Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Employee Benefits and Share Option Plans - Summary of Share Option Awards (Detail 2)

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Employee Benefits and Share Option Plans - Summary of Share Option Awards (Detail 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Weighted- Average Contractual Term (years)    
Outstanding as of beginning of period 7 years 7 months 10 days 7 years 3 months 4 days
Vested and expected to vest 7 years 9 months 15 days  
Exercisable 5 years 8 months 16 days  
Aggregate intrinsic Value    
Outstanding $ 142,831us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue $ 58,684us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Vested and expected to vest 124,268us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue  
Exercisable $ 46,334us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1  
Time Based Options    
Number of Share Option Awards    
Outstanding as of beginning of period 3,242,643us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Granted 3,180,615us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Exercised (182,603)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Forfeited and cancelled (160,774)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Outstanding as of end of period 6,079,881us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Vested and expected to vest as of end of period 5,830,423us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Exercisable as of end of period 1,314,484us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price    
Outstanding as of beginning of period $ 25.36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Granted $ 34.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Exercised $ 22.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Forfeited and cancelled $ 29.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Outstanding as of end of period $ 29.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Vested and expected to vest as of end of period $ 29.96us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Exercisable as of end of period $ 22.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_TimeBasedOptionsMember
 
Performance Based Options    
Number of Share Option Awards    
Outstanding as of beginning of period 1,572,516us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Granted     
Exercised (103,063)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Forfeited and cancelled (12,138)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Outstanding as of end of period 1,457,315us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Vested and expected to vest as of end of period 947,486us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Exercisable as of end of period 511,522us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price    
Outstanding as of beginning of period $ 19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Granted     
Exercised $ 19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Forfeited and cancelled $ 19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Outstanding as of end of period $ 19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Vested and expected to vest as of end of period $ 19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember
 
Exercisable as of end of period $ 19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nclh_PerformanceBasedOptionsMember