Its net profit reached $232.2m, up from $182.2m in the corresponding period, while revenue stood at $907m, a 13.7% increase.

Kevin Sheehan, president of NCL, said: “Our results this quarter mark an important milestone in Norwegian’s evolution as we report growth in trailing 12 month adjusted EBITDA for the 25th consecutive quarter coupled with our consistent margin improvement.”

NCL guided that adjusted earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter will be between $0.37