Viking began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $26.15 a share after pricing at $24 and gained 8.75%, closing at $26.10.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings hailed Viking's initial public offering even as its own shares tumbled 15% following today's first quarter earnings call.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings beat first quarter profit expectations as revenue ballooned 20% on strong demand, and the company raised its full-year guidance.

Viking Holdings priced its initial public offering at $24 per share in an upsized offer of 64.04m shares.

Carnival Corp. & plc's fleetwide rollout of LR OneOcean's EnviroManager+ software is helping deliver efficiencies in voyage planning and environmental compliance.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings' first quarter loss widened on higher revenue and the company announced the acquisition of safari provider Wineland-Thomson Adventures.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' former president and CEO, Frank Del Rio, received compensation valued at $12.37m in 2023, while the package for his successor, Harry Sommer, was worth $8.86m.

Sven Lindblad, who returned to CEO of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings in July 2023, received compensation valued at more than $2.3m last year.

Carnival Corp. & plc closed its private offering of €500m 5.75% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and is putting the proceeds toward redeeming higher-cost notes.

Royal Caribbean International resumes cruising from mainland China this month, and CEO Michael Bayley called booking volume and rate 'significantly higher than in 2019.'