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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)
1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2011
LegalMatter
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2010
Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway
T
Vessel
Seat
Jun. 30, 2013
Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2012
Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2012
Breakaway Plus
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Breakaway Plus
EUR (€)
Oct. 31, 2012
Breakaway Plus
Vessel
T
Seat
Jun. 30, 2013
New Breakaway Plus class ships
USD ($)
Seat
Vessel
T
Jun. 30, 2013
New Breakaway Plus class ships
EUR (€)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]                                
Total expense related to operating lease     $ 9,500,000   $ 9,100,000 $ 12,400,000                    
Cruising ships to be built             2             1 2 2
Capacity of ship, tons             144,000             163,000 163,000 163,000
Capacity of ship, berths             4,000             4,200 4,200 4,200
Aggregate contract price of new ships               814,300,000 625,900,000 1,700,000,000 1,300,000,000 921,400,000 698,400,000   1,800,000,000 1,400,000,000
Export credit facility financing as percentage of contract price             90.00%             80.00% 80.00% 80.00%
Performance guarantee required to be maintained     15,000,000                          
Security guarantee, current value       3,200,000                        
Number of individual plaintiff's claims   6                            
Awarded wages to plaintiffs $ 100,000                              
Scheduled delivery date of ships under construction             January 2014               Fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2017 Fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2017