附件99.1
挪威郵輪控股公司通過戰略性的長期船隊擴張和加強的私人島嶼開發展示了大膽的未來新願景
該計劃包括將由Fincantieri建造的挪威郵輪公司、大洋洲郵輪公司和麗晶七海郵輪公司的下一代郵輪，以及Great Stirrup Cay的基礎設施改進，同時繼續其有紀律的多年去槓桿化計劃。
邁阿密-2024年4月8日-挪威郵輪控股有限公司(紐約證券交易所股票代碼：NCLH)(連同NCL Corporation Ltd.、挪威郵輪控股公司、挪威郵輪控股公司或該公司)今天公佈了其歷史上最全面的新建造訂單-總共8艘最先進的 船隻，代表着近25,000個額外泊位，其三個獲獎品牌中的每一個都有新的船級-並在Great Stirup Cay建造了一個多船碼頭，該公司在巴哈馬的私人島嶼目的地及其排名最高的加勒比海停靠港。這一史無前例的長達十年的戰略增強了其產品供應、客户體驗和運營基礎設施， 支持該公司在提供創新郵輪度假方面的持續領導地位。
所有三個品牌的新發貨訂單計劃在2026至2036年間 在十年內交付。在2025年至2028年交付四艘Prima-Plus級船舶後，挪威郵輪公司預計將在2030年、2032年、2034年和2036年交付四艘約20萬總噸的船，每艘船可容納近5000名乘客，這些船還有待融資1在Allura級船舶取得成功的基礎上，大洋洲郵輪公司計劃在2025年交付最後一艘Allura級船舶的基礎上， 在2027年和2029年交付兩艘86,000總噸的船，每艘船可容納1,450名乘客。最後，繼屢獲殊榮的探險者級郵輪 之後，麗晶七海郵輪計劃在2026年和2029年交付兩艘總噸位為77,000噸的郵輪，每艘郵輪可容納850名乘客。有關船隻的便利設施、大客廳、餐飲、娛樂、效率、可持續性和其他功能的詳細信息將在未來幾個月內公佈。
我們所有三個獲獎品牌的這一戰略新船訂單為我們的船隊穩步引入尖端船隻提供了條件，並鞏固了我們的長期增長。它還使我們能夠顯著利用我們的經營規模，加強我們對創新的承諾，並增強我們為我們的客人提供新產品和體驗的能力 ，同時提供機會來提高我們船隊的效率，“挪威郵輪控股有限公司首席執行官哈里·薩默説。我們同樣感到興奮的是，我們在Great Stirrup Cay增加了一個新碼頭，以支持我們在加勒比海增加的運力和多艘船隻停靠該島，改善了我們的客人體驗 ，併為我們的私人島嶼帶來了全年無縫和可靠的通道。“
1 挪威郵輪控股有限公司預計挪威郵輪公司(NCL)的四艘船訂單將取代大洋洲郵輪公司最初為確保船廠供應而單獨下達的有效兩艘船訂單 。NCL的四艘船訂單仍在最後敲定， 有待融資。根據合同，第二艘大洋洲郵輪的交付時間為2028年第四季度，但可能會推遲到2029年。所有預期的交付日期都是初步的，可能會發生變化。
與意大利造船公司Fincantieri合作，每個品牌將設計其新船級，並專注於創造各自船隊中最大、最高效和最具創新性的船舶。 與公司的可持續發展努力相一致，新船舶設計預計將推進脱碳之旅。
芬坎泰裏郵輪公司首席執行官兼管理董事首席執行官皮爾羅貝託·福爾吉羅説：“多年來，我們與挪威郵輪公司的長期合作關係植根於對未來海上旅行的共同願景，始終如一地為郵輪行業的創新、奢華、可持續發展和旅客滿意度設定了新的標準。我們很高興能參與這些新的建造訂單，並交付具有象徵意義的郵輪，這些郵輪將體現我們共同的卓越遺產，世世代代傳承下去。”
本公司以優惠條款獲得出口信貸融資，為兩艘大洋洲郵輪和麗晶七海郵輪各支付合同價格的80%提供資金，但須符合某些條件。挪威郵輪公司的船舶訂單仍需融資，目前正在進行中。
挪威郵輪控股公司首席財務官Mark A.Kempa評論道：“我們預計這些戰略性投資將確保我們的增長軌跡，顯著提升我們的收益狀況，並在未來很好地提升股東價值。 憑藉有利的付款結構，包括交付前融資和對這些船舶訂單的適度初始分期付款，我們仍預計到2024年底，淨槓桿率將比2023年強勁下降1.5個百分點，並預計在可預見的未來，公司將繼續 每年降低淨槓桿率。”
大箍筋堤岸的新碼頭開發
公司位於巴哈馬的私人島嶼大斯特魯普礁的新碼頭開發項目計劃於2024年夏季破土動工，並於2025年底完工，投資約1.5億美元。新碼頭的建造將可同時容納公司現有和未來船級的兩艘大型船舶。該碼頭的開發將提升大斯特魯普礁上的客人體驗，並與公司位於伯利茲的私人島嶼嘉實礁一起，繼續為客人提供東加勒比海和西加勒比海的世界級目的地。
電話會議
公司已安排於2024年4月9日(星期二)上午8：00召開電話會議。東部時間討論這一聲明。可在該公司的投資者關係網站上找到網絡直播鏈接和幻燈片演示文稿，網址為：https://www.nclhltd.com/investors.電話會議的重播也將在電話會議結束後30天內在網站上播放。
關於挪威郵輪控股有限公司
挪威郵輪控股有限公司(紐約證券交易所代碼：NCLH)是一家全球領先的郵輪公司，經營挪威郵輪、大洋洲郵輪和麗晶七海郵輪。NCLH擁有32艘船和大約66,500個泊位，提供全球約700個目的地的航線。NCLH預計，到2036年，其三個品牌的船舶將增加13艘，這將使其船隊增加約41,000個泊位。欲瞭解更多信息，請訪問www.nclhltd.com。
術語
調整後的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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