Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Detail Textuals)

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Income Taxes (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Nov. 19, 2014
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Unrecognized tax benefits $ 11,174,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 10,894,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits    
Valuation allowance 10,551,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance        
Prestige Cruises International Inc        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards       104,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeCruisesInternationalIncMember
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year       2023
Valuation allowance       36,500,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeCruisesInternationalIncMember
U.S.        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards 15,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember 		3,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember 		   
NORWAY        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards 42,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= country_NO 		88,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= country_NO 		   
State and Local Jurisdiction        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards 24,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember 		3,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember 		   
State and Local Jurisdiction | Prestige Cruises International Inc        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards       $ 100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= nclh_PrestigeCruisesInternationalIncMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Minimum        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year 2025      
Percentage of change in ownership 50.00%nclh_PercentageOfChangeInOwnership
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember 		     
Maximum        
Schedule Of Income Taxes [Line Items]        
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year 2034