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Description of Business and Organization - Additional Information (Detail)

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Description of Business and Organization - Additional Information (Detail)
Sep. 30, 2013
Jan. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 31, 2008
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Number of cruises ships     11  
Apollo Funds
        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Percentage of outstanding ordinary share capital acquired       50.00%
Percentage of ownership 28.10% 32.50% 37.50% [1]  
TPG Viking Funds
        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Percentage of outstanding ordinary share capital acquired       12.50%
Percentage of ownership 9.40% 10.80% 12.50% [2]  
Genting Hk
        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Percentage of ownership 37.50% 43.40% 50.00% [3]  
[1] The Apollo Funds own their ordinary shares indirectly through NCL Investment Ltd., a Bermuda company (2,795,968 ordinary shares) and NCL Investment II Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (5,079,032 ordinary shares).
[2] The TPG Viking Funds own their ordinary shares through TPG Viking I, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (1,957,525 ordinary shares), TPG Viking II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (576,118 ordinary shares) and TPG Viking AIV-III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (91,357 ordinary shares).
[3] Genting HK owns their ordinary shares indirectly through Star NCLC Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda wholly-owned subsidiary.