Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015 USD ($) ship	May. 31, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($) Segment ship	May. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 ship
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | Segment			3
Revenues	$ 3,590	$ 3,633	$ 7,120	$ 7,218
Operating expenses	2,404	2,572	4,739	5,164
Selling and administrative	491	504	1,020	1,025
Depreciation and amortization	406	410	807	815
Operating Income	289	147	554	214
North America Cruise Brands
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,266	2,166	4,459	4,286
Operating expenses	1,534	1,581	2,911	3,119
Selling and administrative	271	280	558	577
Depreciation and amortization	251	240	497	475
Operating Income	210	65	493	115
EAA Cruise Brands
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,279	1,438	2,582	2,870
Operating expenses	849	973	1,792	2,012
Selling and administrative	171	178	349	365
Depreciation and amortization	138	157	276	309
Operating Income	121	130	165	184
Cruise Support
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	27	12	52	37
Operating expenses	7	(1)	6	0
Selling and administrative	47	44	108	79
Depreciation and amortization	6	5	12	14
Operating Income	$ (33)	(36)	$ (74)	(56)
Tour and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of cruise ships | ship	3		3		1
Revenues	$ 35	30	$ 44	38
Operating expenses	31	32	47	46
Selling and administrative	2	2	5	4
Depreciation and amortization	11	8	22	17
Operating Income	(9)	(12)	(30)	(29)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	(17)	(13)	(17)	(13)
Operating expenses	(17)	(13)	(17)	(13)
Selling and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Operating Income	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0