Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt (Detail Textuals)

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Long-Term Debt (Detail Textuals)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Prestige Cruises International Inc
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan Facilities
USD ($)
Nov. 14, 2014
Term Loan Facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Term Loan Facilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior secured term loan facility
USD ($)
Nov. 14, 2014
Senior secured term loan facility
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior secured term loan facility
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
5.25% senior unsecured notes
USD ($)
Nov. 14, 2014
5.25% senior unsecured notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
5.25% senior unsecured notes
USD ($)
Nov. 14, 2014
Sirena loan
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2014
Seahawk 1 term loan
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Seahawk 1 term loan
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Seahawk 1 term loan
EUR (€)
Jul. 31, 2014
Seahawk 2 term loan
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Seahawk 2 term loan
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Seahawk 2 term loan
EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                        
Incremental borrowing           $ 700,000,000nclh_IncrementalTermLoanBorrowing
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_TermLoanFacilitiesMember
                           
Debt, principal amount         1,375,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_TermLoanFacilitiesMember
1,375,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_TermLoanFacilitiesMember
1,375,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_TermLoanFacilitiesMember
350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeniorSecuredTermLoanFacilityMember
350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeniorSecuredTermLoanFacilityMember
350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeniorSecuredTermLoanFacilityMember
680,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
680,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
680,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
    666,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkOneTermLoanMember
666,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkOneTermLoanMember
  666,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkTwoTermLoanMember
666,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkTwoTermLoanMember
Borrowing related to acquisition                           82,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SirenaLoanMember
           
Term loan facility amount                             666,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkOneTermLoanMember
    666,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkTwoTermLoanMember
   
Percentage finance for Contract price                             80.00%nclh_PercentageFinanceForContractPrice
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkOneTermLoanMember
    80.00%nclh_PercentageFinanceForContractPrice
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nclh_SeahawkTwoTermLoanMember
   
Amortization of deferred financing costs 32,300,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 64,900,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 28,200,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 15,400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeCruisesInternationalIncMember
                               
Write-off of financing fees 15,628,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 36,357,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost 2,358,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost                                  
Accrued interest liability $ 32,800,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent $ 10,200,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent