Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

v3.25.4
Long-Term Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of long-term debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

Interest Rate

Balance

December 31, 

Maturities

December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

Through

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

(in thousands)

Revolving Loan Facility

5.54

%  

6.77

%  

2030

$

1,100,000

$

245,000

$450.0 million 5.375% exchangeable notes

5.38

%  

2025

448,527

$1,150.0 million 1.125% exchangeable notes

1.13

%  

1.13

%  

2027

190,940

1,137,711

$473.2 million 2.50% exchangeable notes

2.50

%  

2.50

%  

2027

23,989

467,764

$353.9 million 0.875% exchangeable notes

0.88

%  

2030

351,047

$1,407.0 million 0.75% exchangeable notes

0.75

%  

2030

1,381,861

$1,000.0 million 5.875% senior secured notes

5.88

%  

2027

993,581

$315.0 million 6.25% senior unsecured notes

6.25

%

6.25

%

2030

311,508

310,623

$600.0 million 7.75% senior unsecured notes

7.75

%  

7.75

%  

2029

596,043

594,782

$790.0 million 8.125% senior secured notes

8.13

%  

2029

781,372

$600.0 million 8.375% senior secured notes

8.38

%  

2028

593,041

$525.0 million 6.125% senior unsecured notes

6.13

%  

6.13

%  

2028

522,587

521,495

$1,425.0 million 5.875% senior unsecured notes

5.88

%  

2026

 

 

1,420,523

$1,200 million 5.875% senior unsecured notes

5.88

%  

2031

1,187,147

$1,800 million 6.75% senior unsecured notes

6.75

%  

2032

1,779,568

$850 million 6.25% senior unsecured notes

6.25

%  

2033

840,713

€529.8 million Breakaway one loan (1)

5.88

%  

2026

 

 

56,343

€529.8 million Breakaway two loan (1)

5.12

%  

2027

 

 

130,055

€590.5 million Breakaway three loan (1)

3.27

%  

3.47

%  

2027

 

136,998

 

212,637

€729.9 million Breakaway four loan (1)

3.16

%  

3.32

%  

2029

 

253,664

 

337,406

€710.8 million Seahawk 1 term loan (1)

3.99

%  

4.10

%  

2030

 

318,924

 

401,919

€748.7 million Seahawk 2 term loan (1)

3.98

%  

4.06

%  

2031

 

453,183

 

542,721

Leonardo newbuild one loan

2.68

%  

2.68

%  

2034

 

794,901

 

878,378

Leonardo newbuild two loan

2.77

%  

2.77

%  

2035

 

861,689

 

942,721

Leonardo newbuild three loan

1.83

%  

1.88

%  

2037

 

1,071,919

 

246,738

Leonardo newbuild four loan

1.96

%  

1.97

%  

2038

 

278,144

 

186,090

Explorer newbuild loan

3.76

%  

3.97

%  

2028

 

83,959

 

121,395

Splendor newbuild loan

3.20

%  

3.41

%  

2032

236,484

282,809

Grandeur newbuild loan

3.70

%  

3.70

%  

2035

423,012

462,691

Marina newbuild loan

6.78

%  

2027

 

 

33,696

Riviera newbuild loan

6.00

%  

2026

 

 

22,536

Vista newbuild loan

3.64

%  

3.64

%  

2035

468,804

515,151

Allura newbuild loan

1.50

%  

2037

623,168

Prestige newbuild loan

5.72

%  

6.38

%  

2038

156,239

104,269

Prestige Class 2 newbuild loan

5.72

%  

6.38

%  

2041

15,105

15,105

Sonata newbuild loan

5.72

%  

6.38

%  

2039

119,123

65,535

Arietta newbuild loan

5.72

%  

6.38

%  

2040

16,752

16,752

Finance lease and license obligations

Various

 

Various

 

2028

 

8,705

 

11,124

Total debt

 

  ​

14,606,176

 

13,100,490

Less: current portion of long-term debt

 

  ​

(875,899)

 

(1,323,769)

Total long-term debt

 

  ​

$

13,730,277

$

11,776,721

(1) Currently U.S. dollar-denominated.
Schedule of exchangeable notes

The following is a summary of NCLC’s exchangeable notes as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Unamortized

Principal

Deferred

Net Carrying

Fair Value

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Financing Fees

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Leveling

2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes

$

192,037

$

(1,097)

$

190,940

$

190,988

Level 2

2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes

24,138

(149)

23,989

24,285

Level 2

2030 0.875% Exchangeable Notes

353,876

(2,829)

351,047

387,692

Level 2

2030 0.750% Exchangeable Notes

1,407,000

(25,139)

1,381,861

1,354,111

Level 2

The following is a summary of NCLC’s exchangeable notes as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Unamortized

Principal

Deferred

Net Carrying

Fair Value

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Financing Fees

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Leveling

2025 Exchangeable Notes (1)

$

449,990

$

(1,463)

$

448,527

$

641,560

Level 2

2027 1.125% Exchangeable Notes

1,150,000

(12,289)

1,137,711

1,177,347

Level 2

2027 2.5% Exchangeable Notes

473,175

(5,411)

467,764

492,395

Level 2

(1) Classified within current portion of long-term debt. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, substantially all the remaining holders of the 2025 Exchangeable Notes elected to exchange their notes for 5,120,487 NCLH ordinary shares and the remaining unexchanged notes were repaid in cash at maturity.
Schedule of interest expense of exchangeable notes

The following provides a summary of the interest expense recognized related to the exchangeable notes (in thousands):

Year Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2024

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2023

Coupon interest

$

31,715

$

52,222

$

57,750

Amortization of deferred financing fees

8,823

11,086

11,669

Total

$

40,538

$

63,308

$

69,419

Schedule of principal repayments on long-term debt including finance lease obligations

The following are scheduled principal repayments on our long-term debt including exchangeable notes, portions of which can be settled in NCLH ordinary shares, and finance lease obligations as of December 31, 2025 for each of the next five years (in thousands):

Year

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

2026

$

875,899

2027

 

1,036,770

2028

 

1,271,964

2029

 

1,297,287

2030

 

3,805,032

Thereafter

 

6,707,657

Total

$

14,994,609