Former Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Colin Veitch is suing his former company for defamation, his second libel lawsuit against Norwegian in a year.

The latest lawsuit, filed last week in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, arises from a statement the company gave the Miami Herald in response to a November libel lawsuit Veitch filed. Veitch called the company's statements a lie and an attempt to defame him.

The November case claims Veitch's successor, Kevin Sheehan, sent a “vicious” email defaming Veitch to a travel trade publication, which then published it.