NCLH - Earnings call transcript Q1 2022 | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Business Update and First Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Rob and I'll be your operator. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions for the session will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions]. to Vice conference ESG President Communications. like host, to and now John, Jessica of would turn over the your Corporate I Investor Relations, Ms. please John, proceed.

Jessica John

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Frank Del Rio

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Mark Kempa

and morning Frank, you good Thank everyone.

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Frank Del Rio

Thank you very Mark. much,

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to continue scaled. fuel research will also We and sufficiently appropriate can partner sources be that identify alternative to

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Operator

[Operator Frank. Instructions]. you, Thank

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Steve Wieczynski

good Yeah, hey morning. guys,

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that are there? and going to combat how just fears how out about trying So action ability to understand you how think those you price ability price or you

Frank Del Rio

Thanks, Steve.

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Mark Kempa

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and brand after the our pricing and never were If you industry. power look XXXX recession, pricing XXXX, we rebound. lost at at couple brands pricing the first back in look, largest the go happened was to first I think rebounded last time the our of quickly and and what A the in

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Steve Wieczynski

into correction at you or is of out now equity And question, it. probably fear recession probably great relevant right your both. on markets or type picture with there is of well, U.S. it's and That's the second bigger color. is there look a some want a asked going as what's something some the question I've you, clearly to peers Thank heading to but whatever

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Mark Kempa

Steve, I'll take that.

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great So forward. position like a going in we we're feel

Steve Wieczynski

it. guys, Great Okay. I thanks appreciate

Operator

next with Please the Our Cleveland with question Research. proceed your is from Ciepiel of question. Vince line

Vince Ciepiel

to that, get Obviously business. there Great through COVID, thanks. some rolling has I that. but I there year you are within across this Helpful been a inflation additional have lot efficiency EBITDA and comments guys some mentioned wanted perspective A you and cost. sure made record growth's, to the capacity improvements interesting out 'XX with also for dealing yield, unit your but now, companies leverage of of on net fixed that the land-based part I'm on goal had think profitability

you're moving margins So curious of pieces? kind year of light how those next about into thinking in

Frank Del Rio

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Mark Kempa

inflation, have We're the we top to growth have growth, basket that look that side, that not effectively Vince, a we're of of unit exposed remember, you lot the XX% drive over said as costs, our 'XX. to many if only so cost our at industries, but XX% line, of comparable cost you capacity a than immune speak. going less And hyperinflation speak. XX% so but about on XXXX That's we are in to leisure and to we're type not to is to

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Steve Wieczynski

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the there think in and curious bookings driving loyalty a but good transition last there? the have if slide in catch-up new I XX deck do seen cruise how comment of was any occupancy, guests there's days a portion you been about

Mark Kempa

us, really have was comfortable a new Early bookings is particular between cruise us. seen to in guests brand breakout guest booking the and with with past we guests most to brand. overwhelming return cruising, an They with most booking. pandemic What with the skew towards the to with year there past booking were us, of the normal new beginning recovery since comfortable

break the I either different or Cruise good that we've with passengers, So think normal from to alone. guests live groups reached can't out to lines about which of the of reach see. is past perspective, the

to it's to new the So to new to cruise see brand and good us. of return

Steve Wieczynski

you. thank Great,

Operator

Sachs. Next Stephen is of Please your with from with the Grambling Goldman proceed question question. line

Stephen Grambling

can costs, to this the maybe costs COVID et of you of way related is XXXX? there look cetera, out easing testing, get some for distancing to would it's you what and these impact of Hi, social start we as thanks. frame the Outside start-up any year to whether sustain,

Frank Del Rio

think back effectively that going were areas reduce. produces additional some we regulations the issued time with Steve, quarantine We're by so for stopped aside opportunities. of certain we've that now staff Yeah, testing recently. reduced we distancing can cabins social outside or put taking I to to the to There's be had for be over that CDC that going for isolation

you're start and into somewhat components third cycle as pandemic-specific to to forward quarter of the think go from as I going classify result see of probably those costs I as quarter, cost any the we onward the some what a So through major going of XXXX second kinds away. related pandemic. foresee we'll don't

on nothing but things the significant. some Just margin,

Stephen Grambling

to maybe answer on net your then questions And record to the harp on yields.

of some about six bullish of six months that think out been has months quarter for always success have this each out year. I a concerned outlook the kind skeptics been successively

So you this what finally do in materializing. trends those greater I changed quarter guess feel give has to confidence

Frank Del Rio

events. occurred keep Swan these why we having reason the Black has the because Well, phenomena you just described that

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Mark Kempa

flow But cash we balance in fact that March. turn did that Steve let's with positive the

to confident profitability. into ultimately are X.X the flow then been and say that, and as second positive in a we cash we've to be that's able over to going are years since company quarter. We It's going been EBITDA translate

looks tide bright. the So is future turning and the

should highlight key pretty today. strongly discount. that I we milestones want not that So those are to

Stephen Grambling

have trends flipped then seems the from your closed booking in point, has commentary. well. like It that as it On

I what and you impact the because by willingness there's in maybe that to on get get cruises, think, ships. of people are get some people's to that's on close just concerned the been

on So there has where that no in looking ships, damage to definitively, the consumers' getting inherent no, that behavior new so has been say flipped the cruise? at you'd to close

Frank Del Rio

I we talked And that we our I have consumers cancellation seen commentary, are the it's think demand the Well, about pandemic. We showing seeing and confidence, period. which that close not within in is are they think, during that good. that's had booking in close I demand, and

voyage term that willing consumers is we've go sign months, that in but confidence seeing going again proper place. and demand So to still good well, few to sail there's is seeing been that's are which longer last sign. that they're over the as and strong a the protocols We're of the for confident a

So exit it's as actually we a the very to where good sign relation pandemic. in --

Stephen Grambling

much. so Thanks Awesome.

Operator

of Scholes Our question from Truist comes Securities. the next line Patrick with

Patrick Scholes

week, everyone. wrong, you does still good XXX% lowering question Hi, XX%, your if requirement. morning for you, to A folks at I'm me CDC believe all, requirement vaccination XX% Thank I for And you're about correct the how requirement? you. at vaccination the with that last change and think

Frank Del Rio

Patrick, No. not correct. that's

in when the for least XX% brand, is We -- brand which of just -- Norwegian at XXX% had to allowed summer we're in allowing a way, not. Oceania in season. folks XX% reduced be the the time going family vaccinated, the from That our XX% the now opens we to the up market our have be at CDC company, big are it, least we to for and family

Patrick Scholes

the all you thank for had. I clarification. was That the question you. Okay, Thank

Frank Del Rio

Thanks.

Operator

proceed the Farley with question. Our next Please from Robin question comes of your line UBS. with

Robin Farley

Great, questions meaningfully second I been you ahead. thanks. one answered. of my have bookings about strength A bunch the guess were the half, already thing, talking in

continued things far includes to would point -- QX more disruptions to make it changes? didn't Just how any sort changes? just your think you still are going on When anything those having advance, now you markets thinking And Asia. that How mentioned the cruising. past in Thanks. how of open the of if wondering make sort those would about of to maybe sort based of you and year? itineraries up when bookings those I going for Asia,

Frank Del Rio

Yeah.

Robin. Asia us is really But very, high is bookings and there it's prices. very that for strong risk.

at flexibility news much can is heard booking ports, likely they expect later open good of risk cruising. it take that pricing know. reward, for opens China Oceania as up in New curve New weeks commentary Asian That us, of some the Zealand, Asian brand, area accelerate because we to Zealand off that up you October not more very and hear than longer in the that from don't Tourism than some coming to good New faster not the Australia, Minister you we balance Australasia big just in countries, Norwegian Zealand bookings, in region which China. And likely coming so The to out whole And of the some has no we're where the Tahiti. we achieve the good chips there. today board can will that And

winter So But no we are has past hopeful but open. will I South going issues it's hopeful which there Argentina like caused know, is question. America, a reopen. to announced, looks are risk has there, be Uruguay some has also announced. this that announced, we Chile it

news good pace. different is it But at perhaps reopening is world the us. again, And So reopening. that's for

Robin Farley

that. you just last percent can there's quantify the you. in bookings share can next close kind great. you words weeks And what anything that for with a that's if the to know like just in another Thank follow-up, close like are don't departures in of of the I Okay, anything maybe in, booking question. back six going that or

close summer numbers may not yet, strength there? way head that, year, -- see disruptions of the into a lost peak way what And to have in a lines that's the bit anything sort to the a -- terms all think got earlier with piece that is is with that you ground up quantify recovery. about bookings, of because right of be showing cruise your that's seems Just the obviously there as it like because but in little to this in season, the we

Frank Del Rio

close going I'm next bookings history. not per for to as you Robin, defined days significantly bookings, are I the higher than but in a give XX number will that you se, tell running

the of historically that inventory bookings and green another part strong is anticipated it's shoot take two, quite momentum I'll than get three get start. because and is anyway today. momentum But as to little Now stronger inside and not case ago close necessarily much strong, positive when days that it, back if next that's we XX frankly a are means typically that's in, months Mark mentioned, for is I sell the very it there we

Just Oceania 'XX, the top days brand of of three late introduced booking all XX its history. in had last departures week, one

very, we're very And we're So people very seeing seeing booking way future. close in. now bookings, strong the into

-- time, rolls it's get in going going short. And to around green so And start going continue It's to shoot, gap a top fill cruising prime again if as the it's there and the relatively another summer long start the is to between be to better. in. to season,

So that again to progressively better we've occupancies events, high no going reaching more normal get always the the Black I Swan preface back industry normalcy, it is stronger, enjoyed. going to

Robin Farley

much. very Thanks great. that's Okay,

Operator

with from proceed of Politzer your Thank you. with comes question Dan Fargo. question. Wells Please next Instructions]. line [Operator The the

Dan Politzer

morning for good questions. everyone my Hey, and thanks taking

than across You skew of pricing today. in to mean and have now a that database consumer of maybe pricing peers and right guys brands, you your what higher terms higher pricing kind power and of think the I have seen extent is reflection your strength? to have what different the that's certainly and end you do case typically the a booking

Frank Del Rio

nature just that 'XX a the or across we're terrific Certainly of are all strength seeing is just in certainly the history. company's upscale base. further I of one closer think doing playing itineraries always out of the in brands. itineraries, we're day, of the pricing mentioned, strength. record out again had announced know brands seeing Their and pricing three I the near top and Norwegian I for brand upscale 'XX. brands than of one customer 'XX, into the and curve booking the half three days because their is back

strategy have on not because across of board seeing another very in encouraging one that's brands we're terms go-to-market a us Pricing three yields one focus another. all So and why growth strong value year-over-year our industry in brand proposition we strong of does and add brand the any by not and the brand marketing same historical that's It's wide partly where a for pricing. is the yield very in and the we performance it versus does the isolation over one such margin. and pricing. harmonize, one We highest have thing have curate another and of

Dan Politzer

Europe? And safe stabilization in I it's in that are for terms your power, just any Got seeing markets. really it. driving then mean or assume is to that outbound you markets are it of American North pricing

Frank Del Rio

this well. European talking is, of is No, and a I are full country you operating to bit. shoots. to it's down Europe XX all you very back in us for is one waking believe strength. can't been on very, business a that bear. and just XX strong sourced me come since months to is he get nicely. Presidents still We're again especially as Look, were these That I lagging strong shut March XX. tells been fleet up think brand morning while. Europe. green Australia has we doing closed know our took it has months how It UK But our back at was

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not going novel to to affect live it glad that. But learnings see one COVID No I'm Coronaviruses that to our going all a and It's Society is with every have away. while. learning take of we're with day live the is disappear. do and is many learning that make to to it. lives It now vaccine we

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Operator

the come line James will question with of from That you. Thank Hardiman Citi.

Sean Wagner

Sean Hi, this Wagner James. for on is

in give and on kind sort basis the any the as sequentially, comparable under ticket ships may of spend getting ships gotten how kind there XXXX, the have Just they've more trended of a NPDs are XX% quarter ship color to and on you just per is that water kind can of diem of onboard be within total versus occupancy? and closer normal growth

Frank Del Rio

Yes, Sean.

revenue. and in So both continue look, see ticket strength to we onboard

our few onboard financials As last percentage inflates and ships. calls, we've talked if somewhat our have artificially the bundling consumer our revenue strategy in we major. on which do resonating look the you of is the couple about our realize point, at it well strength of a sort nothing Obviously by of

But So more importantly, high right even far customers the getting the spend we and onboard advance. get ticket. customer starts that that value, we just turn if they isolate with the significant out We a that revenue It offer on customer is a in that it them you with are -- strong. Those starts quality booking performance out, target. in board.

what's we're what see. that's That's all areas. That's it's That's to what coming see to targeting. our So go-to-market that. glad we across in what we're And behind want strategy.

not other, it's So the combined it's just or one a effort.

Sean Wagner

kind just levels? the that's maybe Okay, returning Is to any load of there helpful. normalized very mentioned expect quick, you factors historical deck, specific real historical XXXX. in slide And you to to occupancy get time in

Frank Del Rio

the our to and to XX% continue price our you going But build. half going it's maintain fourth build. integrity. expect early said, continue Obviously QX, quarter think to when to in to first pricing third is be I like in at be range. XXXX, going we the -- the look in we of to we're that's going discipline, we

not for the not our long not and are for damage that's load do term, We going to right the chase believe and is that term strategy not short strategy, our we the company. brand

will that we price maintain So discipline.

that to over XXXX, XXX be first at those half of at back high the we're expect used but importantly XXX, load more factors We we're going seeing, to pricing.

Sean Wagner

much you thank very Perfect, guys.

Jessica John

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Operator

conference call. concludes This today's

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) 10 May 222022 Q1 Earnings call transcript