share-based compensation			—			64,598			—			—			64,598
Net share settlement of restricted share units			—			(23,822)			—			—			(23,822)
Contribution from NCLH			—			275,368			—			—			275,368
Other comprehensive income, net			—			—			76,916			—			76,916
Net income			—			—			—			527,577			527,577
Balance, September 30, 2025		$	37		$	9,225,441		$	(431,836)		$	(6,773,327)		$	2,020,315

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NCL Corporation Ltd.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this report to (i) the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to NCLC (as defined below) and its subsidiaries, (ii) “NCLC” refers to NCL Corporation Ltd., (iii) “NCLH” refers to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., (iv) “Norwegian Cruise Line” or “Norwegian” refers to the Norwegian Cruise Line brand and its predecessors, (v) “Oceania Cruises” refers to the Oceania Cruises brand and (vi) “Regent” refers to the Regent Seven Seas Cruises brand.

References to the “U.S.” are to the United States of America, “dollar(s)” or “$” are to U.S. dollars and “euro(s)” or “€” are to the official currency of the Eurozone. We refer you to “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations— Terminology” for the capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined throughout these notes to our consolidated financial statements.

1. Description of Business and Organization

We are a leading global cruise company, which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. As of September 30, 2026, we had a combined fleet of 33 ships with approximately 72,000 Berths. The decrease in ships from June 30, 2026 is due to two ships, Norwegian Sky and Oceania Regatta, commencing long-term charters to third parties. The Company has orders for 16 additional ships to be delivered from 2026 through 2037.

We have two Prima Class Ships on order with currently scheduled delivery dates in 2027 and 2028. We also have orders for three new classes of ships: five Sonata Class Ships with deliveries currently scheduled from 2027 through 2037, four Prestige Class Ships with deliveries currently scheduled from 2026 through 2036 and five Norwegian Cruise Line ships with deliveries currently scheduled from 2030 through 2037. The orders for the Prestige Class Ship to be delivered in 2036 and the Sonata Class Ship and Norwegian Cruise Line ship each to be delivered in 2037 will be effective upon financing.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2026, we had liquidity of approximately $1.4 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of $250.7 million and $1.1 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.

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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 before income taxes (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2026		2025		2026		2025
Total revenue	$	2,946,763	$	2,938,142	$	7,918,528	$	7,583,192
Cruise operating expense
Commissions, transportation and other		547,675		521,981		1,429,948		1,405,159
Onboard and other		236,180		222,002		579,494		548,544
Adjusted payroll and related (1)		383,914		349,355		1,146,667		1,018,655
Fuel		195,733		175,913		584,043		508,304
Food		92,043		81,866		260,047		238,777
Other		205,722		197,701		613,721		578,827
Adjusted total cruise operating expense		1,661,267		1,548,818		4,613,920		4,298,266
Other operating expense
Adjusted marketing, general and administrative (2)		348,794		369,973		1,168,573		1,117,578
Adjusted depreciation and amortization (3)		270,878		250,832		802,799		725,889
Adjusted total other operating expense		619,672		620,805		1,971,372		1,843,467
Adjusted operating income	$	665,824	$	768,519	$	1,333,236	$	1,441,459

Adjusted operating income	$	665,824	$	768,519	$	1,333,236	$	1,441,459
Non-cash compensation, severance, professional advisory fees and loss on ship disposal (4)		(41,620)		(18,971)		(111,841)		(66,256)
Interest expense, net		(190,111)		(278,155)		(564,473)		(782,390)
Other income (expense), net		200,096		(134,429)		341,472		(56,972)
Net income before income taxes	$	634,189	$	336,964	$	998,394	$	535,841

(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				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2026		2025		2026		2025
Service cost	$	614	$	553	$	1,842	$	1,658

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(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 investor activities and the cash portion of our restructuring costs related to certain employee terminations as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2026		2025		2026		2025
Professional advisory fees	$	150	$	—	$	5,392	$	—
Severance costs and other fees		2,710		—		20,362		—

(3)	Excludes the loss related to the disposal of Oceania Sirena as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2026		2025		2026		2025
Loss on ship disposal	$	16,825	$	—	$	16,825	$	—

(4)	Includes, in aggregate, the adjustments noted above.

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 gains of $19.9 million and $6.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and a gain of $94.7 million and a loss of $174.2 million for the nine months ended September 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

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 it is included in interest expense, net.

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

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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 are evaluating the impact of ASU 2026-02 on our consolidated financial statements.

3. Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

Revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors in various geographical regions. Revenues by destination were as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2026			2025			2026			2025
North America		$	1,672,551		$	1,463,030		$	4,991,710		$	4,200,677
Europe			1,257,946			1,349,391			2,104,919			2,386,471
Asia-Pacific			12,442			124,830			588,235			763,563
Other			3,824			891			233,664			232,481
Total revenue		$	2,946,763		$	2,938,142		$	7,918,528		$	7,583,192

North America includes the U.S., the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico. Europe includes the Baltic region, Canary Islands and Mediterranean. Asia-Pacific includes Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Other includes all other international territories as well as bareboat charter revenue.

Geographic Concentration

Although we sell cruises on an international basis, our passenger ticket revenue is primarily attributed to U.S.-sourced guests who make reservations through the U.S. Our revenue attributable to U.S.-sourced guests has approximated 84% of total revenue over the preceding three fiscal years. No other individual country’s revenues exceed 10% in any given period.

Contract Balances

Receivables from customers are included within accounts receivable, net. As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our receivables from customers were $98.8 million and $102.3 million, respectively, primarily related to in-transit credit card receivables.

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Our contract liabilities are included within advance ticket sales. As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our contract liabilities were $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively. Of the amounts included within contract liabilities as of September 30, 2026, approximately 45% were refundable in accordance with our cancellation policies. Of the deposits included within advance ticket sales, the majority are refundable in accordance with our cancellation policies, and it is uncertain to what extent guests may request refunds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, $2.2 billion of revenue recognized was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period.

4. Leases

Operating Leases – Lessee

Operating lease balances were as follows (in thousands):


		Balance Sheet location		September 30, 2026			December 31, 2025
Operating leases
Right-of-use assets		Other long-term assets		$	1,128,432		$	1,089,709
Current operating lease liabilities		Accrued expenses and other liabilities			34,192			32,064
Non-current operating lease liabilities		Other long-term liabilities			906,131			897,899

Operating Leases – Lessor

In March 2026, we executed a long-term lease for Seven Seas Navigator. The lease will commence in December 2027 and has a term of nine years unless a purchase option is exercised prior to the end of the term. There are multiple purchase options through the end of the lease term, which decline in value annually. The lease is expected to be an operating lease. The aggregate undiscounted lease payments to be received throughout the terms of the agreements, including variable payments, are expected to be approximately $100 million excluding the impact of the purchase options.

In September 2026, a bareboat charter for Norwegian Sky commenced. The bareboat charter has a term of 10 years and has fixed payments of $15.3 million for the first two years and $13.3 million each year thereafter.

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5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was as follows (in thousands):


		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
								Change
		Accumulated			Change			Related to
		Other			Related to			Shipboard
		Comprehensive			Cash Flow			Retirement
		Income (Loss)			Hedges			Plan
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at beginning of period		$	(453,078)		$	(458,250)		$	5,172
Current period other comprehensive income before reclassifications			168,897			168,897			—
Amounts reclassified into earnings			(84,825)			(84,953)	(1)		128	(2)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at end of period		$	(369,006)		$	(374,306)	(3)	$	5,300

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was as follows (in thousands):


		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
								Change
		Accumulated			Change			Related to
		Other			Related to			Shipboard
		Comprehensive			Cash Flow			Retirement
		Income (Loss)			Hedges			Plan
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at beginning of period		$	(508,752)		$	(514,890)		$	6,138
Current period other comprehensive income before reclassifications			52,944			52,944			—
Amounts reclassified into earnings			23,972			23,924	(1)		48	(2)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at end of period		$	(431,836)		$	(438,022)		$	6,186

(1)	We refer you to Note 8— “Fair Value Measurements and Derivatives” for the affected line items in the consolidated statements of operations.

(2)	Amortization of prior-service cost and actuarial loss reclassified to other income (expense), net.

(3)	Includes $101.6 million of gains expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months.

6.Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net increased $1.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 primarily due to the delivery of Norwegian Luna, partially offset by the sale of Oceania Sirena.

7. Long-Term Debt

In March 2026, we took delivery of Norwegian Luna. We had export credit financing in place for 80% of the contract price. The associated €1.0 billion term loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.91% per annum with a maturity date of February 25, 2038. Principal and interest payments are payable semiannually.

In October 2026, NCLC issued $950.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.750% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2031 (the “2031 Notes”). NCLC may, at its option, redeem the 2031 Notes, in whole or in part, (i) prior to October 15, 2028 (the “First Call Date”), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes to be redeemed plus an applicable “make-whole” amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional amounts, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, and (ii) on or after the First Call Date, at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture for the 2031 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional amounts, if any, to, but excluding, the

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redemption date. In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to the First Call Date, NCLC may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 108.750% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, so long as at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes issued remains outstanding following such redemption. The 2031 Notes pay interest at 8.750% per annum, semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, to holders of record at the close of business on the immediately preceding April 1 and October 1, respectively. The indenture for the 2031 Notes contains covenants that limit the ability of NCLC and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) create liens on certain assets to secure debt; (ii) enter into sale leaseback transactions; and (iii) consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their assets.

The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2031 Notes, together with cash on hand, were used to (i) redeem all of the outstanding 6.125% senior notes due 2028, (ii) repay $380.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility and (iii) prepay approximately $42.2 million of outstanding borrowings under our export-credit backed financing facilities, in each case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and to pay any related transaction premiums, fees and expenses.

Concurrently with the above October 2026 transactions, NCLC entered into a third amendment to the Revolving Loan Facility, which increased the aggregate amount of commitments under the Revolving Loan Facility from approximately $2.5 billion to approximately $2.8 billion. The amendment also modified certain existing financial covenant definitions and the related collateral.

Exchangeable Notes

The following is a summary of NCLC’s exchangeable notes as of September 30, 2026 (in thousands):


					Unamortized Debt
					Discount,
		Principal			including Deferred			Net Carrying			Fair Value
		Amount			Financing Fees			Amount			Amount			Leveling
2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes (1)		$	192,037		$	(3,697)		$	188,340		$	188,106		Level 2
2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes (1)			24,138			(484)			23,654			23,765		Level 2
2030 0.875% Exchangeable Notes			353,876			(47,714)			306,162			314,107		Level 2
2030 0.750% Exchangeable Notes			1,407,000			(279,816)			1,127,184			1,140,824		Level 2

(1)	In May 2026, NCLC elected to irrevocably fix the settlement method to cash settlement for all exchanges of the 2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes and 2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes, pursuant to the applicable indentures.

The following is a summary of NCLC’s exchangeable notes as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):


					Unamortized Debt
					Discount,
		Principal			including Deferred			Net Carrying			Fair Value
		Amount			Financing Fees			Amount			Amount			Leveling
2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes		$	192,037		$	(10,740)		$	181,297		$	190,988		Level 2
2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes			24,138			(1,397)			22,741			24,285		Level 2
2030 0.875% Exchangeable Notes			353,876			(56,747)			297,129			387,692		Level 2
2030 0.750% Exchangeable Notes			1,407,000			(324,902)			1,082,098			1,354,111		Level 2

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The following provides a summary of the interest expense of NCLC’s exchangeable notes (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2026		2025		2026		2025
Coupon interest	$	4,103	$	6,806	$	12,251	$	27,611
Amortization of discount and deferred financing fees		21,360		22,649		62,273		75,916
Total	$	25,463	$	29,455	$	74,524	$	103,527

As of September 30, 2026, the effective interest rate is 6.28%, 7.88%, 5.04% and 6.45% for the 2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes, 2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes, 2030 0.875% Exchangeable Notes and 2030 0.750% Exchangeable Notes, respectively.

Debt Repayments

The following are scheduled principal repayments on our long-term debt including exchangeable notes and finance lease obligations as of September 30, 2026 (in thousands):


Year		Amount
Remainder of 2026		$	238,600
2027			1,105,695
2028			1,346,141
2029			1,370,035
2030			4,134,290
2031			1,875,062
Thereafter			5,428,176
Total		$	15,497,999

Debt Covenants

As of September 30, 2026, we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants. If we do not continue to remain in compliance with our covenants, we would have to seek additional amendments to or waivers of the covenants. However, no assurances can be made that such amendments or waivers would be approved by our lenders. Generally, if an event of default under any debt agreement occurs, then pursuant to cross default and/or cross acceleration clauses, substantially all of our outstanding debt and derivative contract payables could become due, and all debt and derivative contracts could be terminated, which would have a material adverse impact on our operations and liquidity.

8. Fair Value Measurements and Derivatives

Fair value is defined as the price at which an orderly transaction to sell an asset or to transfer a liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions (that is, an exit price at the measurement date from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability).

Derivatives are generally recorded at fair value. Contracts that are designated as normal purchases and normal sales are not recorded at fair value. The normal purchases and normal sales exception requires, among other things, physical delivery in quantities expected to be used or sold over a reasonable period in the normal course of business. All of our allowance purchase agreements related to the European Union’s Emissions Trading System meet the criteria specified for this exception.

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Fair Value Hierarchy

The following hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value should maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available:

Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement dates.

Level 2 Significant other observable inputs that are used by market participants in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources.

Level 3 Significant unobservable inputs we believe market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available.

Derivatives

We are exposed to market risk attributable to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and fuel prices. We attempt to minimize these risks through a combination of our normal operating and financing activities and through the use of derivatives. We assess whether derivatives used in hedging transactions are “highly effective” in offsetting changes in the cash flow of our hedged forecasted transactions. We use qualitative assessments or regression analysis for hedge relationships, and high effectiveness is achieved when a statistically valid relationship reflects a high degree of offset and correlation between the fair values of the derivative and the hedged forecasted transaction. Cash flows from the derivatives are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the underlying hedged transaction. If it is determined that the hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring, then the amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is released to earnings. There are no amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, except when the hedged item is a contractually specified component, and there are no credit-risk-related contingent features in our derivative agreements. We monitor concentrations of credit risk associated with financial and other institutions with which we conduct significant business. Credit risk, including but not limited to counterparty non-performance under derivatives, is not considered significant as we primarily conduct business with large, well-established financial institutions with which we have established relationships, and which have credit risks acceptable to us, or the credit risk is spread out among many creditors. We do not anticipate non-performance by any of our significant counterparties.

As of September 30, 2026, we had fuel swaps designated as hedges, which are used to mitigate the financial impact of volatility of fuel prices pertaining to approximately 475 thousand metric tons of our projected fuel purchases, maturing through December 31, 2027.

As of September 30, 2026, we also had fuel swaps pertaining to approximately 30 thousand metric tons of our projected fuel purchases which were not designated as cash flow hedges maturing through December 31, 2027.

As of September 30, 2026, we had foreign currency forwards and collars designated as hedges, which were used to mitigate the financial impact of volatility in foreign currency exchange rates related to our ship construction contracts denominated in euros. The notional amount of these foreign currency contracts was €2.9 billion, or $3.3 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of September 30, 2026.

As of September 30, 2026, we also had foreign currency forwards not designated as hedges, which were used to mitigate the financial impact of volatility in foreign currency exchange rates related to principal and interest of debt denominated in euros. The notional amount of these foreign currency contracts was €286.8 million, or $324.9 million based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of September 30, 2026.

As of September 30, 2026, we had conversion options embedded in our exchangeable notes. The notional amounts of our outstanding options as of September 30, 2026 were 5.7 million, 0.7 million, 13.5 million and 41.0 million NCLH ordinary shares for the 2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes, 2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes, 2030 0.875% Exchangeable Notes and 2030 0.750% Exchangeable Notes, respectively.

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The derivatives measured at fair value and the respective location in the consolidated balance sheets include the following (in thousands):


				Assets						Liabilities
				September 30,			December 31,			September 30,			December 31,
		Balance Sheet Location		2026			2025			2026			2025
Derivative Contracts Designated as Hedging Instruments

Fuel contracts
		Prepaid expenses and other assets		$	111,333		$	—		$	—		$	—
		Other long-term assets			25,848			—			—			—
		Accrued expenses and other liabilities			—			116			—			16,302
		Other long-term liabilities			—			—			—			7,829
Foreign currency contracts
		Prepaid expenses and other assets			—			33,307			—			—
		Accrued expenses and other liabilities			—			—			73,496			2,434
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$	137,181		$	33,423		$	73,496		$	26,565

Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Fuel contracts
		Prepaid expenses and other assets		$	10,884		$	—		$	—		$	—
		Other long-term assets			1,285			—			—			—
		Accrued expenses and other liabilities			—			—			—			1,024
		Other long-term liabilities			—			—			—			114
Foreign currency contracts
		Accrued expenses and other liabilities			—			—			7,986			594
		Other long-term liabilities			—			—			119			—
Debt conversion options
		Exchangeable notes			—			—			105,487			341,838
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				$	12,169		$	—		$	113,592		$	343,570
Total derivatives				$	149,350		$	33,423		$	187,088		$	370,135

The fair values of swap and forward contracts are determined based on inputs that are readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets. The Company determines the value of options and collars utilizing option pricing models based on inputs that are either readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets. The option pricing models used by the Company are industry standard models for valuing options and are used by the broker/dealer community. The inputs to the option pricing models are the option strike prices, underlying prices, risk-free rates of interest, time to expiration, and both historical and implied volatilities. The fair values of option contracts consider both the intrinsic value and any remaining time value associated with those derivatives that have not yet settled. The Company also considers counterparty credit risk and its own credit risk in its determination of all estimated fair values.

Our derivatives and financial instruments were categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, and we had no derivatives or financial instruments categorized as Level 1 or Level 3. Our derivative contracts include rights of offset with our counterparties. We have elected to net certain assets and liabilities within counterparties when the rights of offset exist. We are not required to post cash collateral related to our derivative instruments.

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The gross and net amounts recognized within assets and liabilities include the following (in thousands):


					Gross						Gross
		Gross			Amounts			Total Net			Amounts
September 30, 2026		Amounts			Offset			Amounts			Not Offset			Net Amounts
Assets		$	149,350		$	—		$	149,350		$	(149,350)		$	—
Liabilities			187,088			—			187,088			(187,088)			—


					Gross						Gross
		Gross			Amounts			Total Net			Amounts
December 31, 2025		Amounts			Offset			Amounts			Not Offset			Net Amounts
Assets		$	33,307		$	—		$	33,307		$	(33,307)		$	—
Liabilities			370,135			(116)			370,019			(344,866)			25,153

The effects of cash flow hedge accounting on accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) include the following (in thousands):

Location of Gain

(Loss) Reclassified

from Accumulated

Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Other Comprehensive

from Accumulated Other

Recognized in Other

Income (Loss) into

Comprehensive Income

Derivatives

Comprehensive Loss

Income (Expense)

(Loss) into Income (Expense)

Three Months

Ended

 

September 30, 2026

 

September 30, 2025

 

September 30, 2026

 

September 30, 2025

Fuel contracts

152,759

10,681

Fuel

47,477

(4,575)

Fuel contracts

—

Other income (expense), net

5,378

(114)

Foreign currency contracts

(39,808)

(10,638)

Depreciation and amortization

(4,140)

(4,118)

Total gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)

112,951

48,715

(8,807)


						Location of Gain
						(Loss) Reclassified
						from Accumulated		Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified
	Amount of Gain (Loss)					Other Comprehensive		from Accumulated Other
	Recognized in Other					Income (Loss) into		Comprehensive Income
Derivatives	Comprehensive Loss					Income (Expense)		(Loss) into Income (Expense)
	Nine Months			Nine Months				Nine Months			Nine Months
	Ended			Ended				Ended			Ended
	September 30, 2026			September 30, 2025				September 30, 2026			September 30, 2025
Fuel contracts	$	283,532		$	(5,915)	Fuel		$	86,178		$	(10,432)
Fuel contracts		—			—	Other income (expense), net			11,179			(1,135)
Foreign currency contracts		(114,635)			58,859	Depreciation and amortization			(12,404)			(12,357)
Total gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	168,897		$	52,944			$	84,953		$	(23,924)

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The effects of cash flow hedge accounting on the consolidated statements of operations include the following (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended September 30, 2026									Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
					Depreciation									Depreciation
					and			Other Income						and			Other Income
		Fuel			Amortization			(Expense), net			Fuel			Amortization			(Expense), net
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded		$	195,733		$	287,703		$	200,096		$	175,913		$	250,832		$	(134,429)

Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income
Fuel contracts			47,477			—			—			(4,575)			—			—
Foreign currency contracts			—			(4,140)			—			—			(4,118)			—

Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income as a result that a forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring
Fuel contracts			—			—			5,378			—			—			(114)


		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
					Depreciation									Depreciation
					and			Other Income						and			Other Income
		Fuel			Amortization			(Expense), net			Fuel			Amortization			(Expense), net
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded		$	584,043		$	819,624		$	341,472		$	508,304		$	725,889		$	(56,972)

Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income
Fuel contracts			86,178			—			—			(10,432)			—			—
Foreign currency contracts			—			(12,404)			—			—			(12,357)			—

Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income as a result that a forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring
Fuel contracts			—			—			11,179			—			—			(1,135)

The effects of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations include the following (in thousands):

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

Location of Gain (Loss)

2026

2025

2026

2025

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Debt conversion options

Other income (expense), net

169,195

(147,429)

236,351

110,958

Long-Term Debt

As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of our long-term debt, including the current portion, was $13.9 billion and $14.1 billion, respectively, which was $1.5 billion and $0.9 billion lower, respectively, than the carrying values, excluding deferred financing costs. The difference between the fair value and carrying value of our

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long-term debt is due to our fixed and variable rate debt obligations carrying interest rates that are above or below market rates at the measurement dates. The fair value of our long-term revolving and term loan facilities was calculated based on estimated rates for the same or similar instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities. The fair value of our exchangeable notes considers observable risk-free rates; credit spreads of the same or similar instruments; and share prices, tenors, and historical and implied volatilities which are sourced from observable market data. The inputs are considered to be Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Market risk associated with our long-term variable rate debt is the potential increase in interest expense from an increase in interest rates or from an increase in share values.

Other

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets of all other financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value.

9. Employee Benefits and Share-Based Compensation

In January 2013, NCLH adopted the 2013 Performance Incentive Plan, which, after giving effect to amendments and restatements through 2025 (the “Restated 2013 Plan”), provided for a maximum aggregate limit of 48,009,006 shares that could have been delivered pursuant to all awards granted under the Restated 2013 Plan. In June 2026, NCLH’s shareholders approved a further amendment and restatement of the Restated 2013 Plan to increase the number of NCLH ordinary shares that may be delivered by 8,807,000, resulting in an increase in the maximum aggregate limit to 56,816,006 shares.

Restricted Share Unit Awards

In March 2026, NCLH granted 5.0 million time-based restricted share unit awards (“RSUs”) to our employees, which primarily vest in substantially equal installments over three years. Additionally, in March 2026, NCLH granted 1.3 million performance-based restricted share units (“PSUs”) to certain members of our management team, which vest upon the achievement of certain pre-established performance targets established through 2028 and the satisfaction of an additional time-based vesting requirement that generally requires continued employment through March 1, 2029.

In connection with Mr. Chidsey’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, NCLH granted him a one-time inducement equity award consisting of 967,254 RSUs and 1,172,638 target market-based restricted share units (“MSUs”). The RSUs vest in substantially equal installments over four years. The MSUs are eligible to vest at the end of a four-year performance period based on NCLH’s absolute total shareholder return compound annual growth rate, with payout ranging from 0% to 200% of target. These awards were granted outside the Restated 2013 Plan and were approved by NCLH’s Compensation Committee in reliance on the employment inducement exemption under Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange’s Listed Company Manual.

The fair value of the MSUs is estimated using a Monte Carlo model due to the market condition. The below table summarizes the key inputs used in the Monte Carlo simulation:


Dividend yield		—%
Expected share price volatility		54.77%
Risk-free interest rate		3.96%
Expected term		3.77 years

Expected volatility was determined based on a blend of implied volatility and historical volatility of our share price over a period commensurate with the remaining term of the measurement period. The risk-free rate was based on U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the remaining term of the measurement period.

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The following is a summary of NCLH restricted share unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2026:


		Number of		Weighted-			Number of		Weighted-			Number of		Weighted-
		Time-Based		Average Grant			Performance-		Average Grant			Market-		Average Grant
		Awards		Date Fair Value			Based Awards		Date Fair Value			Based Awards		Date Fair Value
Non-vested as of January 1, 2026		8,537,656		$	19.95		2,521,536		$	19.97		—		$	—
Granted		6,346,459			20.06		1,304,731	(1)		21.02		2,345,276	(1)		24.24
Vested		(4,719,880)			19.12		(579,244)			18.00		—			—
Forfeited or expired		(1,014,922)			20.38		(203,920)			17.21		—			—
Non-vested as of September 30, 2026		9,149,313			20.40		3,043,103			20.98		2,345,276			24.24

(1)	Number of PSUs and MSUs included assumes maximum achievement.

In February 2026, all 298,336 remaining outstanding share option awards with a weighted average exercise price of $50.12 expired and were forfeited.

The compensation expense recognized for share-based compensation for the periods presented includes the following (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2026		2025		2026		2025
Payroll and related expense		$	5,787	$	5,488	$	16,595	$	15,720
Marketing, general and administrative expense			15,534		12,930		50,825		48,878
Total share-based compensation expense		$	21,321	$	18,418	$	67,420	$	64,598

10. Commitments and Contingencies

Ship Construction Contracts

For the Norwegian brand, we have two Prima Class Ships on order, each at approximately 170,000 Gross Tons and from 3,880 to 3,920 Berths, with currently scheduled delivery dates in 2027 and 2028. For the Norwegian brand, we also have an order for five additional ships, each at approximately 227,000 Gross Tons and 5,000 Berths, with currently scheduled delivery dates from 2030 through 2037. For the Oceania Cruises brand, we have an order for five Sonata Class Ships, each at approximately 86,000 Gross Tons and 1,390 Berths, with currently scheduled delivery dates from 2027 through 2037. For the Regent Seven Seas Cruises brand, we have an order for four Prestige Class Ships, each at approximately 77,000 Gross Tons and 822 Berths, with currently scheduled delivery dates from 2026 through 2036. The orders for the Prestige Class Ship to be delivered in 2036 and the Sonata Class Ship and Norwegian Cruise Line ship each to be delivered in 2037 will be effective upon financing. The impacts of initiatives to improve environmental sustainability and modifications that NCLH plans to make to its newbuilds to improve their profitability and better space out the newbuilds, along with shipyard availability and/or other macroeconomic conditions and events, have resulted in us resetting delivery dates for certain expected ship deliveries. These and other impacts could result in additional delays in ship deliveries in the future, which may be prolonged.

As of September 30, 2026, the combined contract prices, including amendments and change orders, of the 13 ships on order that are effective were approximately €18.0 billion, or $20.4 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of September 30, 2026. For ships with effective orders, excluding the two Sonata Class Ships on order for Oceania Cruises with currently scheduled delivery in 2032 and 2035 and the Prestige Class Ship on order for Regent Seven Seas Cruises with currently scheduled delivery in 2033, we currently have obtained export credit financing which is expected to fund approximately 80% of the contract price of each ship as well as related financing premiums, subject to certain conditions. We do not anticipate any contractual breaches or cancellations to occur. However, if any such events were to occur, it could result in, among other things, the forfeiture of prior deposits or payments made by us and potential claims and impairment losses which may materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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As of September 30, 2026, our minimum annual payments for non-cancelable ship construction contracts were as follows (in thousands):


Year		Amount
Remainder of 2026		$	864,295
2027			2,495,105
2028			1,456,149
2029			1,266,516
2030			3,274,155
2031			262,887
Thereafter			9,802,067
Total minimum annual payments		$	19,421,174

Litigation

Investigations

In March 2020, the Florida Attorney General announced an investigation related to the Company’s marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the announcement of the investigation by the Florida Attorney General, we received notifications from other attorneys general and governmental agencies that they are conducting similar investigations. This matter has been resolved in its entirety, which includes the resolution and disposition of all investigations and related proceedings conducted by the attorneys general of all relevant jurisdictions.

Helms-Burton Act

On August 27, 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, also known as the Helms-Burton Act. The complaint, filed by Havana Docks Corporation (the “Havana Docks Matter”), alleges it holds an interest in the Havana Cruise Port Terminal, which was expropriated by the Cuban Government. The complaint further alleges that the Company “trafficked” in the property by embarking and disembarking passengers at the facility, as well as profiting from the Cuban Government’s possession of the property. The plaintiff seeks all available statutory remedies, including the value of the expropriated property, plus interest, treble damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. After various motions challenging the sufficiency of plaintiff’s complaint were resolved and voluminous discovery was completed, both sides filed motions for summary judgment. On March 21, 2022, the court issued an order granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability and denying the Company’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The court scheduled a trial on determination of damages only for November 2022. The plaintiff elected to seek what the court ruled to be its baseline statutory damage amount, which was the amount of the certified claim plus interest, trebled and with attorneys’ fees. Given this, there was no fact issue to be tried, and the matter was removed from the trial calendar. On December 30, 2022, the court entered a final judgment of approximately $112.9 million and, on January 23, 2023, the Company filed a notice of appeal from that judgment. On April 12, 2023, the Company posted a sufficient supersedeas bond with the court to prevent any efforts by the plaintiff to collect on the judgment pending the appeal. On October 22, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit reversed the trial court in the pending matter and dismissed the claim. On March 6, 2025, the plaintiff filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States seeking to overturn the Eleventh Circuit’s dismissal of the matter. On October 3, 2025, the plaintiff’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court of the United States, and oral argument took place on February 23, 2026. On May 21, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the Eleventh Circuit’s dismissal of the matter, and, on June 22, 2026, it remanded the matter to the Eleventh Circuit for further proceedings. Oral argument is scheduled to take place on January 19, 2027. We believe that the likelihood of loss related to this matter is reasonably possible but not probable at this time; therefore, no liability has been recorded.

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Other

In the normal course of our business, various other claims and lawsuits have been filed or are pending against us. Most of these claims and lawsuits are covered by insurance and, accordingly, the maximum amount of our liability is typically limited to our deductible amount. Nonetheless, the ultimate outcome of these claims and lawsuits that are not covered by insurance cannot be determined at this time. We have evaluated our overall exposure with respect to all of our threatened and pending litigation and, to the extent required, we have accrued amounts for all estimable probable losses associated with our deemed exposure. We are currently unable to estimate any other potential losses beyond those accrued as discovery is not complete nor is adequate information available to estimate such range of loss or potential recovery. However, based on our current knowledge, we do not believe that the aggregate amount or range of reasonably possible losses with respect to these matters will be material to our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. We intend to vigorously defend our legal position on all claims and, to the extent necessary, seek recovery.

Other Contingencies

The Company also has agreements with its credit card processors that govern the vast majority of advance ticket sales that are received by the Company relating to future voyages. These agreements allow the credit card processors to require, under certain circumstances, that the Company maintain a reserve which would be satisfied by posting collateral. Although the agreements vary, these requirements may generally be satisfied either through a percentage of customer payments withheld or providing cash funds directly to the card processor. As of September 30, 2026 the Company was not required to maintain any reserve funds.

11. Other Income (Expense), Net

For the three months ended September 30, 2026, other income (expense), net was income of $200.1 million primarily due to net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, other income (expense), net was income of $341.5 million primarily due to net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes and net gains on foreign currency remeasurements of our euro-denominated debt. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, other income (expense), net was expense of $134.4 million primarily due to net losses from conversion options on our exchangeable notes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, other income (expense), net was expense of $57.0 million primarily due to net losses on foreign currency remeasurements partially offset by net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes.

12. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, we had non-cash investing activities consisting of changes in accruals related to additions of property and equipment of $99.6 million and $20.2 million, respectively.

13. Subsequent Event

In October 2026, we entered into a memorandum of agreement for the sale of Oceania Insignia. The terms of the memorandum stipulate that the closing of the sale will take place in September 2027.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this report are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained, or incorporated by reference, in this report, including, without limitation, our expectations regarding our results of operations, future financial position, including our liquidity requirements and future capital expenditures, plans, prospects, actions taken or strategies being considered with respect to our liquidity position, including with respect to refinancing, amending the terms of, or extending the maturity of our indebtedness, our ability to comply with covenants under our debt agreements, expectations regarding our exchangeable notes, valuation and appraisals of our assets, expectations regarding our deferred tax assets and valuation allowances, expected fleet additions and deliveries and ship sales, including expected timing and impact thereof, our expectations regarding the impact of macroeconomic conditions and recent global events, and expectations relating to our sustainability program, decarbonization efforts and alternative fuel sources and related regulation may be forward-looking statements. Many, but not all, of these statements can be found by looking for words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “will,” “may,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “future” and similar words. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of:

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adverse general economic factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of interest rates, inflation, unemployment, underemployment, tariff increases and trade wars, the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence;

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our indebtedness and restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that require us to maintain minimum levels of liquidity and be in compliance with maintenance covenants and otherwise limit our flexibility in operating our business, including the significant portion of assets that are collateral under these agreements;

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our ability to work with lenders and others or otherwise pursue options to defer, renegotiate, refinance or restructure our existing debt profile, near-term debt amortization, newbuild-related payments and other obligations and to work with credit card processors to satisfy potential future demands for collateral on cash advanced from customers relating to future cruises;

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our need for additional financing or financing to optimize our balance sheet, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, and our outstanding exchangeable notes and any future financing which may be dilutive to existing shareholders;

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our ability to maintain and strengthen our brand;

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shareholder activism and/or proxy contests;

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the unavailability of ports of call and the impacts of port and destination fees and expenses;

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future increases in the price of, or major changes, disruptions or reductions in, commercial airline services;

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changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate, including new and existing regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions;

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the accuracy of any appraisals of our assets;

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our success in controlling operating expenses and capital expenditures;

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adverse events impacting the security of travel, or customer perceptions of the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, geopolitical conflict, armed conflict or threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events;

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public health crises and their effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises);

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adverse incidents involving cruise ships;

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breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology systems and other networks or our actual or perceived failure to comply with requirements regarding data privacy and protection;

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changes in fuel prices and the type of fuel we are permitted to use and/or other cruise operating costs;

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mechanical malfunctions and repairs, delays in our shipbuilding program, maintenance and refurbishments and the consolidation of qualified shipyard facilities;

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the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally;

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our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel or employee relations issues;

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impacts related to climate change and our ability to achieve our climate-related or other sustainability goals;

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our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage;

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implementing precautions in coordination with regulators and global public health authorities to protect the health, safety and security of guests, crew and the communities we visit and to comply with related regulatory restrictions;

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pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions;

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volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees;

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our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services for certain ships, technology services and certain other critical services;

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fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

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our expansion into new markets and investments in new markets, businesses and land-based destination projects;

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overcapacity in key markets or globally; and

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other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026 (our “Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

The above examples are not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. There may be additional risks that we currently consider immaterial or which are unknown. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections regarding our present and future business strategies and the environment in which we expect to operate in the future. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this report, which speak only as of the date made. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change of events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement was based, except as required by law.

Furthermore, certain statements in this report, particularly pertaining to our sustainability performance, goals and initiatives, are subject to additional risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as our ability to achieve our environmental goals. These risks and uncertainties may cause results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Additionally, we may provide information herein that is not necessarily “material” under the federal securities laws for SEC reporting purposes but that is informed by various standards and frameworks (including standards for the measurement of underlying data) and the interest of various stakeholders. However, we cannot guarantee strict adherence to framework recommendations and much of this information is subject to assumptions, estimates or third-party information that is still evolving and subject to change, and our disclosures based on these frameworks may change due to revisions in framework requirements, availability of information, changes in our business or applicable governmental policy, or other factors, some of which may be beyond our control.

Solely for convenience, certain trademarks and service marks referred to in this report appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but those references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks and service marks.

Terminology

This report includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Yield, Net Cruise Cost, Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income. Definitions of these non- GAAP financial measures are included below. For further information about our non-GAAP financial measures including detailed adjustments made in calculating our non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, we refer you to “Results of Operations” below.

Unless otherwise indicated in this report, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

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2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes. On November 19, 2021, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $1,150.0 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2027.

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2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes. On February 15, 2022, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $473.2 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2027.

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2030 0.875% Exchangeable Notes. On April 7, 2025, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $353.9 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2030.

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2030 0.750% Exchangeable Notes. On September 11, 2025, pursuant to an indenture among NCLC, as issuer, NCLH, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, NCLC issued $1,407.0 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2030.

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Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA adjusted for other income (expense), net and other supplemental adjustments.

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Adjusted Gross Margin. Gross margin adjusted for payroll and related, fuel, food, other and ship depreciation inclusive of any loss on disposal of ships. Gross margin is calculated pursuant to GAAP as total revenue less total cruise operating expense and ship depreciation inclusive of any loss on disposal of ships.

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Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel. Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel adjusted for supplemental adjustments.

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Adjusted Net Income. Net income adjusted for supplemental adjustments.

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Berths. Double occupancy capacity per cabin (single occupancy per studio cabin) even though many cabins can accommodate three or more passengers.

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Capacity Days. Berths available for sale multiplied by the number of cruise days for the period for ships in service excluding ships on long-term charters to third parties.

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Dry-dock. A process whereby a ship is positioned in a large basin where all of the fresh/sea water is pumped out in order to carry out cleaning and repairs of those parts of a ship which are below the water line.

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EBITDA. Earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

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GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

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Gross Cruise Cost. The sum of total cruise operating expense and marketing, general and administrative expense.

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Gross Tons. A unit of enclosed passenger space on a cruise ship, such that one gross ton equals 100 cubic feet or 2.831 cubic meters.

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Net Cruise Cost. Gross Cruise Cost less commissions, transportation and other expense and onboard and other expense.

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Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel. Net Cruise Cost less fuel expense.

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Net Yield. Adjusted Gross Margin per Capacity Day.

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Occupancy Percentage. The ratio of Passenger Cruise Days to Capacity Days. A percentage greater than 100% indicates that three or more passengers occupied some cabins.

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Passenger Cruise Days. The number of passengers carried for the period, multiplied by the number of days in their respective cruises excluding ships on long-term charters to third parties.

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Prestige Class Ships. Regent’s Seven Seas Prestige and three additional ships on order.

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Prima Class Ships. Norwegian Prima, Norwegian Viva, Norwegian Aqua, Norwegian Luna, Norwegian Aura and Norwegian Bella.

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Revolving Loan Facility. Our senior secured revolving credit facility among NCLC, as borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. The Revolving Credit Facility was increased from approximately $2.5 billion as of September 30, 2026 to approximately $2.8 billion in October 2026.

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SEC. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Shipboard Retirement Plan. An unfunded defined benefit pension plan for certain crew members which computes benefits based on years of service, subject to certain requirements.

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Sonata Class Ships. Oceania Sonata, Oceania Arietta and three additional ships on order.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Yield, Net Cruise Cost, Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, to enable us to analyze our performance. See “Terminology” for the definitions of these and other non-GAAP financial measures. We utilize Adjusted Gross Margin and Net Yield to manage our business on a day-to-day basis because they reflect revenue earned net of certain direct variable costs. We also utilize Net Cruise Cost and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel to manage our business on a day-to-day basis. In measuring our ability to control costs in a manner that positively impacts net income, we believe changes in Adjusted Gross Margin, Net Yield, Net Cruise Cost and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel to be the most relevant indicators of our performance.

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate as a supplemental financial measure as it is used by management to assess operating performance. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure in determining our performance as it reflects certain operating drivers of our business, such as sales growth, operating costs, marketing, general and administrative expense and other operating income and expense. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure for our incentive compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is not a defined term under GAAP nor is it intended to be a measure of liquidity or cash flows from operations or a measure comparable to net income as it does not take into account certain requirements such as capital expenditures and related depreciation, principal and interest payments and tax payments and it includes other supplemental adjustments.

In addition, Adjusted Net Income is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain amounts and is used to supplement GAAP net income. We use Adjusted Net Income as a key performance measure of our earnings performance. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to this non-GAAP financial measure in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. This non-GAAP financial measure also facilitates management’s internal comparison to our historical performance. The amounts excluded in the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure may vary from period to period; accordingly, our presentation of Adjusted Net Income may not be indicative of future adjustments or results. For example, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, we had an expense of $22.4 million related to restructuring costs. We included this as an adjustment in the reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income since the loss is not representative of our day-to-day operations, and this adjustment did not occur and is not included in the comparative period presented within this report.

You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment used in calculating our non-GAAP financial measures and the reasons we consider our non-GAAP financial measures appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments in our presentation. Our non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Our presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other companies. Please see a historical reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measure presented in our consolidated financial statements below in the “Results of Operations” section.

Financial Presentation

We categorize revenue from our cruise and cruise-related activities as either “passenger ticket” revenue or “onboard and other” revenue. Passenger ticket revenue and onboard and other revenue vary according to product offering, the size of the ship in operation, the length of cruises operated and the markets in which the ship operates. Our revenue is seasonal based on demand for cruises, which has historically been strongest during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months.

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Passenger ticket revenue primarily consists of revenue for accommodations, meals in certain restaurants on the ship, certain onboard entertainment, government taxes, fees and port expenses and includes revenue for service charges and air and land transportation to and from the ship to the extent guests purchase these items from us. Onboard and other revenue primarily consists of revenue from casino, beverage sales, shore excursions, specialty dining, retail sales, spa services, Wi-Fi services and the revenue from long-term ship charters. Our onboard revenue is derived from onboard activities we perform directly or that are performed by independent concessionaires, from which we receive a share of their revenue.

Our cruise operating expense is classified as follows:

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Commissions, transportation and other primarily consists of direct costs associated with passenger ticket revenue. These costs include travel advisor commissions, air and land transportation expenses, related credit card fees, certain government taxes, fees and port expenses and the costs associated with shore excursions and hotel accommodations included as part of the overall cruise purchase price.

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Onboard and other primarily consists of direct costs incurred in connection with onboard and other revenue, including casino, beverage sales, shore excursions and long-term ship charters to third parties.

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Payroll and related consists of the cost of wages, benefits and logistics for shipboard employees and costs of certain inventory items, including food, for a third party that provides crew and other hotel services for certain ships.

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Fuel includes fuel costs, the impact of certain fuel hedges and fuel delivery costs.

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Food consists of food costs for passengers and crew on certain ships.

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Other consists of repairs and maintenance (including Dry-dock costs), ship insurance and other ship expenses.

Critical Accounting Policies

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, see “Critical Accounting Policies” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We have made no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Financing Transactions

In October 2026, NCLC issued $950.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.750% senior unsecured notes due 2031. The net proceeds from the issuance of these notes, together with cash on hand, were used to (i) redeem all of the outstanding 6.125% senior notes due 2028, (ii) repay $380.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility and (iii) prepay approximately $42.2 million of outstanding borrowings under our export-credit backed financing facilities, in each case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and to pay any related transaction premiums, fees and expenses. Concurrently with the issuance of these notes, NCLC entered into a third amendment to the Revolving Loan Facility, which was increased from approximately $2.5 billion to approximately $2.8 billion, and modifications were made to the collateral of the Revolving Loan Facility.

Update on Bookings

The Company’s booked position for the next 12 months has improved modestly but remains below its optimal range. The expanded offering at Great Stirrup Cay, including the recently opened Great Tides Waterpark, together with the upcoming rollout of a new marketing platform and improvements to revenue management capabilities, including the implementation of the base-loading strategy across 2027 and 2028 sailings, is expected to support stronger demand and a healthier booking curve over time. For 2027, the Company’s pricing is ahead of levels at the same time last year, while

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its booked position remains below the comparable prior-year position for the first half and is in line with the same time last year for the second half.

Fleet Optimization Strategy

In 2025, we initiated a fleet optimization strategy focused on addressing older vessels and enhancing the long‑term efficiency and competitiveness of our fleet. As part of this strategy, we entered into 10‑year bareboat charter agreements for Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Sun. The Norwegian Sky bareboat charter agreement commenced in September 2026. The Norwegian Sun bareboat charter agreement is expected to commence in late 2027. Each agreement includes a nominal purchase option.

In 2026, we further executed this strategy by entering into a nine‑year bareboat charter agreement for Seven Seas Navigator, scheduled to commence in late 2027 and also inclusive of a purchase option.

In September 2026, we sold Oceania Sirena, and we will continue to operate the vessel through the spring of 2028 under a bareboat charter.

Oceania Regatta commenced a two‑year time charter in September 2026. At the conclusion of the initial term, the charter may be extended for multiple years or, alternatively, the vessel may be sold to a third‑party.

In October 2026, we entered into a memorandum of agreement for the sale of Oceania Insignia. The sale is expected to close in September 2027. We will continue to operate the vessel through the sale date.

In parallel, we have elected to retain and materially reposition Oceania Nautica. Following a comprehensive refurbishment, the vessel is expected to be renamed Oceania Aurelia in late 2027. The refurbishment is intended to significantly enhance the ship’s guest experience and operational profile, enabling its redeployment on new itineraries and supporting its continued contribution to the fleet over the longer term.

We continue to evaluate strategic alternatives for other older vessels in the fleet, including potential sales or long‑term charter arrangements, as part of our ongoing fleet optimization strategy.

Strategic Cost Optimization and Macroeconomic Trends

Our strategic cost optimization efforts are driving a disciplined, company-wide focus on identifying efficiencies and optimizing costs across the organization to expand margins. These initiatives are designed to deliver sustainable long-term value creation without compromising the guest experience or the quality of our offerings. We previously announced that we are taking steps to streamline the organization and better align resources in a manner that is expected to simultaneously drive revenue growth and manage costs, including executing savings initiatives targeting $125 million in expected annualized savings within marketing, general and administrative expense. These are long-term structural actions that we believe will help offset near-term pressures and position the business for stronger performance over time. We also advanced our global business sourcing strategy through the consolidation of technology vendors as well as other salary and benefit savings, generating approximately $100 million of additional expected run-rate savings, primarily from capital expenditures and marketing, general and administrative expense. Another approximately $100 million was identified in the third quarter of 2026 related to guest and crew air optimization and other tactical changes in promotional offerings, which primarily benefits Adjusted Gross Margin. These benefits are expected to be realized over time; however, continued cost discipline has contributed to lower-than-expected costs on a Capacity Day basis during the third quarter of 2026. Beyond the financial impact, these efforts represent an evolution in our culture, embedding cost awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement into the way we operate.

While macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds and events, such as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and misalignment between our commercial strategy and deployment, have and may continue to put pressures on revenue and fuel costs, we believe these impacts may be at least partially offset through the continued execution of our cost optimization efforts as well as our hedging strategy. Fuel is approximately 48% hedged for the remainder of 2026, which we believe helps mitigate a portion of near-term fuel price volatility. Our focus remains on managing the business for the

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long term, balancing disciplined pricing and cost control with guest experience and strategic investments for the future. Furthermore, we are exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate for certain portions of ship construction contracts, euro-denominated debt and various exchange rates for customer deposits that have not been hedged. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Quarterly Overview

Three months ended September 30, 2026 (“2026”) compared to three months ended September 30, 2025 (“2025”)

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Total revenue was comparable at $2.9 billion.

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Net income was $631.9 million compared to $328.2 million.

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Operating income was $624.2 million compared to $749.5 million.

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Gross margin decreased 12.2% to $1.0 billion compared to $1.2 billion. Adjusted Gross Margin was comparable at $2.2 billion.

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Adjusted Net Income was $501.5 million in 2026, which included $(130.5) million of adjustments primarily to our debt conversion options. Adjusted Net Income was $593.6 million in 2025, which included $265.4 million of adjustments primarily to our debt conversion options and losses on extinguishment and modification of debt.

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Adjusted EBITDA decreased 8.1% to $936.7 million compared to $1.0 billion.

We refer you to our “Results of Operations” below for a calculation of Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth selected statistical information:


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2026		2025		2026		2025
Passengers carried		983,214		803,268		2,750,963		2,211,002
Passenger Cruise Days		7,204,938		6,828,243		20,585,418		18,904,286
Capacity Days		6,766,454		6,417,724		19,749,163		18,170,560
Occupancy Percentage		106.5	%	106.4	%	104.2	%	104.0	%

Adjusted Gross Margin and Net Yield were calculated as follows (in thousands, except Capacity Days and Yield data):


		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
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		2026		2025			2026			2025
Total revenue		$	2,946,763	$	2,938,142		$	7,918,528		$	7,583,192
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Total cruise operating expense			1,667,668		1,554,859			4,632,357			4,315,644
Ship depreciation			266,348		229,579			757,185			667,070
Gross margin			1,012,747		1,153,704			2,528,986			2,600,478
Ship depreciation			266,348		229,579			757,185			667,070
Payroll and related			390,315		355,396			1,165,104			1,036,033
Fuel			195,733		175,913			584,043			508,304
Food			92,043		81,866			260,047			238,777
Other			205,722		197,701			613,721			578,827
Adjusted Gross Margin		$	2,162,908	$	2,194,159		$	5,909,086		$	5,629,489
Capacity Days			6,766,454		6,417,724			19,749,163			18,170,560
Gross margin per Capacity Day		$	149.67	$	179.77		$	128.06		$	143.11
Net Yield		$	319.65	$	341.89		$	299.21		$	309.81

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Gross Cruise Cost, Net Cruise Cost, Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel and Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel were calculated as follows (in thousands, except Capacity Days and per Capacity Day data):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2026			2025			2026			2025
Total cruise operating expense		$	1,667,668		$	1,554,859		$	4,632,357		$	4,315,644
Marketing, general and administrative expense			367,188			382,903			1,245,152			1,166,456
Gross Cruise Cost			2,034,856			1,937,762			5,877,509			5,482,100
Less:
Commissions, transportation and other expense			547,675			521,981			1,429,948			1,405,159
Onboard and other expense			236,180			222,002			579,494			548,544
Net Cruise Cost			1,251,001			1,193,779			3,868,067			3,528,397
Less: Fuel expense			195,733			175,913			584,043			508,304
Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel			1,055,268			1,017,866			3,284,024			3,020,093
Less Other Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Non-cash deferred compensation (1)			614			553			1,842			1,658
Non-cash share-based compensation (2)			21,321			18,418			65,395			64,598
Professional advisory fees (3)			150			—			5,392			—
Restructuring costs (4)			2,710			—			22,387			—
Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel		$	1,030,473		$	998,895		$	3,189,008		$	2,953,837
Capacity Days			6,766,454			6,417,724			19,749,163			18,170,560
Gross Cruise Cost per Capacity Day		$	300.73		$	301.94		$	297.61		$	301.70
Net Cruise Cost per Capacity Day		$	184.88		$	186.01		$	195.86		$	194.18
Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel per Capacity Day		$	155.96		$	158.60		$	166.29		$	166.21
Adjusted Net Cruise Cost Excluding Fuel per Capacity Day		$	152.29		$	155.65		$	161.48		$	162.56

(1)	Non-cash deferred compensation expenses related to the Shipboard Retirement Plan, which are included in payroll and related expense.

(2)	Non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense and payroll and related expense.

(3)	Incremental expenses related to activist investor activities, which are not associated with ongoing operations and are included in marketing, general and administrative expense.

(4)	Severance and other related fees associated with certain employee terminations, including non-cash share-based compensation expense related to accelerated vesting for a former executive, net of forfeitures, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense.

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Adjusted Net Income was calculated as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2026			2025			2026			2025
Net income		$	631,918		$	328,233		$	994,151		$	527,577
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Non-cash deferred compensation (1)			1,103			988			3,310			2,964
Non-cash share-based compensation (2)			21,321			18,418			65,395			64,598
Professional advisory fees (3)			150			—			5,392			—
Restructuring costs (4)			2,710			—			22,387			—
Extinguishment and modification of debt (5)			—			83,413			—			202,525
Net foreign currency adjustments on euro-denominated debt (6)			(19,815)			(4,662)			(90,113)			133,260
Loss on ship disposal (7)			16,825			—			16,825			—
Debt conversion option, discount and expenses (8)			(152,753)			167,216			(188,408)			(43,180)
Adjusted Net Income		$	501,459		$	593,606		$	828,939		$	887,744

(1)	Non-cash deferred compensation expenses related to the Shipboard Retirement Plan, which are included in payroll and related expense and other income (expense), net.

(2)	Non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense and payroll and related expense.

(3)	Incremental expenses related to activist investor activities, which are not associated with ongoing operations and are included in marketing, general and administrative expense.

(4)	Severance and other related fees associated with certain employee terminations, including non-cash share-based compensation expense related to accelerated vesting for a former executive, net of forfeitures, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense.

(5)	Losses on extinguishment of debt and modification of debt are included in interest expense, net.

(6)	Net gains and losses for foreign currency remeasurements of our euro-denominated debt principal included in other income (expense), net.

(7)	A loss on disposal related to the sale of Oceania Sirena, which is included in depreciation and amortization expense

(8)	Consists of non-cash gains and losses related to our debt conversion options, which are recognized in other income (expense), net. Also includes the related debt discount, which is amortized to interest expense, net.

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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA were calculated as follows (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2026			2025			2026			2025
Net income		$	631,918		$	328,233		$	994,151		$	527,577
Interest expense, net			190,111			278,155			564,473			782,390
Income tax expense			2,271			8,731			4,243			8,264
Depreciation and amortization expense			287,703			250,832			819,624			725,889
EBITDA			1,112,003			865,951			2,382,491			2,044,120
Other (income) expense, net (1)			(200,096)			134,429			(341,472)			56,972
Other Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Non-cash deferred compensation (2)			614			553			1,842			1,658
Non-cash share-based compensation (3)			21,321			18,418			65,395			64,598
Professional advisory fees (4)			150			—			5,392			—
Restructuring costs (5)			2,710			—			22,387			—
Adjusted EBITDA		$	936,702		$	1,019,351		$	2,136,035		$	2,167,348

(1)

For the three months ended September 30, 2026, primarily consists of net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, primarily consists of net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes and net gains on foreign currency remeasurements of our euro-denominated debt. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, primarily consists of net losses from conversion options on our exchangeable notes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, primarily consists of net losses on foreign currency remeasurements partially offset by net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes.

(2)	Non-cash deferred compensation expenses related to the Shipboard Retirement Plan, which are included in payroll and related expense.

(3)	Non-cash share-based compensation expenses related to equity awards, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense and payroll and related expense.

(4)	Incremental expenses related to activist investor activities, which are not associated with ongoing operations and are included in marketing, general and administrative expense.

(5)	Severance and other related fees associated with certain employee terminations, including non-cash share-based compensation expense related to accelerated vesting for a former executive, net of forfeitures, which are included in marketing, general and administrative expense.

Three months ended September 30, 2026 (“2026”) compared to three months ended September 30, 2025 (“2025”)

Revenue

Total revenue was $2.9 billion in both 2026 and 2025. The revenue was flat primarily due to an increase in Capacity Days related to the delivery of new ships offset by a decrease in revenue per Capacity Day driven by a decline in ticket pricing.

Expense

Total cruise operating expense increased 7.3% primarily due to the delivery of new ships. Total other operating expense increased 3.3% in 2026 compared to 2025 primarily related to an increase in depreciation and amortization expense primarily related to the delivery of new ships, ship improvements and a loss on disposal related to the sale of Oceania Sirena.

Interest expense, net was $190.1 million in 2026 compared to $278.2 million in 2025. The change in interest expense primarily reflects losses in 2025 from extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs, which were $83.4 million.

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Other income (expense), net was income of $200.1 million in 2026 compared to expense of $134.4 million in 2025. In 2026, the income primarily related to net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes. In 2025, the expense primarily related to net losses from conversion options on our exchangeable notes.

Nine months ended September 30, 2026 (“2026”) compared to nine months ended September 30, 2025 (“2025”)

Revenue

Total revenue was $7.9 billion in 2026 and $7.6 billion in 2025 primarily due to an increase in Capacity Days related to the delivery of new ships, partially offset by a decrease in revenue per Capacity Day driven by a decline in ticket pricing.

Expense

Total cruise operating expense increased 7.3% primarily related to the delivery of new ships. Total other operating expense increased 9.1% in 2026 compared to 2025 primarily related to an increase in depreciation and amortization expense primarily related to the delivery of new ships, ship improvements and a loss on disposal related to the sale of Oceania Sirena.

Interest expense, net was $564.5 million in 2026 compared to $782.4 million in 2025. The change in interest expense primarily reflects losses in 2025 from extinguishment of debt and debt modification costs, which were $202.5 million.

Other income (expense), net was income of $341.5 million in 2026 compared to expense of $57.0 million in 2025. In 2026, the income primarily related to net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes and net gains on foreign currency remeasurements of our euro-denominated debt. In 2025, the expense primarily related to net losses on foreign currency remeasurements partially offset by net gains from conversion options on our exchangeable notes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

As of September 30, 2026, our liquidity was approximately $1.4 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of $250.7 million and $1.1 billion available under our Revolving Loan Facility. Our primary ongoing liquidity requirements are to finance working capital, capital expenditures and debt service.

See Note 7 – “Long-Term Debt” for further details about the above financing transaction.

Based on our liquidity estimates and our current resources, we have concluded we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our obligations for at least the next 12 months. There can be no assurance that the assumptions used to estimate our liquidity requirements will be correct, and our ability to be predictive is uncertain due to the dynamic nature of the current operating environment, including any current macroeconomic events and conditions such as inflation, tariff increases and trade wars, rising fuel prices and higher interest rates. Within the next 12 months, we may optimize our liquidity or pursue other refinancings in order to reduce interest expense and/or extend debt maturities. We expect to repay each of the remaining 2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes and 2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes in cash or refinance prior to maturity. There is no assurance that cash flows from operations and additional financings will be available in the future to fund our future obligations. Beyond the next 12 months, we will pursue refinancings and other balance sheet

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optimization transactions in order to reduce interest expense and/or extend debt maturities. Refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details regarding risks and uncertainties that may cause our results to differ from our expectations.

Our Moody’s long-term issuer rating is B1, and our senior unsecured rating is B3. Our S&P Global issuer credit rating is B+, our issue-level rating on our Revolving Loan Facility is BB, and our senior unsecured rating is B+. If our credit ratings were to be downgraded as has occurred in the past, or general market conditions were to ascribe higher risk to our rating levels, our industry, or us, our access to capital and the cost of any debt or equity financing will be negatively impacted. We also have capacity to incur additional indebtedness under our debt agreements and may issue additional ordinary shares from time to time, subject to our authorized number of ordinary shares. However, there is no guarantee that debt or equity financings will be available in the future to fund our obligations or that they will be available on terms consistent with our expectations.

The Company also has agreements with its credit card processors that govern the vast majority of advance ticket sales that are received by the Company relating to future voyages. These agreements allow the credit card processors to require, under certain circumstances, that the Company maintain a reserve which would be satisfied by posting collateral. Although the agreements vary, these requirements may generally be satisfied either through a percentage of customer payments withheld or providing cash funds directly to the card processor. As of September 30, 2026, the Company was not required to maintain any reserve funds.

Sources and Uses of Cash

In this section, references to “2026” refer to the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and references to “2025” refer to the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.7 billion in 2026 and $1.6 billion in 2025. The net cash provided by operating activities included net income and timing differences in cash receipts and payments relating to operating assets and liabilities.

Net cash used in investing activities was $2.2 billion in 2026 and $2.8 billion in 2025. The net cash used in investing activities was primarily related to the delivery of Norwegian Luna and was partially offset by proceeds from the sale of Oceania Sirena in 2026. The net cash used in investing activities was primarily related to the delivery of Norwegian Aqua and Oceania Allura in 2025.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $532.1 million in 2026 primarily due to newbuild loans related to the delivery of Norwegian Luna and net receipts from our Revolving Loan Facility, partially offset by scheduled repayments of newbuild loans. Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.2 billion in 2025 primarily due to newbuild loans related to the delivery of Norwegian Aqua and Oceania Allura, net receipts from our Revolving Loan Facility and the impact of various note refinancings.

Future Capital Commitments

Future capital commitments consist of contracted commitments, including ship construction contracts. Anticipated expenditures related to ship construction contracts and growth, which may include private island developments and enhancements and other strategic growth initiatives, were $1.1 billion for the remainder of 2026 and $3.1 billion and $1.8 billion for the years ending December 31, 2027 and 2028, respectively. The Company has export credit financing in place for the anticipated expenditures related to ship construction contracts of $0.6 billion for the remainder of 2026 and

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$2.0 billion and $1.3 billion for the years ending December 31, 2027 and 2028, respectively. Anticipated other non-newbuild capital expenditures for the remainder of 2026 are approximately $0.1 billion. Future expected capital expenditures will significantly increase our depreciation and amortization expense.

Newbuilds

The following chart discloses details about our newbuild program. The impacts of initiatives to improve environmental sustainability and modifications that NCLH plans to make to its newbuilds to improve their profitability and better space out the newbuilds, along with shipyard availability and/or other macroeconomic conditions and events, have resulted in us resetting delivery dates for certain expected ship deliveries. These and other impacts could result in additional delays in ship deliveries in the future, which may be prolonged. Expected delivery dates for our most recently announced newbuilds are preliminary and subject to change.


Year	Brand	Class	Ship Name	Gross Tons⁽¹⁾	Berths⁽¹⁾	Status
2026	Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Prestige Class 1	Seven Seas Prestige	~77,000	~822	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2027	Norwegian Cruise Line	Next Gen "Methanol-Ready⁽²⁾"Prima Class 5	Norwegian Aura	~170,000	~3,880	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2027	Oceania Cruises	Sonata Class 1	Oceania Sonata	~86,000	~1,390	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2028	Norwegian Cruise Line	Next Gen "Methanol-Ready⁽²⁾"Prima Class 6	Norwegian Bella	~170,000	~3,920	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2029	Oceania Cruises	Sonata Class 2	Oceania Arietta	~86,000	~1,390	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2030	Norwegian Cruise Line	New Class 1	To come	~227,000	~5,000	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2030	Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Prestige Class 2	To come	~77,000	~822	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2032	Oceania Cruises	Sonata Class 3	To come	~86,000	~1,390	Contract effective, but not yet financed
2032	Norwegian Cruise Line	New Class 2	To come	~227,000	~5,000	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2033	Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Prestige Class 3	To come	~77,000	~822	Contract effective, but not yet financed
2034	Norwegian Cruise Line	New Class 3	To come	~227,000	~5,000	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2035	Oceania Cruises	Sonata Class 4	To come	~86,000	~1,390	Contract effective, but not yet financed
2036	Norwegian Cruise Line	New Class 4	To come	~227,000	~5,000	Contract effective / financed⁽³⁾
2036	Regent Seven Seas Cruises	Prestige Class 4	To come	~77,000	~822	Contract will be effective upon financing
2037	Oceania Cruises	Sonata Class 5	To come	~86,000	~1,390	Contract will be effective upon financing
2037	Norwegian Cruise Line	New Class 5	To come	~227,000	~5,000	Contract will be effective upon financing

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(1)	Berths and gross tons are preliminary and subject to change as we approach delivery.

(2)	Designs for the final two Prima Class ships have been lengthened and reconfigured to accommodate the use of green methanol as a future fuel source. Additional modifications will be needed to fully enable the use of green methanol.

(3)	We have obtained export credit financing which is expected to fund approximately 80% of the contract price of each ship as well as related financing premiums, subject to certain conditions.

Capitalized interest for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was $26.0 million and $21.6 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was $73.9 million and $65.5 million, respectively, primarily associated with the construction of our newbuild ships.

Material Cash Requirements

As of September 30, 2026, our material cash requirements for debt and ship construction were as follows (in thousands):


		Remainder of
		2026			2027			2028			2029			2030			2031			Thereafter			Total
Long-term debt (1)		$	309,910		$	1,715,438		$	1,922,203		$	1,883,012		$	4,516,639		$	2,175,522		$	5,825,259		$	18,347,983
Ship construction contracts (2)			864,295			2,495,105			1,456,149			1,266,516			3,274,155			262,887			9,802,067			19,421,174
Total		$	1,174,205		$	4,210,543		$	3,378,352		$	3,149,528		$	7,790,794		$	2,438,409		$	15,627,326		$	37,769,157

(1)	Includes principal as well as estimated interest payments with Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) held constant as of September 30, 2026. Excludes the impact of any future possible refinancings and undrawn export-credit backed facilities.

(2)

Ship construction contracts are for our 13 non-cancelable newbuild ships based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of September 30, 2026. As of September 30, 2026, we have committed undrawn export-credit backed facilities of approximately $10.8 billion, which fund approximately 80% of our ship construction contracts, with the exception of the two Sonata Class Ships on order for Oceania Cruises with currently scheduled delivery in 2032 and 2035 and the Prestige Class Ship on order for Regent Seven Seas Cruises with currently scheduled delivery in 2033.

Funding Sources

Certain of our debt agreements contain covenants that, among other things, require us to maintain a minimum level of liquidity, as well as limit our net funded debt-to-capital ratio and maintain certain other ratios. Approximately $15 billion of the net book value of our assets was pledged as collateral for certain of our debt as of September 30, 2026. We believe we were in compliance with our covenants as of September 30, 2026.

In addition, our existing debt agreements restrict, and any of our future debt arrangements may restrict, among other things, the ability of NCLC to make distributions and/or pay dividends to NCLH and NCLH’s ability to pay cash dividends to its shareholders. NCLH is a holding company and depends upon its subsidiaries for their ability to pay distributions to finance any dividend or pay any other obligations of NCLH. However, we do not believe that these restrictions have had or are expected to have an impact on our ability to meet any cash obligations.

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We believe our cash on hand, borrowings available under the Revolving Loan Facility, expected future operating cash inflows and our ability to issue debt securities or additional equity securities will be sufficient to fund operations, debt payment requirements and capital expenditures and maintain compliance with covenants under our debt agreements over the next 12-month period. Refer to “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—General” for further information regarding liquidity.

Other

Certain service providers may require collateral in the normal course of our business. The amount of collateral may change based on certain terms and conditions. We refer you to “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—General” for information regarding collateral that may be provided to our credit card processors.

As a routine part of our business, depending on market conditions, exchange rates, pricing and our strategy for growth, we regularly consider opportunities to enter into contracts for the building of additional ships, acquisitions and strategic alliances. If any of these transactions were to occur, they may be financed through the incurrence of additional permitted indebtedness, through cash flows from operations, or through the issuance of debt, equity or equity-related securities.

Additionally, we similarly consider opportunities for the sale of ships and long-term charters with purchase options. We continue to evaluate additional long-term charters and ship sales. These types of agreements are being pursued as part of our ship disposal strategy for certain older vessels in our fleet. We refer you to “—Fleet Optimization Strategy” for information about these arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

General

Interest Rate Risk

As of September 30, 2026, 88% of our debt was fixed and 12% was variable. As of December 31, 2025, 90% of our debt was fixed and 10% was variable. The change in our fixed rate percentage from December 31, 2025 to September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the addition of variable rate debt. Based on our September 30, 2026 outstanding variable rate debt balance, a one percentage point increase in annual SOFR interest rates would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $18.2 million excluding the effects of capitalization of interest.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We use foreign currency derivatives to hedge the exposure to volatility in foreign currency exchange rates related to our ship construction contracts denominated in euros. As of September 30, 2026, the payments not hedged aggregated €14.1 billion, or $16.0 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of September 30, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, the payments not hedged aggregated €16.4 billion, or $19.3 billion, based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of December 31, 2025. The change from December 31, 2025 to September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the addition of foreign currency derivatives, partially offset by newly effective ship construction contracts. We estimate that a 10% change in the euro as of September 30, 2026 would result in a $1.6 billion change in the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency denominated remaining payments.

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Additionally, we borrow certain debt denominated in euros in connection with our newbuild program. Net gains and losses recognized in other income (expense), net from exchange rate remeasurements on euro-denominated debt were gains of $19.8 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and gains of $90.1 million and losses of $133.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of September 30, 2026, the total aggregate euro-denominated debt balance not hedged was approximately €2.1 billion, or $2.4 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of September 30, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, the total aggregate euro-denominated debt balance not hedged was approximately €1.7 billion, or $2.0 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of December 31, 2025. The change from December 31, 2025 to September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the delivery of Norwegian Luna, partially offset by additional foreign exchange forwards. We estimate that a 10% change in the euro as of September 30, 2026 would result in a $237.7 million change in the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency denominated debt principal not hedged.

Fuel Price Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in fuel prices relates to the forecasted purchases of fuel on our ships. Fuel expense, as a percentage of our total cruise operating expense, was 11.7% and 11.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and was 12.6% and 11.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. We use fuel derivative agreements to mitigate the financial impact of fluctuations in fuel prices, and as of September 30, 2026, we had hedged approximately 48% and 39% of our remaining 2026 and 2027 projected metric tons of fuel purchases, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, we had hedged approximately 51% and 22% of our 2026 and 2027 projected metric tons of fuel purchases, respectively. The percentage of fuel purchases hedged changed between December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2026 primarily due to maturity of fuel swaps in 2026 and additional fuel swaps in 2027.

We estimate that a 10% increase in our weighted-average fuel price would increase our anticipated 2026 fuel expense by $25.1 million. This increase would be offset by an increase in the fair value of all our fuel swap agreements of $11.6 million. Fair value of our derivative contracts is derived using valuation models that utilize the income valuation approach. These valuation models take into account the contract terms such as maturity, as well as other inputs such as fuel types, fuel curves, creditworthiness of the counterparty and the Company, as well as other data points.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management has evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of September 30, 2026. There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon management’s evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2026 to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is only the reasonable assurance that our controls will succeed in achieving their goals under all potential future conditions.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Our threshold for disclosing material environmental legal proceedings involving a governmental authority where potential monetary sanctions are involved is $1 million.

See the section titled “Litigation” in “Item 1—Financial Statements—Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 10 Commitments and Contingencies” in Part I of this report for information about legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We refer you to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for a discussion of the risk factors that affect our business and financial results. We caution you that the risk factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, elsewhere in this report or other SEC filings could cause future results to differ materially from those stated in any forward-looking statements. You should not interpret the disclosure of a risk to imply that the risk has not already materialized. The impact of macroeconomic conditions and global conflicts has also had the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, such as those relating to our need to generate sufficient cash flows to service our indebtedness, and our ability to comply with the covenants contained in the agreements that govern our indebtedness.

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Mechanical malfunctions and repairs, delays in our shipbuilding programs, and the maintenance, refurbishment, sale, transfer or charter of our ships, as well as the consolidation of qualified shipyard facilities, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

The new construction, refurbishment, repair, maintenance and sale, transfer or charter (including bareboat charter) of our ships are complex processes and involve risks similar to those encountered in other large and sophisticated equipment construction, refurbishment, repair and asset transfer projects. Our ships are subject to the risk of mechanical failure or accident, which we have occasionally experienced and have had to repair. For example, in the past we have had to delay or cancel cruises due to mechanical issues on our ships. There can be no assurance that we will not experience similar events in the future. If there is a mechanical failure or accident in the future, we may be unable to procure spare parts when needed or make repairs without incurring material expense or suspension of service, especially if a problem affects certain specialized maritime equipment, such as the radar, a pod propulsion unit, the electrical/power management system, the steering gear or the gyro system. Limited capacity and availability of shipyards and related subcontractors, including a lack of viable Dry-dock facilities in the Western Hemisphere, could impact our ability to construct or repair ships as needed. Delays or mechanical faults may result in cancellation of cruises and/or necessitate unscheduled Dry-docks and repairs of ships.

In addition, limited availability of shipyard capacity, work stoppages, insolvency or financial problems in the shipyards’ construction, refurbishment or repair of our ships, other “force majeure” events that are beyond our control and the control of shipyards or subcontractors, or changes to technical specifications due to regulatory changes, sustainability initiatives or other strategic initiatives could also delay or prevent the newbuild delivery, refurbishment and repair,

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maintenance and sale, transfer or charter of our ships. The sale, transfer or charter (including bareboat charter) of our ships also involves risks, including the availability of willing counterparties on acceptable terms, the timing of such transactions, potential residual liabilities, counterparty performance risk, and the possibility that such transactions may not achieve anticipated financial or strategic objectives, and in some cases, will result in a loss on disposal. Any termination or breach of contract following such an event may result in, among other things, the forfeiture of prior deposits or payments made by us, potential claims and impairment losses. Similarly, market conditions and industry capacity may affect our ability to execute ship sales or enter charter arrangements on favorable terms or at all. A significant delay in the delivery of a new ship, or a significant performance deficiency or mechanical failure of a new ship could also have an adverse effect on our business. The impacts of global events including armed or geopolitical conflicts and pandemics, a lack of viable Dry-dock facilities, modifications the Company plans to make to its newbuilds, including initiatives to improve environmental sustainability, and other macroeconomic events have resulted in some delays in expected ship deliveries, and may result in additional delays in ship deliveries in the future, which may be prolonged. The consolidation of the control of certain European cruise shipyards could result in higher prices for the construction of new ships and refurbishments and could limit the availability of qualified shipyards to construct new ships. Also, the lack of qualified shipyard repair facilities could result in the inability to repair and maintain our ships on a timely basis. Any occurrence that prevented such third party from continuing to oversee such projects or substantially increased the costs related to such oversight could have an adverse effect on our operations. These potential events and the associated losses, to the extent that they are not adequately covered by contractual remedies or insurance, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We rely on third parties to provide hotel management services for certain ships, technology services and certain other critical services, and disruptions affecting such providers could adversely affect our business. In certain circumstances, we may not be able to replace such third parties, or we may be forced to replace them at an increased cost to us.

We rely on external third parties to provide hotel management services for certain ships and certain other services, such as key technology and payment processing services, that are vital to our business. Certain key technology services are provided by one or a limited number of third-party providers. If these providers suffer financial hardship, operational disruptions, are unable to continue providing such services or otherwise fail to perform as expected, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to replace such service providers in a timely manner, which may cause an interruption in our operations. To the extent we can replace such service providers, we may incur increased costs for equivalent services. Interruptions to our operations or the need to replace third-party providers at an increased cost could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 5. Other Information

10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

4.1
3.1			Memorandum of Association of NCL Corporation Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.(A) to NCL Corporation Ltd.’s F-4 filed on October 3, 2005 (File No. 333-128780)).
3.2			Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of NCL Corporation Ltd., effective as of June 13, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to NCL Corporation Ltd.’s Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2019 (File No. 333-128780)).
3.3			Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Rights of Series A-1 Preference Shares of NCL Corporation Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to NCL Corporation Ltd.’s Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2020 (File No. 333-128780)).
3.4			Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Rights of Series A-3 Preference Shares of NCL Corporation Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to NCL Corporation Ltd.’s Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2020 (File No. 333-128780)).
3.5			Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Rights of Series A-4 Preference Shares of NCL Corporation Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to NCL Corporation Ltd.’s Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2022 (File No. 333-128780)).
3.6			Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Rights of Series A-5 Preference Shares of NCL Corporation Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to NCL Corporation Ltd.’s Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2022 (File No. 333-128780)).
4.1			Indenture, dated October 15, 2026, between NCL Corporation Ltd., as issuer, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (including the form of Notes) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2026 (File No. 001-35784)).
10.1			Third Amendment to the Seventh Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 15, 2026, by and among NCL Corporation Ltd., as borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the joint bookrunners and arrangers and co-documentation agents named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2026 (File No. 001-35784)).#
10.2			Employment Agreement by and between NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. and Meghan Montana, entered into on October 27, 2026 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2026 (File No. 001-35784)).†
10.3			Transition and Release Agreement by and between NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. and Mark A. Kempa, entered into on October 27, 2026 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.’s Form 8-K filed on October 29, 2026 (File No. 001-35784)).†
31.1*			Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2*			Certification of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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32.1**

Certifications of the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a 14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.


101*		The following unaudited consolidated financial statements from NCL Corporation Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL:

		(i) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025;

		(ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025;

		(iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025;

		(iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025;

		(v) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025; and

		(vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

104*		The cover page from NCL Corporation Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL and included in the interactive data files submitted as Exhibit 101.

*Filed herewith.

**Furnished herewith.

†Management contract or compensatory plan.

# Certain portions of this document that constitute confidential information have been redacted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(10).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	NCL CORPORATION LTD.
	(Registrant)

	By:	/s/ JOHN W. CHIDSEY
	Name:	John W. Chidsey
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

	By:	/s/ MARK A. KEMPA
	Name:	Mark A. Kempa
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)