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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number : 001-35784 Bermuda ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation organization ) FORM 10 - K NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Ordinary shares , par value $ 0.001 per share Large accelerated filer > Non - accelerated filer to 7665 Corporate Center Drive , Miami , Florida 33126 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( zip code ) ( 305 ) 436-4000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) NCLH Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 98-0691007 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) No □ No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No □ Name of each exchange on which registered The New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . There were 315,741,941 ordinary shares outstanding as of February 16 , 2021 . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes As of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant based upon the closing sales price for the registrant's ordinary shares as reported on The New York Stock Exchange was $ 4.2 billion . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders , to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference in Part III herein .