{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"156548","rtpr_id":"nGNX5FSDll-20260930","ticker":"NCLH","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["NCLH"],"title":"NCL Corporation Ltd. Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-30T11:39:24.094Z","article_body":"MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCLC”), a\nsubsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (“NCLH”),\nannounced today that it is proposing to sell $750.0 million aggregate\nprincipal amount of its senior notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) in a private\noffering (the “Offering”) that is exempt from the registration\nrequirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities\nAct”).\n\nNCLC intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on\nhand, (i) to redeem all of the outstanding 6.125% Senior Notes due 2028 issued\nby NCL Finance, Ltd., a subsidiary of NCLC (the “2028 Notes”), (ii) to\nrepay approximately $176.3 million of outstanding borrowings under NCLC’s\nexisting senior secured revolving loan facility and (iii) to prepay\napproximately $42.2 million of outstanding borrowings under our export-credit\nbacked financing facilities, in each case, together with any accrued and\nunpaid interest thereon, and to pay any related transaction premiums, fees and\nexpenses. The redemption of the 2028 Notes will be conditioned upon the\nconsummation of the Offering.\n\nThe Notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be\nqualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities\nAct, and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to\nRegulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered under\nthe Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered\nor sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption\nfrom the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state\nlaws.\n\nThis press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of\nan offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation\nor sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be\nunlawful. This press release also shall not constitute an offer to purchase, a\nsolicitation of an offer to sell, or a notice of redemption with respect to\nthe 2028 Notes.\n\nAbout Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.\n\nNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise\ncompany which operates Norwegian Cruise Line®, Oceania Cruises® and Regent\nSeven Seas Cruises®. NCLH has a combined fleet of 33 ships and approximately\n72,000 berths, excluding two ships under long-term charter to third parties,\nand offers itineraries to nearly 700 destinations worldwide. NCLH expects to\nadd 16 additional ships across its three brands through 2037, which will add\napproximately 43,000 berths to its fleet.\n\nCautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements\n\nSome of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this press\nrelease are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S.\nfederal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability\nestablished by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All\nstatements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press\nrelease, including statements regarding the Offering and the use of proceeds\ntherefrom, may be forward-looking statements. Many, but not all, of these\nstatements can be found by looking for words like “expect,”\n“anticipate,” “goal,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,”\n“seek,” “will,” “may,” “forecast,” “estimate,”\n“intend,” “future” and similar words. Forward-looking statements do\nnot guarantee future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and\nother factors which could cause our actual results, performance or\nachievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or\nachievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. For a\ndiscussion of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, please refer to\nthe factors set forth under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and\n“Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” in our most\nrecently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and\nsubsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors\nare not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. There may be\nadditional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. Such\nforward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions,\nexpectations, estimates and projections regarding our present and future\nbusiness strategies and the environment in which we expect to operate in the\nfuture. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We\nexpressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any\nupdates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in\nour expectations with regard thereto or any change of events, conditions or\ncircumstances on which any such statement was based, except as required by\nlaw.\n\nInvestor Relations & Media Contact\n\nSarah Inmon\n(786) 812-3233\nInvestorRelations@nclcorp.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d909c279-71f2-4b72-a67b-4a3a0266e2ca)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX5FSDll-20260930","title":"NCL Corporation Ltd. Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"NCLH","created":"2026-09-30T11:39:24.094Z","tickers":["NCLH"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCLC”), a\nsubsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (“NCLH”),\nannounced today that it is proposing to sell $750.0 million aggregate\nprincipal amount of its senior notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) in a private\noffering (the “Offering”) that is exempt from the registration\nrequirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities\nAct”).\n\nNCLC intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on\nhand, (i) to redeem all of the outstanding 6.125% Senior Notes due 2028 issued\nby NCL Finance, Ltd., a subsidiary of NCLC (the “2028 Notes”), (ii) to\nrepay approximately $176.3 million of outstanding borrowings under NCLC’s\nexisting senior secured revolving loan facility and (iii) to prepay\napproximately $42.2 million of outstanding borrowings under our export-credit\nbacked financing facilities, in each case, together with any accrued and\nunpaid interest thereon, and to pay any related transaction premiums, fees and\nexpenses. The redemption of the 2028 Notes will be conditioned upon the\nconsummation of the Offering.\n\nThe Notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be\nqualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities\nAct, and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to\nRegulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered under\nthe Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and may not be offered\nor sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption\nfrom the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state\nlaws.\n\nThis press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of\nan offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation\nor sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be\nunlawful. This press release also shall not constitute an offer to purchase, a\nsolicitation of an offer to sell, or a notice of redemption with respect to\nthe 2028 Notes.\n\nAbout Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.\n\nNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise\ncompany which operates Norwegian Cruise Line®, Oceania Cruises® and Regent\nSeven Seas Cruises®. NCLH has a combined fleet of 33 ships and approximately\n72,000 berths, excluding two ships under long-term charter to third parties,\nand offers itineraries to nearly 700 destinations worldwide. NCLH expects to\nadd 16 additional ships across its three brands through 2037, which will add\napproximately 43,000 berths to its fleet.\n\nCautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements\n\nSome of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this press\nrelease are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S.\nfederal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability\nestablished by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All\nstatements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press\nrelease, including statements regarding the Offering and the use of proceeds\ntherefrom, may be forward-looking statements. Many, but not all, of these\nstatements can be found by looking for words like “expect,”\n“anticipate,” “goal,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,”\n“seek,” “will,” “may,” “forecast,” “estimate,”\n“intend,” “future” and similar words. Forward-looking statements do\nnot guarantee future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and\nother factors which could cause our actual results, performance or\nachievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or\nachievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. For a\ndiscussion of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, please refer to\nthe factors set forth under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and\n“Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” in our most\nrecently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and\nsubsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors\nare not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. There may be\nadditional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. Such\nforward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions,\nexpectations, estimates and projections regarding our present and future\nbusiness strategies and the environment in which we expect to operate in the\nfuture. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We\nexpressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any\nupdates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in\nour expectations with regard thereto or any change of events, conditions or\ncircumstances on which any such statement was based, except as required by\nlaw.\n\nInvestor Relations & Media Contact\n\nSarah Inmon\n(786) 812-3233\nInvestorRelations@nclcorp.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d909c279-71f2-4b72-a67b-4a3a0266e2ca)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-30T11:39:24.136688402Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790768364136},"received_at":"2026-09-30T11:39:24.187Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"145237","press_release_id":"156548","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"debt_offering","narrative":"NCL Corporation, a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, announced a proposed private offering of $750.0 million senior notes due 2031.\n\nProceeds plus cash on hand will redeem all outstanding 6.125% senior notes due 2028, repay approximately $176.3 million of revolver borrowings, and prepay approximately $42.2 million of export-credit facilities.\n\nThe deal is refinancing liability management that pushes maturities out to 2031; the 2028 notes redemption is conditioned on completion of the offering.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"NCLH refinancing: $750M new 2031 notes to retire 6.125% 2028 notes and pay down revolver/export-credit debt."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":750000000,"customDimensions":{"notes_due":2031,"redeemed_notes_due":2028,"revolver_repayment":176300000,"redeemed_notes_coupon":"6.125%","export_credit_repayment":42200000}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Sarah Inmon","role":"Investor Relations & Media Contact"}],"products":["Norwegian Cruise Line","Oceania Cruises","Regent Seven Seas Cruises"],"companies":[{"name":"NCL Corporation Ltd.","ticker":"NCLH","relationship":"issuer subsidiary"},{"name":"Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.","ticker":"NCLH","relationship":"parent company (filer)"},{"name":"NCL Finance, Ltd.","relationship":"subsidiary issuer of 2028 Notes"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$750.0 million","context":"aggregate principal amount of proposed senior notes due 2031"},{"amount":"$176.3 million","context":"repayment of revolving loan facility borrowings"},{"amount":"$42.2 million","context":"prepayment of export-credit backed financing facilities"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"A $750M senior notes issuance used to refinance existing 2028 notes and repay revolver/export-credit borrowings. 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