The addition of the 146,600-gt Norwegian Breakaway in 2013and Norwegian Getaway since the turn of the year pushed the Nasdaq-listedcompany to a $51.27m profit in the first three months of the year.
The result compares to a loss of $96.4m for the same periodlast year, its first quarter as a listed company following its IPO early in theyear.
Earnings per share jumped to $0.23 from $0.06 and slightly better thanthe average analyst estimate of $0.22.
Revenue for the quarter rose by 26% to $664m versusfollowing the addition of the new vessels though the figure was below the consensusestimate of $683.28m.
"Our strong results in the quarter include an almostfour-fold increase in earnings on an adjusted basis," said Kevin Sheehan,CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line.
"With both Breakaway class ships now in our fleet, itis easy to appreciate the impact of their impressive earnings power, whichincludes commanding double-digit premiums over other Norwegian ships in thesame itinerary."
NCL is due to add two more Breakaway class vessels in 2015and 2017 respectively.
