Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
7. Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

    Interest Rate
December 31,
    Maturities     Balance
December 31,
 
    2014     2013     Through     2014     2013  
                      (in thousands)  
€662.9 million Norwegian Epic term loan (1)     2.02 %     2.02 %     2022     $ 535,708     $ 599,996  
$625.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility     2.16 - 2.17 %     2.16 - 2.17 %     2018       200,000       231,000  
$350.0 million senior secured term loan facility     4.00 %           2021       350,000        
$1,375.0 million term loan facility     2.17 %     2.17 %     2018       1,315,625       658,125  
€308.1 million Pride of Hawai’i loan (1)     1.18 %     1.19 %     2018       130,194       167,392  
$300.0 million 5.00% senior unsecured notes (2)     5.00 %     5.00 %     2018       298,926       298,618  
$334.1 million Norwegian Jewel term loan     1.18 %     1.19 %     2017       81,065       108,087  
€258.0 million Pride of America Hermes loan (1)     1.19 %     1.19 %     2017       63,526       88,936  
€529.8 million Breakaway one loan (1)     1.84 %     1.84 %     2025       594,104       650,685  
€529.8 million Breakaway two loan (1)     4.50 %     4.50 %     2026       666,808       144,947  
€590.5 million Breakaway three loan (1)     2.98 %     2.98 %     2027       121,278       34,045  
€590.5 million Breakaway four loan (1)     2.98 %     2.98 %     2029       35,057       35,057  
€126 million Norwegian Jewel term loan(1)     1.18 %     1.14 - 1.19 %     2017       57,989       47,837  
€126 million Norwegian Jade term loan(1)     1.18 %     1.14 - 1.19 %     2017       58,524       48,105  
€666 million Seahawk 1 term loan(1)     3.92 %           2030       40,845        
€666 million Seahawk 2 term loan(1)     3.92 %           2031       40,845        
$680 million 5.25% senior unsecured notes     5.25 %           2019       680,000        
Sirena loan     2.75 %           2019       82,000        
Marina newbuild loan(3)     0.88 %           2023       379,868        
Riviera newbuild loan(4)     0.87 %           2024       427,184        
Capital lease obligations     1.62%-12.93 %     1.62 - 5.00 %     2022       24,558       14,959  
Total debt                             6,184,104       3,127,789  
Less: current portion of long-term debt                             (576,947 )     (286,575 )
Total long-term debt                           5,607,157     2,841,214  

 

 

(1) Currently U.S. dollar-denominated.
(2) Net of unamortized original issue discount of $1.1 million as of December 31, 2014.
(3) Includes premium of $0.4 million as of December 31, 2014.
(4) Includes premium of $0.5 million as of December 31, 2014.

 

In November 2014, concurrent with the Acquisition of Prestige, NCLC and certain of its subsidiaries (i) borrowed an incremental $700.0 million under our $1,375.0 million term loan facility (ii) entered into a $350.0 million senior secured term loan facility (iii) amended the Marina and Riviera newbuild loan agreements to, among other things, permit the existing term loans or commitments thereunder to remain outstanding following the Acquisition of Prestige, and (iv) issued the $680.0 million 5.25% senior unsecured notes. Also in November 2014, we borrowed $82.0 million related to the acquisition of Sirena.

 

In July 2014, we entered into the €666 million Seahawk 1 term loan and the €666 million Seahawk 2 term loan to finance 80% of the contract price of two of our Breakaway Plus Class Ships for delivery in the spring of 2018 and the fall of 2019.

 

We have export credit financing in place that provides financing for 80% of the Seven Seas Explorer’s contract price. As of December 31, 2014, no borrowings were outstanding under this Explorer newbuild loan agreement.

 

Costs incurred in connection with the arranging of loan financing have been deferred and are amortized over the life of the loan agreement. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2014 includes $32.3 million of amortization and $15.4 million of expenses related to financing transactions in connection with the Acquisition of Prestige.  For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, interest expense, net included amortization of $64.9 million (including a $37.3 million write-off of deferred financing fees) and amortization of $28.2 million (including a $2.4 million write-off of deferred financing fees), respectively.

 

Our debt agreements contain covenants that, among other things, require us to maintain a minimum level of liquidity, as well as limit our net funded debt-to-capital ratio, maintain certain other ratios and restrict our ability to pay dividends. Our ships and substantially all other property and equipment are pledged as collateral for our debt. We believe we were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2014. There are no restrictions in the agreements that limit intercompany borrowings or dividends between our subsidiaries that would impact our ability to meet our cash obligations.

 

The following are scheduled principal repayments on long-term debt including capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2014 for each of the next five years (in thousands):

 

Year   Amount  
2015   $ 576,947  
2016     573,929  
2017     534,446  
2018     1,746,830  
2019     992,463  
Thereafter     1,759,489  
Total   $ 6,184,104  

 

We had an accrued interest liability of $32.8 million and $10.2 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.