Norwegian Cruise Line posted better earnings for the fourth quarter on higher revenue while producing results above Wall Street consensus.

The Frank Del Rio-led company reported adjusted net income of $156.8m versus earnings of $127.7m a year earlier.

Those results translated into EPS of $0.68, an improvement over year-ago results of $0.56 that bested analysts' estimate of $0.64.

Net income was $98.8m,