The British and Irish markets have led the recovery of the business of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) , a senior company official was quoited by Travel Weekly as saying.

Eamonn Ferrin, VP International Sales, said that the mature British and Irish markets had “definitely bounced back quicker” than others around the world.

A quick rollout of Covid-19 vaccine in the UK had driven bookings for next year and 2023, but this year had nevertheless been a challenge, he stated.