Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Requests Response from CDC on Company’s Plan to Restart Cruising from U.S. Ports as Outlined on April 5th

Submits Reminder Letter to CDC on Proposal to Lift Conditional Sailing Order and Resume Cruising from U.S. Ports Starting July 4^th

Company Strongly Believes 100% Vaccination of Guests and Crew Combined with Phased-in Launch and Multi-Layered SailSAFE^TM Health and Safety Program Provide Uniquely Safe and Healthy Environment

Robust, Science-Backed Protocols Extend Well Beyond Those Implemented by Other Reopened Travel, Leisure and Hospitality Sectors

MIAMI, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (“Norwegian” or “the Company”) (NYSE: NCLH), a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, today sent a reminder letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) requesting a response to the Company’s previously submitted plan to resume cruise operations from U.S. ports in July. This comprehensive plan includes the Company’s multi-layered SailSAFE Health and Safety Program developed in conjunction with globally recognized experts, including the Healthy Sail Panel (“HSP”), co-chaired by Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Governor Mike Leavitt, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Company’s robust SailSAFE program extends well beyond the protocols of the travel, leisure and hospitality sectors, all of which have already reopened including hotels and resorts, casinos, restaurants, sporting venues, theme parks and airlines.

The Company strongly believes that by requiring mandatory vaccinations for guests and crew on initial voyages, in addition to comprehensive protocols including universal COVID-19 testing, the plan shares in the spirit and exceeds the intent of the CDC’s Conditional Sailing Order (“CSO”) to advance mutual public health goals and protect guests, crew and the communities visited. As such, the Company continues to be optimistic the CDC will agree that this plan eliminates the need for the CSO and therefore, strongly requests the lifting of the order for Norwegian’s vessels, allowing them to cruise from U.S. ports starting July 4.