附件99.1
挪威邮轮控股公司通过战略性的长期船队扩张和加强的私人岛屿开发展示了大胆的未来新愿景
该计划包括将由Fincantieri建造的挪威邮轮公司、大洋洲邮轮公司和丽晶七海邮轮公司的下一代邮轮，以及Great Stirrup Cay的基础设施改进，同时继续其有纪律的多年去杠杆化计划。
迈阿密-2024年4月8日-挪威邮轮控股有限公司(纽约证券交易所股票代码：NCLH)(连同NCL Corporation Ltd.、挪威邮轮控股公司、挪威邮轮控股公司或该公司)今天公布了其历史上最全面的新建造订单-总共8艘最先进的 船只，代表着近25,000个额外泊位，其三个获奖品牌中的每一个都有新的船级-并在Great Stirup Cay建造了一个多船码头，该公司在巴哈马的私人岛屿目的地及其排名最高的加勒比海停靠港。这一史无前例的长达十年的战略增强了其产品供应、客户体验和运营基础设施， 支持该公司在提供创新邮轮度假方面的持续领导地位。
所有三个品牌的新发货订单计划在2026至2036年间 在十年内交付。在2025年至2028年交付四艘Prima-Plus级船舶后，挪威邮轮公司预计将在2030年、2032年、2034年和2036年交付四艘约20万总吨的船，每艘船可容纳近5000名乘客，这些船还有待融资1在Allura级船舶取得成功的基础上，大洋洲邮轮公司计划在2025年交付最后一艘Allura级船舶的基础上， 在2027年和2029年交付两艘86,000总吨的船，每艘船可容纳1,450名乘客。最后，继屡获殊荣的探险者级邮轮 之后，丽晶七海邮轮计划在2026年和2029年交付两艘总吨位为77,000吨的邮轮，每艘邮轮可容纳850名乘客。有关船只的便利设施、大客厅、餐饮、娱乐、效率、可持续性和其他功能的详细信息将在未来几个月内公布。
我们所有三个获奖品牌的这一战略新船订单为我们的船队稳步引入尖端船只提供了条件，并巩固了我们的长期增长。它还使我们能够显著利用我们的经营规模，加强我们对创新的承诺，并增强我们为我们的客人提供新产品和体验的能力 ，同时提供机会来提高我们船队的效率，“挪威邮轮控股有限公司首席执行官哈里·萨默说。我们同样感到兴奋的是，我们在Great Stirrup Cay增加了一个新码头，以支持我们在加勒比海增加的运力和多艘船只停靠该岛，改善了我们的客人体验 ，并为我们的私人岛屿带来了全年无缝和可靠的通道。“
1 挪威邮轮控股有限公司预计挪威邮轮公司(NCL)的四艘船订单将取代大洋洲邮轮公司最初为确保船厂供应而单独下达的有效两艘船订单 。NCL的四艘船订单仍在最后敲定， 有待融资。根据合同，第二艘大洋洲邮轮的交付时间为2028年第四季度，但可能会推迟到2029年。所有预期的交付日期都是初步的，可能会发生变化。
与意大利造船公司Fincantieri合作，每个品牌将设计其新船级，并专注于创造各自船队中最大、最高效和最具创新性的船舶。 与公司的可持续发展努力相一致，新船舶设计预计将推进脱碳之旅。
芬坎泰里邮轮公司首席执行官兼管理董事首席执行官皮尔罗贝托·福尔吉罗说：“多年来，我们与挪威邮轮公司的长期合作关系植根于对未来海上旅行的共同愿景，始终如一地为邮轮行业的创新、奢华、可持续发展和旅客满意度设定了新的标准。我们很高兴能参与这些新的建造订单，并交付具有象征意义的邮轮，这些邮轮将体现我们共同的卓越遗产，世世代代传承下去。”
本公司以优惠条款获得出口信贷融资，为两艘大洋洲邮轮和丽晶七海邮轮各支付合同价格的80%提供资金，但须符合某些条件。挪威邮轮公司的船舶订单仍需融资，目前正在进行中。
挪威邮轮控股公司首席财务官Mark A.Kempa评论道：“我们预计这些战略性投资将确保我们的增长轨迹，显著提升我们的收益状况，并在未来很好地提升股东价值。 凭借有利的付款结构，包括交付前融资和对这些船舶订单的适度初始分期付款，我们仍预计到2024年底，净杠杆率将比2023年强劲下降1.5个百分点，并预计在可预见的未来，公司将继续 每年降低净杠杆率。”
大箍筋堤岸的新码头开发
公司位于巴哈马的私人岛屿大斯特鲁普礁的新码头开发项目计划于2024年夏季破土动工，并于2025年底完工，投资约1.5亿美元。新码头的建造将可同时容纳公司现有和未来船级的两艘大型船舶。该码头的开发将提升大斯特鲁普礁上的客人体验，并与公司位于伯利兹的私人岛屿嘉实礁一起，继续为客人提供东加勒比海和西加勒比海的世界级目的地。
电话会议
公司已安排于2024年4月9日(星期二)上午8：00召开电话会议。东部时间讨论这一声明。可在该公司的投资者关系网站上找到网络直播链接和幻灯片演示文稿，网址为：https://www.nclhltd.com/investors.电话会议的重播也将在电话会议结束后30天内在网站上播放。
关于挪威邮轮控股有限公司
挪威邮轮控股有限公司(纽约证券交易所代码：NCLH)是一家全球领先的邮轮公司，经营挪威邮轮、大洋洲邮轮和丽晶七海邮轮。NCLH拥有32艘船和大约66,500个泊位，提供全球约700个目的地的航线。NCLH预计，到2036年，其三个品牌的船舶将增加13艘，这将使其船队增加约41,000个泊位。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.nclhltd.com。
术语
调整后的EBITDA. EBITDA adjusted for other income (expense), net and other supplemental adjustments.
EBITDA. Earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization.
Net Debt. Long-term debt, including current portion, less cash and cash equivalents.
Net Leverage. Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA.2
2 The Company does not provide certain estimated future results on a GAAP basis because the Company is unable to predict, with reasonable certainty, the future movement of foreign exchange rates or the future impact of certain gains and charges. These items are uncertain and will depend on several factors, including industry conditions, and could be material to the Company’s results computed in accordance with GAAP. The Company has not provided reconciliations between the Company’s 2024 guidance and the most directly comparable GAAP measure because it would be too difficult to prepare a reliable U.S. GAAP quantitative reconciliation without unreasonable effort.
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