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           Corporate Reorganization (Detail Textuals) (USD $) 
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        1 Months Ended | |||
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           Jan. 24, 2013 
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           Feb. 28, 2011 
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           Mar. 31, 2015 
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           Dec. 31, 2014 
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| Corporate Reorganization [Line Items] | ||||
| Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per shares) | $ 0.001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | $ 0.001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | ||
| Ncl Corporation Ltd | ||||
| Corporate Reorganization [Line Items] | ||||
| Number of ordinary shares issued | 
10,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nclh_NclCorporationLtdMember  | 
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| Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per shares) | 
$ 0.001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nclh_NclCorporationLtdMember  | 
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| Share exchange ratio | 1.0 to 8.42565 | |||
| Ownership percentage | 
100.00%nclh_InvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nclh_NclCorporationLtdMember  | 
        
100.00%nclh_InvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nclh_NclCorporationLtdMember  | 
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| Percentage of economic interest | 
97.30%nclh_PercentageOfEconomicInterests / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nclh_NclCorporationLtdMember  | 
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| Contribution to NCLC | 
$ 460.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributedCapital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nclh_NclCorporationLtdMember  | 
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| Remaining percentage of economic interest held by former management | 
2.70%nclh_RemainingPercentageOfEconomicInterests / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nclh_NclCorporationLtdMember  | 
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          Percentage of economic interests. No definition available. 
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          Represents the remaining percentage of economic interests. No definition available. 
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          Represents the share exchange ratio. No definition available. 
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          Face amount or stated value per share of common stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          The cash inflow associated with the amount received by a corporation from a shareholder during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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          Number of new stock issued during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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