Record Revenues and Profitability
Total revenues increased 13% year-over-year to $247.6 million; adjusted EBITDA rose 21% to $32.2 million; income from operations increased 36% to $22.9 million; net income increased 40% to $21.3 million, marking the company's 20th consecutive quarter of record total revenues and adjusted EBITDA.
Clear Revenue Drivers and Fleet Expansion
Revenue growth was driven by a 4% increase in revenue days, a 2% increase in average guest spend, and fleet expansion from new ship-builds contributing $23.1 million to revenue growth (with $5.0 million and $1.2 million attributed to revenue days and guest spend respectively); $5.4 million of the increase was attributable to increased guest prebooked services.
Strong Growth in High-Value Services and Medi-Spa Rollout
Higher-value services (medi-spa, IV therapy, acupuncture, LED therapy) delivered strong double-digit growth; medi-spa services available on 155 ships (up from 148 YoY) with an expectation of 157 ships by year-end 2026; new noninvasive offerings (e.g., truFlex on NCL Luna) are being rolled out.
Prebooked Revenue and Guest Spend Productivity
Prebooked revenues grew 17% year-over-year; prebooked appointments generate ~30% more guest spend than services booked onboard; revenue-per-passenger-per-day, weekly revenue and revenue-per-staff-per-day increased across the board (management cited a ~6% productivity increase).
Operational Scale and Staffing Improvements
At quarter end the company operated health and wellness centers on 208 ships (average ship count 202 vs. 199 last year) and staffed 4,585 personnel versus 4,240 a year earlier (+345 staff); staff retention improved to 77%, up 5 percentage points YoY.
Technology and AI Adoption
AI initiatives deployed at scale: the revenue/ML engine is available on ~190 vessels; the maritime AI assistant resolves 94% of tickets with second-level response times and is deployed on ~191 vessels; work on dynamic price optimization for prebooking is underway (not yet active).
Balance Sheet & Capital Returns
Generated free cash flow used to return $5.1 million in dividends and reduce term loan debt by $1.3 million in the quarter; total cash of $17.3 million and full availability on a $50 million revolver for total liquidity of $67.3 million; $37.5 million remaining on $75 million share repurchase authorization.
Forward Guidance Reflects Continued Growth
Full-year 2026 guidance: total revenue $1.014B–$1.034B and adjusted EBITDA $129M–$139M (about 9% growth at the midpoint for both); Q2 guidance: revenue $257M–$262M and adjusted EBITDA $32.5M–$34.5M (about 10% growth at the midpoint).