Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Description of Business and Organization (Detail Textuals)

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Description of Business and Organization (Detail Textuals)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 24, 2013
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2011
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2016
CruiseShip
Berth
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2015
$ / shares
Jan. 31, 2008
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]          
Number of cruises ships     24    
Capacity of ship, berths | Berth     46,500    
Number of additional ships through 2025     8    
Number of ordinary shares issued | shares   10,000      
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per shares) | $ / shares   $ 0.001 $ 0.001 $ 0.001  
Percentage of economic interest     100.00%    
Percentage of ownership interest of NCLH's ordinary shares     29.40%    
NCLC          
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]          
Ownership percentage 100.00%        
Contribution to NCLC | $ $ 460.0        
Share exchange ratio 1.0 to 8.42565        
Percentage of economic interest 97.30%        
Remaining percentage of economic interest held by former management 2.70%        
Apollo Funds          
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]          
Percentage of outstanding ordinary share capital acquired [1]     15.90%    
Apollo Funds | NCLC          
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]          
Percentage of outstanding ordinary share capital acquired         50.00%
TPG Viking Funds          
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]          
Percentage of outstanding ordinary share capital acquired [2]     2.30%    
TPG Viking Funds | NCLC          
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]          
Percentage of outstanding ordinary share capital acquired         12.50%
[1] The Apollo Holders include NCL Athene LLC, AIF VI NCL (AIV), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV II), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV III), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV IV), L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware) VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware 892) VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Germany) VI, L.P., AAA Guarantor Co-Invest VII, L.P., AIF VI Euro Holdings, L.P., AIF VII Euro Holdings, L.P., Apollo Alternative Assets, L.P., Apollo Management VI, L.P. and Apollo Management VII, L.P.
[2] The TPG Viking Funds include TPG Viking, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, TPG Viking AIV I, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, TPG Viking AIV II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership and TPG Viking AIV III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.