Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Employee Benefits and Compensation Plans

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Employee Benefits and Compensation Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Employee Benefits and Compensation Plans

8.   Employee Benefits and Compensation Plans

Share Option Awards

The following is a summary of option activity under NCLH’s Amended and Restated 2013 Performance Incentive Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2021:

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Number of Share Option Awards

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Weighted-Average Exercise Price

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Average

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Aggregate

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Contractual

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Intrinsic

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Based

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Term

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Value

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Awards

    

Awards

    

Awards

    

Awards

    

Awards

    

Awards

    

(years)

    

(in thousands)

Outstanding as of January 1, 2021

 

4,525,207

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114,583

 

208,333

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$

51.96

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$

59.43

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$

59.43

 

4.42

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$

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Forfeited and cancelled

 

(20,375)

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55.74

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Outstanding as of March 31, 2021

 

4,504,832

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114,583

 

208,333

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51.95

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59.43

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59.43

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4.18

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Restricted Share Unit Awards

The following is a summary of restricted share unit activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021:

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Number of

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Time-Based

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Average Grant

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Average Grant

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Market-

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Average Grant 

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Awards

    

Date Fair Value

    

Based Awards

    

Date Fair Value

    

Based Awards

    

Date Fair Value

Non-vested as of January 1, 2021

 

6,663,925

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$

30.54

 

1,565,184

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$

39.42

 

50,000

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$

59.43

Granted

 

58,569

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23.73

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Vested

 

(1,740,186)

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47.00

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(460,969)

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56.73

 

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Forfeited or expired

 

(40,448)

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30.77

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Non-vested as of March 31, 2021

 

4,941,860

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24.66

 

1,104,215

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32.20

 

50,000

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59.43

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The compensation expense recognized for share-based compensation for the periods presented include the following (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended

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2021

    

2020

Payroll and related expense

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$

4,965

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$

4,702

Marketing, general and administrative expense

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21,636

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28,056

Total share-based compensation expense

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$

26,601

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$

32,758

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