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46	46	= Business Overview =
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	48	+Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is a global cruise company that operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. As of December 31, 2022, the company had 29 ships with approximately 62,000 Berths and had orders for eight additional ships to be delivered. The company has converted some double occupancy cabins to studio cabins and it expects to convert approximately 900 additional cabins in 2023. Additionally, in February 2023, Norwegian amended the delivery dates of the last two Prima Class Ships to 2027 and 2028.
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	50	+The brands of the company offer itineraries to worldwide destinations including Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Africa, Canada, Bermuda, Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii. Due to COVID-19, the company temporarily suspended all global cruise voyages from March 2020 until July 2021, when it resumed cruise
	51	+voyages on a limited basis. In early May 2022, NCLH completed the phased relaunch of their entire fleet with all ships now in operation with guests on board.
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50	50	= Company History =
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52	52	History of the company began in 1966 as Norwegian Caribbean Lines, the first cruise line to offer weekly departures to the Caribbean. On December 19, 1966, he //M/S Sunward, //a 8,666-ton, 140m cruise ship/car ferry, made her first voyage from Miami to the Caribbean signifying the birth of Norwegian Caribbean Lines. The cruise line was founded by Knut Kloster and Ted Arison. Arison soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines, while Kloster acquired additional ships for service in the Caribbean. Norwegian's second ship was //Starward// which had to capability of carrying cars. The company pioneered many firsts in the cruise industry including the first combined air-sea program (marketed as "Cloud 9 Cruises") which combined low cost air fares with the cruise. It was also the first cruise line to develop new ports in the Caribbean, including Ocho Rios in Jamaica.{{footnote}}https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/norwegian-cruise-line-celebrates-fifty-years{{/footnote}}