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Carnival's competitors and similar companies include Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Expedia Group.
 Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line (NSL) is a cruise company operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. |  MSC Cruises MSC Cruises is a global cruise company that operates a fleet of passenger ships that sail year-round and seasonal itineraries. |  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is a holding company engaged in the cruise business. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1972 | Founding Date 1966 | Founding Date 1988 | Founding Date 1969 | Founding Date 2011 | Founding Date 1996 |
Type | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Miami, US HQ Southampton, GB | Locations Miami, US HQ Sydney, AU Sao Paulo, BR Wiesbaden, DE Mumbai, IN Southampton, GB | Locations Genève, CH HQ Buenos Aires, AR Sydney, AU Wien, AT Ruisbroek, BE Curitiba, BR Rio De Janeiro, BR see more | Locations Miami, US HQ Kowloon, HK | Locations Miami, US HQ | Locations Seattle, US HQ Brisbane City, AU Sydney, AU São Paulo, BR Montréal, CA Vancouver, CA Shanghai, CN see more |
Employees | Employees 40,00042% decrease | Employees 1,800 | Employees 30,000 | Employees 9,50017% increase | Employees 5,10046% increase | Employees 17,1004% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 29.7 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 10.6 b | Valuation ($) 17.4 b |
Financial | ||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $25b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) €3.2b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $13.9b (FY, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $9.5b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) $13.7b (FY, 2024) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $15.6b (FY, 2024) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €1.6b (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods $7.8b (FY, 2023) | Cost of goods $5.7b (FY, 2024) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit $9.4b (FY, 2024) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €1.6b (FY, 2019) | Gross profit $6.1b (FY, 2023) | Gross profit $3.8b (FY, 2024) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income $1.9b (FY, 2024) | Net income N/A | Net income €405.5m (FY, 2019) | Net income $1.7b (FY, 2023) | Net income $910.3m (FY, 2024) | Net income $1.2b (FY, 2024) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||
Available Passenger Cruise Days | Available Passenger Cruise Days N/A | Available Passenger Cruise Days N/A | Available Passenger Cruise Days N/A | Available Passenger Cruise Days 12 m (Q3, 2023) | Available Passenger Cruise Days 4.1 m (FY, 2020) | Available Passenger Cruise Days N/A |
Berths | Berths N/A | Berths N/A | Berths N/A | Berths 40.8 k (Q3, 2023) | Berths 59.2 k (FY, 2020) | Berths N/A |
Brands | Brands 9 (FY, 2021) | Brands N/A | Brands N/A | Brands 2 (Q3, 2023) | Brands N/A | Brands N/A |
Cruise Ships Ordered | Cruise Ships Ordered 11 (FY, 2021) | Cruise Ships Ordered N/A | Cruise Ships Ordered N/A | Cruise Ships Ordered N/A | Cruise Ships Ordered 9 (FY, 2020) | Cruise Ships Ordered N/A |
Destinations | Destinations N/A | Destinations 450 (May, 2023) | Destinations 15 (Aug, 2023) | Destinations 1 k (Q3, 2023) | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A |
Occupancy Rate | Occupancy Rate N/A | Occupancy Rate N/A | Occupancy Rate 1.1 (FY, 2019) | Occupancy Rate N/A | Occupancy Rate 1 (FY, 2020) | Occupancy Rate N/A |
Ocean Cruise Ships Fleet | Ocean Cruise Ships Fleet 91 (FY, 2021) | Ocean Cruise Ships Fleet N/A | Ocean Cruise Ships Fleet N/A | Ocean Cruise Ships Fleet N/A | Ocean Cruise Ships Fleet 28 (FY, 2020) | Ocean Cruise Ships Fleet N/A |
Passenger Cruise Days | Passenger Cruise Days N/A | Passenger Cruise Days N/A | Passenger Cruise Days N/A | Passenger Cruise Days 13.2 m (Q3, 2023) | Passenger Cruise Days 4.3 m (FY, 2020) | Passenger Cruise Days N/A |
Passengers | Passengers 1.2 m (FY, 2021) | Passengers N/A | Passengers 2.8 m (FY, 2019) | Passengers 2 m (Q3, 2023) | Passengers 499.7 k (FY, 2020) | Passengers N/A |
Funding | ||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 670m | Total funding raised $ 1.3b |
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Norwegian Cruise Line
HQ
Miami, US
Norwegian Cruise Line (NSL) is a cruise company operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.
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HQ
Genève, CH
MSC Cruises is a global cruise company that operates a fleet of passenger ships that sail year-round and seasonal itineraries.
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Royal Caribbean International
HQ
Miami, US
Royal Caribbean International is a cruise company.
View companyNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings
HQ
Miami, US
Employees
5,100↑ 46% increase
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) is a holding company engaged in the cruise business.
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