Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Revenue Recognition

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Revenue Recognition
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue Recognition

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

March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

North America

$

1,361,053

$

487,435

Europe

 

81,318

 

24,797

Asia-Pacific

 

205,662

 

8,292

Other

173,906

1,416

Total revenue

$

1,821,939

$

521,940

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.

Segment Reporting

We have concluded that our business has a single reportable segment. Each brand, Norwegian, Oceania Cruises and Regent, constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and management regularly reviews the brand level operating results and, therefore, each brand is considered an operating segment. Our operating segments have similar economic and qualitative characteristics, including similar long-term margins and similar products and services; therefore, we aggregate all of the operating segments into one reportable segment.

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. Revenue attributable to U.S.-sourced guests has approximated 83-87% 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our receivables from customers were $97.8 million and $94.2 million, respectively, primarily related to in-transit credit card receivables.

Our standard payment and cancellation penalties apply for all sailings after March 31, 2023. Future cruise credits that have been issued as face value reimbursement for cancelled bookings due to COVID-19 are generally valid for any sailing through June 30, 2023, and we may further extend this offer. The future cruise credits are not contracts, and therefore, guests who elected this option are excluded from our contract liability balance; however, the credit for the original amount paid is included in advance ticket sales.

Our contract liabilities are included within advance ticket sales. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our contract liabilities were $2.3 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. Of the amounts included within contract liabilities as of March 31, 2023, 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. Refunds payable to guests are included in accounts payable. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, $1.4 billion of revenue recognized was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period.