Norwegian Cruise Line: Investing Time Horizon Is Key

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Summary

  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has been an underperformer this year compared with consumer discretionary and cruise sector peers, down 26% YTD.
  • This is due to the potential impact of cruise taxes at a time when the company's occupancy rates are already affected by the dry docking of big ships.
  • But its low market multiples, sustained profit outlook, and history of growth work in its favour and can reward patient investors.
Cruise Ship Docked in Kahului, Maui Hawaii

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While 2025 has been an indifferent year for equities as such, it has been particularly damaging to consumer discretionary stocks that have broadly seen a pullback year-to-date (YTD). Some stocks in the sector, however, are clearly more affected than others. A case in point is Norwegian

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