Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)
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Jun. 21, 2013
Feb. 28, 2013
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2012
USD ($)
May 24, 2013
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2013
First Semi-annual Period
Feb. 28, 2013
Second Semi-annual Period
Sep. 30, 2013
Federal Funds Rate
Sep. 30, 2013
Eurocurrency Loans
Maximum
Sep. 30, 2013
Eurocurrency Loans
Minimum
Sep. 30, 2013
Base Rate Loan
Maximum
Sep. 30, 2013
Base Rate Loan
Minimum
Apr. 30, 2013
Breakaway One Loan
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2013
Breakaway One Loan
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2013
Norwegian Jewel Term Loan
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2013
Norwegian Jewel Term Loan
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2013
Norwegian Jewel Term Loan
EUR (€)
Apr. 30, 2013
Norwegian Jade Term Loan
EUR (€)
Apr. 30, 2013
Norwegian Jade Term Loan
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Jan. 31, 2013
Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem Revolving Credit Facility
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem Revolving Credit Facility
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2013
Pride of Hawai'i Loan
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Pride of Hawai'i Loan
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2013
Pride Of America Hermes Loan
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Pride Of America Hermes Loan
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2013
Pride of America Commercial Loan
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Pride of America Commercial Loan
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2013
Norwegian Sky
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2013
11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2016
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2013
9.50% Senior Unsecured Notes
USD ($)
May 24, 2013
Term Loan Facility
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Term Loan Facility
Sep. 30, 2013
Term Loan Facility
Payable on or prior to May 24, 2015
Sep. 30, 2013
Term Loan Facility
Payable after May 24, 2015
May 24, 2013
Revolving Loan Facility
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2013
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
USD ($)
Jun. 21, 2013
Secured loan
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2013
Secured loan
USD ($)
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