Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment, Net (Detail Textuals)

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Property and Equipment, Net (Detail Textuals) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]      
Ships $ 9,706,093,000nclh_ShipsGross $ 6,542,073,000nclh_ShipsGross  
Depreciation and amortization expense 273,147,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 215,593,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 189,537,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Repairs and maintenance expenses including Dry-docking expenses 69,900,000us-gaap_CostOfPropertyRepairsAndMaintenance 67,100,000us-gaap_CostOfPropertyRepairsAndMaintenance 44,700,000us-gaap_CostOfPropertyRepairsAndMaintenance
Interest costs capitalized $ 22,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized $ 26,300,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized $ 22,100,000us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized
Reduction to diluted EPS $ 0.02nclh_ReductionToDilutedEps