Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies - Minimum Annual Payments for Non-Cancelable Ship Construction Contracts (Detail 1)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Minimum Annual Payments for Non-Cancelable Ship Construction Contracts (Detail 1) (Ship Construction Contracts, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Ship Construction Contracts
 
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
2015 $ 897,818us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nclh_ShipConstructionContractsMember
2016 514,375us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInSecondYear
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nclh_ShipConstructionContractsMember
2017 832,640us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInThirdYear
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nclh_ShipConstructionContractsMember
2018 892,362us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFourthYear
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nclh_ShipConstructionContractsMember
2019 776,053us-gaap_OtherCommitmentDueInFifthYear
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nclh_ShipConstructionContractsMember
Thereafter   
Total $ 3,913,248us-gaap_OtherCommitment
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= nclh_ShipConstructionContractsMember