Don't You Dare Buy the Cheapest Cruise Line Stock
2026-02-04 08:53:00 ET
They say you get what you pay for, and that's pretty apparent when it comes to cruise line stocks. Stack up Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) against larger rivals Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) -- and even river cruise leader Viking Holdings (NYSE: VIK) for good measure -- and one of them stands out for its low relative valuation.
Pick a metric, any metric. Norwegian is, in theory, the cheapest. But that doesn't make it the best stock. You could have said that a year ago, too. How did that work out?
NCL also stands out from the pack for some distinctively bad reasons. The one head-shaking reason I want to start with is a chart. NCL isn't just lagging its peers' share performance over the past year. It's the only cruise line stock trading lower during that time.
NASDAQ: CCL
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