Norwegian Cruise Line | Sustainability Performance
Operates cruise travel, hospitality, leisure, and tourism-related passenger transportation services.
1966
United States
10,001+ employees
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
$1B - 10B in revenue
$100M - 500M in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#10382
Overall#2338
in United States#58
in Leisure, Travel & TourismSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate riskSocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Critical
Waste generated
Critical
Female employees
Critical
Externalities
Aligned
Market cap
Revenue
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 10 out of 74
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 10 out of 74
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 6 out of 74
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 6 out of 74
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
523.5
B/M 442.2
824.0
B/M 861.0
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Female employees
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Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
76.5K2024
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, US/Bermuda major cruise operator, has faced sustained US CDC and Florida regulator enforcement scrutiny over the contested historic 20212022 COVID19 cruise operations restart and the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid US discretionary cruise customer demand normalization affecting US institutional shareholders amid US cruise industry regulatory pressure.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Carbon certificate projects
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Energy consumption breakdown
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Climate risk
OverallAcuteChronic
Reveal data for 20 credits
Unlock Acute & Chronic50Moderate
Thematic risk scoresESRS aligned scoresComing soon
Download Climate Risk AnalysisPowered by illuminem and GIST impactBiodiversity loss in km²
Reveal data for 2 credits
Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)
Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
Industry benchmark
Biodiversity loss in CO2e
Reveal data for 2 credits
Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes
Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
Industry benchmark
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Potential species loss
Reveal data for 2 credits
Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)
One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.
Low ImpactHigh Impact
Industry benchmark
Biodiversity impact
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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities
Waste management
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Water management
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Air pollution
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Land use
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Diversity & inclusion
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Pay gap breakdown
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Externalities
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$9.8BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Revenue by region
Revenue by region %
Asia Pacific [Member]
Europe [Member]
North America [Member]
Represents other region.
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Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
Return on invested capital
3.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
8.5
▲ 0.1%
9.5
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9.8
▼ 1.0%
12.5
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Sustainability targets and commitments
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Progress against targets
Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
53%
Independent Directors
8 out of 15 incl. management
Overall score
90
Environment
99
Social
99
Governance
71
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
Not available
Firearms
Not available
Tobacco
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Gambling
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Nuclear
Not available
SDG impact
Reveal data for 5 credits
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SDG impact (historical)
Reveal data for 5 credits
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