President and Chief Executive Officer, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Search every verified John Chidsey interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. John Chidsey, President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, discussed the company's second-quarter 2026 earnings during a July 31, 2025 conference call. He attributed recent performance challenges primarily to internal execution issues rather than broader macroeconomic factors, stating that the "vast vast majority" of the company's problems were "self-inflicted" and fixable. Chidsey identified marketing inefficiencies as a key concern, noting that the company had allocated too much spending to lower-funnel activities and not enough to top-of-funnel awareness, and that new marketing and branding campaigns were set to launch. Chidsey also addressed the recent hiring of new marketing and digital marketing heads, who started on July 6, 2025, and confirmed that pricing adjustments were already underway in select markets, with impacts expected to be more significant in the back half of 2027 due to lower booking levels. He mentioned that the company's new island would preview the following week and officially open in early September, which he hoped would increase brand awareness and drive more customer interest.
CNBC’s Contessa Brewer interviews John Chidsey, who recently took over as CEO at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, from the annual SeaTrade conference in Miami. Chidsey talked about his turnaround plan and timeline for the cruise line. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: https://www.cnbc.com/WatchCNBCPlus Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to…
03/02/2026 Q&A: 27:01 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a cruise company in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. The company's brands provide accommodations, multiple dining venues, bars and lounges, spa, casino, and retail shopping areas and entertainment choices, as well as shore excursions at each port, air transportation, and hotel packages. It offers itineraries to destinations, including Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand,…
Event Date: August 29, 2024 John Chidsey, CEO of Subway, served up an appetizing start to the fall semester as he kicked off the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School's Future of Leadership CEO Speaker Series. Chidsey, 62, took over privately held Subway in November 2019, after having previously run industry rival Burger King. Miami Herbert students quickly discovered that Chidsey, who has a JD and an MBA degree from Emory University and is a certified public accountant, has mindboggling levels of C-suite experience at his disposal. Read more: https://news.miami.edu/mi…
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