---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-23-004830"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NCLH"
cik: "0001513761"
company_name: "Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd."
filed_at: "2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T17:56:10.831936+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NCLH beats Q2 guidance; revenue record $2.2B, Adj. EBITDA $515M above $485M guide

## Summary
- Q2 GAAP net income $86.1M ($0.20 EPS) vs net loss $509M in Q2 2022; Adj. EPS $0.30 vs guidance $0.25.
- Record revenue $2.2B (+33% vs 2019); occupancy 105% (ramp-up complete); advance ticket sales record $3.5B (+56% vs 2019).
- Full year 2023 Adj. EBITDA guidance raised to $1.85-$1.95B; Adj. EPS ~$0.80 (up $0.05 from prior).
- Liquidity $2.4B including $500M cash collateral return; net debt $12.2B; refinancing operating credit facility by year-end.
- First quarter where Adj. EBITDA exceeded same quarter 2019; Adj. Net Cruise Costs ex fuel per Capacity Day $156 vs guide $159.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-23-004830
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NCLH
- cik: 0001513761
- company_name: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
- filed_at: 2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000117184323004830/0001171843-23-004830-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000117184323004830/f8k_080123.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $2.2 billion, net income $86.1 million, EPS $0.20. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $2.2 billion
  - Net income: $86.1 million
  - EPS: $0.20
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: for the third quarter and full year 2023. Second Quarter 2023 Highlights: Company met or exceeded guidance for all key metrics in the second quarter. Generated total revenue of $2.2 billion, a record for the Company and up 33% compared to the same period in 2019, and GAAP net income of $86.1 million, or EPS of $0.20. Achieved Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $515
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000117184323004830/0001171843-23-004830-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.