Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Ships	$	20,858,553		$	20,855,606
Ship improvements	1,683,644			1,341,137
Ships under construction	563,676			169,274
Land, buildings and improvements, including leasehold improvements and port facilities	394,120			377,821
Computer hardware and software, transportation equipment and other	771,304			698,865
Total property and equipment	24,271,297			23,442,703
Less—accumulated depreciation and amortization	(6,753,545		)	(5,991,669		)
	$	17,517,752		$	17,451,034