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           Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) 
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           Jun. 21, 2013 
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           Feb. 28, 2013
 
          USD ($) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2012
 
          USD ($) 
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           May 24, 2013
 
          USD ($) 
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           Feb. 28, 2013
 
          First Semi-annual Period 
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           Feb. 28, 2013
 
          Second Semi-annual Period 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Federal Funds Rate 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Eurocurrency Loans
 
          Maximum 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Eurocurrency Loans
 
          Minimum 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Base Rate Loan
 
          Maximum 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Base Rate Loan
 
          Minimum 
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           Apr. 30, 2013
 
          Breakaway One Loan
 
          USD ($) 
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           Apr. 30, 2013
 
          Breakaway One Loan
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          Norwegian Jewel Term Loan
 
          USD ($) 
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           Apr. 30, 2013
 
          Norwegian Jewel Term Loan
 
          USD ($) 
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           Apr. 30, 2013
 
          Norwegian Jewel Term Loan
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Apr. 30, 2013
 
          Norwegian Jade Term Loan
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Apr. 30, 2013
 
          Norwegian Jade Term Loan
 
          London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem Revolving Credit Facility
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem Revolving Credit Facility
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          Pride of Hawai'i Loan
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Pride of Hawai'i Loan
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          Pride Of America Hermes Loan
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Pride Of America Hermes Loan
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          Pride of America Commercial Loan
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Pride of America Commercial Loan
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          Norwegian Sky
 
          USD ($) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
 
          USD ($) 
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           Jan. 31, 2013
 
          9.50% Senior Unsecured Notes
 
          USD ($) 
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           May 24, 2013
 
          Term Loan Facility
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Term Loan Facility 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Term Loan Facility
 
          Payable on or prior to May 24, 2015 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Term Loan Facility
 
          Payable after May 24, 2015 
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           May 24, 2013
 
          Revolving Loan Facility
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
 
          USD ($) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
 
          USD ($) 
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           Jun. 21, 2013
 
          Secured loan
 
          EUR (€) 
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           Sep. 30, 2013
 
          Secured loan
 
          USD ($) 
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Applicable margin rate | 0.95% | 0.50% | 2.25% | 1.50% | 1.25% | 0.50% | 1.60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prepayments of long term debt | $ 55,600,000 | $ 2,229,821,000 | $ 718,255,000 | $ 8,000,000 | $ 21,300,000 | € 624,000,000 | $ 14,700,000 | $ 10,100,000 | $ 1,500,000 | $ 750,000,000 | $ 227,500,000 | € 40,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior notes, borrowed amount | 117,000,000 | 16,800,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior secured financing | 1,300,000,000 | 675,000,000 | 625,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior notes, maturity date | Feb. 15, 2018 | May 24, 2018 | May 24, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, description | The initial applicable margin for borrowings is 2.25% with respect to Eurocurrency borrowings and 1.25% with respect to base rate borrowings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitment fee rate | 40.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterly installments first payment date | 2013-09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal payment, percentage of outstanding amount | 1.25% | 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, interest rate | 5.00% | 11.75% | 9.50% | 9.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount borrowed | 528,000,000 | 57,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long term debt, principal amount | 529,800,000 | 334,100,000 | 126,100,000 | 126,100,000 | 624,000,000 | 308,100,000 | 258,000,000 | 40,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term loan, maturity date | 2025-04 | 2025-04 | 2016-04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior notes, principal amount | 300,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semi annual payments of interest on notes payable | Payable semiannually on February 15 | Payable semiannually on August 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First interest payment debt on notes payable | Aug. 15, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discount rate on notes payable | 99.451% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net proceeds from the IPO and Notes Offering | 770,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payments to Genting HK | 79,700,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redemption of senior secured notes | 450,000,000 | 122,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument, maturity year | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses related to debt prepayments | $ 90,500,000 | $ 56,721,000 | $ 3,635,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||