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           Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) 
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        1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||
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           Sep. 30, 2012
 
          USD ($) 
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           Feb. 28, 2011
 
          LegalMatter 
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           Dec. 31, 2013
 
          USD ($) 
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           Dec. 31, 2013
 
          GBP (£) 
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           Dec. 31, 2012
 
          USD ($) 
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           Dec. 31, 2011
 
          USD ($) 
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           Dec. 31, 2013
 
          Effective on April 2, 2014
 
          USD ($) 
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           Dec. 31, 2013
 
          Effective on April 2, 2015
 
          USD ($) 
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           Dec. 31, 2013
 
          Contractual Agreement Two
 
          USD ($)
 
          Vessel
 
          T
 
          Seat 
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           Dec. 31, 2013
 
          Contractual Agreement Two
 
          EUR (€) 
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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total expense related to operating lease | $ 9,400,000 | $ 9,500,000 | $ 9,100,000 | |||||||
| Scheduled delivery date of ships under construction | Fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2017 | Fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2017 | ||||||||
| Cruising ships to be built | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Capacity of ship, tons | 163,000 | 163,000 | ||||||||
| Capacity of ship, berths | 4,200 | 4,200 | ||||||||
| Aggregate contract price of new ships | 1,900,000,000 | 1,400,000,000 | ||||||||
| Export credit facility financing as percentage of contract price | 80.00% | 80.00% | ||||||||
| Performance guarantee required to be maintained | 15,000,000 | 22,000,000 | 30,000,000 | |||||||
| Security guarantee, current value | 5,700,000 | |||||||||
| Performance guarantee, effective date | Apr. 02, 2014 | Apr. 02, 2015 | ||||||||
| Number of individual plaintiff's claims | 6 | |||||||||
| Awarded wages to plaintiffs | $ 100,000 | |||||||||
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          Carrying Capacity Of Ships No definition available. 
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- Details 
          
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- Definition 
          Contract Value No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Expected Ship Delivery Date No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Financing Percentage No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Guarantee Obligation Effective Date Day Month and year No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Number Of Ships Under Construction No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Operating Leased Assets, Gross No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Ship Passenger Capacity Berths No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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