General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (Detail)

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
Sep. 30, 2013
Jan. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Feb. 28, 2011
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]          
Ordinary shares, par value $ 0.0010 $ 0.001 $ 0.0012 $ 0.0012 $ 0.001
Ordinary shares, shares authorized 490,000,000   40,000,000 40,000,000  
Ordinary shares, shares issued 205,083,076   21,000,000 21,000,000  
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding 205,083,076   21,000,000 21,000,000  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
         
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]          
Ordinary shares, par value     $ 0.0012 $ 0.0012  
Ordinary shares, shares authorized     40,000,000 40,000,000  
Ordinary shares, shares issued     21,000,000 21,000,000  
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding     21,000,000 21,000,000