Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has reportedly made a number of people in its trade support and sales team redundant.
According to multiple industry sources, a number of people in its trade team – including Business Development Managers (BDMs) across Australia – were made redundant over the June long weekend.
The redundancies are reportedly part of a wider restructuring, with impacted individuals said to have been placed on gardening leave immediately.
The cuts have reportedly primarily affected NCL’s travel trade function in Australia.
A number of Reddit posts have also pointed to redundancies across NCLH globally including Miami.
In April, Seatrade Cruise News reported that significant downsizing was under way across NCLH, with sources indicating the company was targeting cuts of as much as 20 per cent of payroll – primarily at VP level and above – spanning areas including direct sales, sales, marketing, IT and guest services.
In a statement at the time, NCLH said it was “realigning resources around our highest-impact business priorities” to “strengthen execution and enhance financial performance”.
The cost-cutting drive was foreshadowed during NCLH’s March earnings call, when incoming CEO John Chidsey flagged plans to “optimise the organisation and eliminate bureaucracy” on the shore side.
NCL has been contacted for comment.
