The addition of the 146,600-gt Norwegian Breakaway in 2013and Norwegian Getaway since the turn of the year pushed the Nasdaq-listedcompany to a $51.27m profit in the first three months of the year.

The result compares to a loss of $96.4m for the same periodlast year, its first quarter as a listed company following its IPO early in theyear.

Earnings per share jumped to $0.23