Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH) may unveil orders for newbuildings in the near future, Travel weekly reports in the UK.

NCLH President and CEO Frank Del Rio stated new vessels would soon be announced. “I’ve got to start thinking about 2028 and 2029, which seems like a millennium from now but it’s around the corner,” he was quoted as saying.

“If you think from the moment you start thinking about a new vessel or new concept you probably have four to five years, so it’s 2022 plus five years is 2027,” the report said.

There have been reports in the shipping media about a pending multi billion dollar order that NCLH would be close to placing with Fincantieri in Italy, which is building Prima class ships for the group's Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) contemporary market unit.

However, del Rio did not comment on this nor elaborate on what kinds of ships and with what shipyard NCLH was thinking of ordering.