Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Harry Sommer said he feels “really comfortable” the company can unveil the new pier at Great Stirrup Cay in late 2025, which will be key to better utilization of the company’s original private island.
And he said he expects to nearly double the number of visitors to Great Stirrup Cay in 2026.
The company expects to host around 700,000 guests at the Bahamian island in 2026 due to increased deployment.
That’s a slightly more ambitious increase than Sommer’s original projection in April of welcoming around 600,000 guests. This year, 400,000 guests will have visited the island.
Sommer told investors during its Q3 earnings call Thursday that the company believes the pier will enable it to utilize the island more effectively, “more specifically in the winter when it’s a little bit more wavy in that region.”
The upgrades to the island, namely the two-ship pier, will generate higher guest satisfaction, higher revenue, higher repeat rates and become “a virtuous cycle,” Sommer said. The island is currently only accessible via tender.
Sommer hinted other enhancements could be coming to the island but did not say what they could be or when they would be added.
