Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (the “Company”), a
leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line,
Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, today announced its
commitment to pursue net zero emissions by 2050 across its
operations and value chain. The Company has also committed to
develop short- and near-term greenhouse gas (“GHG”) reduction
targets to support its path to net zero. In addition, the Company
has published its first Task Force on Climate-related Financial
Disclosures (“TCFD”) Report which provides critical transparency to
its stakeholders.
“The pursuit of net zero will be one of the most
defining voyages that our Company will take. The scope of our net
zero ambition spans our entire value chain as we aim to bring key
partners, including our vast network of global suppliers, along
with us on this transformational journey,” said Frank Del Rio,
president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line
Holdings Ltd. “While we recognize that the pathway will be complex,
requiring significant collaboration, innovation and technological
advancement, we are committed to doing our part to contribute to
the transition to a low-carbon economy.”
The Company’s new climate commitments broaden
and strengthen its existing climate action strategy which is
centered around three key focus areas: 1) reducing carbon
intensity, 2) investing in technology and exploring alternative
fuels and 3) implementing a voluntary carbon offset program. The
Company will continue to monitor and invest in opportunities to
reduce emissions including and beyond its fleet, working closely
with its partners to identify best practices and accelerate
decarbonization efforts. Last year, the Company committed to
purchase 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
(MTCO₂e) offsets as a measurable action to address decarbonization
gaps in the short-term while the Company explores long-term
solutions. A key driver to achieve the Company’s net zero ambition
is the development of alternative fuels along with the associated
critical infrastructure at destinations globally to support the
usage of these fuels. As such, the Company is committed to
partnering, researching and driving discussions to identify an
appropriate alternative fuel source that can also be sufficiently
scaled. For example, the Company is currently actively engaging
with partners including engine manufacturers and classification
societies in planning for a safe and effective methanol engine
retrofit.
The Company also released today its inaugural
TCFD report. As part of this process, the Company engaged teams
across the organization to conduct an extensive climate risk
screening and identify priority climate-related risks. A scenario
analysis was then completed to estimate the impact of sea level
rise and the cost of carbon, the Company’s top physical and
transition risks identified through the screening, under different
hypothetical climate scenarios. Using the results of the
assessment, the Company is further aligning its risk management and
strategic planning processes with the challenges of climate change.
View the full report here: 2021 TCFD Report.
“The release of our inaugural TCFD report
demonstrates our desire to continually improve and expand upon our
ESG disclosures to provide additional transparency to our
stakeholders,” said Jessica John, vice president of ESG, Investor
Relations and Corporate Communications of Norwegian Cruise Line
Holdings Ltd. “Last summer we published our first comprehensive ESG
report and the first Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
(“SASB”) index in the cruise industry and our new TCFD report
represents another significant step forward. We are focused on
improving our resiliency, and the results of our climate assessment
will assist us in further integrating climate-related risks into
our strategy and decision-making processes across our Company.”
About Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH)
is a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian
Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands.
With a combined fleet of 28 ships with approximately 60,000 berths,
these brands offer itineraries to approximately 500 destinations
worldwide. The Company has nine additional ships scheduled for
delivery through 2027, comprising approximately 24,000 berths.
About Sail & Sustain
Sail & Sustain is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ global
sustainability program centered around its commitment to drive a
positive impact on society and the environment while delivering on
its vision to be the vacation of choice for everyone around the
world. This program is structured around five pillars developed
through cross-functional collaboration with key internal and
external stakeholders. The pillars include: Reducing Environmental
Impact, Sailing Safely, Empowering People, Strengthening our
Communities and Operating with Integrity and Accountability.
Cautionary Statement Concerning
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in
this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe
harbor from liability established by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements
of historical facts contained in this release, including, without
limitation, those regarding our business strategy, financial
position, results of operations, plans, prospects, actions taken or
strategies being considered with respect to our liquidity position,
valuation and appraisals of our assets and objectives of management
for future operations (including those regarding expected fleet
additions, our ability to weather the impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic, our expectations regarding the resumption of cruise
voyages and the timing for such resumption of cruise voyages, the
implementation of and effectiveness of our health and safety
protocols, operational position, demand for voyages, plans or goals
for our sustainability program and decarbonization efforts, our
expectations for future cash flows and profitability, financing
opportunities and extensions, and future cost mitigation and cash
conservation efforts and efforts to reduce operating expenses and
capital expenditures) are forward-looking statements. Many, but not
all, of these statements can be found by looking for words like
“expect,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,”
“seek,” “will,” “may,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “future”
and similar words. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee
future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and other
factors which could cause our actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from the future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied in those
forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks, uncertainties
and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of:
the spread of epidemics, pandemics and viral outbreaks and
specifically, the COVID-19 pandemic, including its effect on the
ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises), which
is expected to continue to adversely impact our results,
operations, outlook, plans, goals, growth, reputation, cash flows,
liquidity, demand for voyages and share price; implementing
precautions in coordination with regulators and global public
health authorities to protect the health, safety and security of
guests, crew and the communities we visit and to comply with
regulatory restrictions related to the pandemic; legislation
prohibiting companies from verifying vaccination status; our
indebtedness and restrictions in the agreements governing our
indebtedness that require us to maintain minimum levels of
liquidity and be in compliance with maintenance covenants and
otherwise limit our flexibility in operating our business,
including the significant portion of assets that are collateral
under these agreements; our ability to work with lenders and others
or otherwise pursue options to defer, renegotiate, refinance or
restructure our existing debt profile, near-term debt amortization,
newbuild related payments and other obligations and to work with
credit card processors to satisfy current or potential future
demands for collateral on cash advanced from customers relating to
future cruises; our need for additional financing or financing to
optimize our balance sheet, which may not be available on favorable
terms, or at all, and our outstanding exchangeable notes and any
future financing which may be dilutive to existing shareholders;
the unavailability of ports of call; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services;
changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in
which we operate, including new regulations aimed at reducing
greenhouse gas emissions; the accuracy of any appraisals of our
assets as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or
otherwise; our success in controlling operating expenses and
capital expenditures; trends in, or changes to, future bookings and
our ability to take future reservations and receive deposits
related thereto; adverse events impacting the security of travel,
such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of
piracy, and other international events; adverse incidents involving
cruise ships; adverse general economic and related factors, such as
fluctuating or increasing levels of interest, unemployment,
underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the
securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these
conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of
consumers or consumer confidence; breaches in data security or
other disturbances to our information technology and other networks
or our actual or perceived failure to comply with requirements
regarding data privacy and protection; changes in fuel prices and
the type of fuel we are permitted to use and/or other cruise
operating costs; mechanical malfunctions and repairs, delays in our
shipbuilding program, maintenance and refurbishments and the
consolidation of qualified shipyard facilities; the risks and
increased costs associated with operating internationally; our
inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of
key personnel or employee relations issues; our inability to obtain
adequate insurance coverage; pending or threatened litigation,
investigations and enforcement actions; any further impairment of
our trademarks, trade names or goodwill; volatility and disruptions
in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely
affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty
credit risks, including those under our credit facilities,
derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new
ship progress payment guarantees; our reliance on third parties to
provide hotel management services for certain ships and certain
other services; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
our expansion into new markets and investments in new markets and
land-based destination projects; overcapacity in key markets or
globally; and other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in our
most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally,
many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by
and will continue to be amplified by, or in the future may be
amplified by, the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not possible to predict
or identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we
consider immaterial or which are unknown. The above examples are
not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. Such
forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs,
assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections regarding our
present and future business strategies and the environment in which
we expect to operate in the future. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date made. We expressly disclaim
any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in
our expectations with regard thereto or any change of events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement was based,
except as required by law.
Investor Relations &
Media Contact |
Jessica John(305)
468-2339InvestorRelations@nclcorp.comNCLHmedia@nclcorp.com |
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