Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a cruise line founded in 1966based in the United States. It is the third-largest cruise line in the world, controlling approximately 8.7 of the total worldwide share of the cruise market by passengers as of 2018.

Its parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd is a holding company domiciled in Bermudaheadquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida,also owns sister cruise lines Oceania CruisesRegent Seven Seas Cruises. It is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with majshareholders including Apollo Global Management (15.8), Genting Group (11.1),TPG Capital (2.3) as of 20 March 2017.