Carnival Corp. & plc closed its private offering of €500m 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and is putting the proceeds toward redeeming higher-cost notes.

Royal Caribbean International resumes cruising from mainland China this month, and CEO Michael Bayley called booking volume and rate 'significantly higher than in 2019.'

Royal Caribbean Group shot past first quarter profit expectations and lifted its full-year guidance to $10.70 to $10.90/share on strong demand and record bookings.

Viking Holdings launched an initial public offering of 44m shares at a price expected to be between $21 and $25 per share, or up to $1.1b.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings announced the departure of CFO Craig Felenstein, effective May 31.

Carnival Corp. & plc priced its €500m 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and received lender commitments to reprice two other loan facilities.

Jason Liberty, president/CEO of Royal Caribbean Group, received compensation valued at $17.2m in 2023, up from $10.7m the year before.

Watson Farley & Williams advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CACIB) as agent, SACE and a syndicate of nine banks on pre- and post-delivery loan facilities for four Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings newbuilds at Fincantieri.

Saga reported a return to profit for its cruise and travel businesses last year, however it continues to look for a partner for its two-ship ocean cruising arm in order to reduce debt and support growth.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings plans to report first quarter financial results on May 1.