Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Related Party Disclosures - Additional Information (Detail Textuals)

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Related Party Disclosures - Additional Information (Detail Textuals) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ordinary shares sold in Secondary Equity Offering	40,000,000	40,000,000
SWB Yankees, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payment of annual fee for sponsorship and advertising			$ 200,000
Genting HK \| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership				13.30%
Apollo Funds \| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership				18.00%
TPG Viking Funds \| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership				2.30%
Public shareholders \| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership				66.40%
Genting HK And TPG Viking Funds \| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ordinary shares sold in Secondary Equity Offering			12,500,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

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-Section 50

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