Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt and Capital lease obligations	$ 8,074,804	$ 8,489,947
Less - current portion	(1,563,378)	(1,519,483)
Long-term portion	6,511,426	6,970,464
$1.1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, LIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 1.91% and a facility fee of 0.3675%, due 2016
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	435,000	48,000
$850 million unsecured revolving credit facility, LIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 1.92% and a facility fee of 0.3675%, due 2018
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	295,000	12,000
Unsecured senior notes and senior debentures, 5.25% to 11.88%, due 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2027
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	1,703,040	2,698,531
€745 million unsecured senior notes, 5.63%, due 2014
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	1,028,126	1,004,940
$570 million unsecured term loan, 4.02%, due through 2013
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	0	40,714
$589 million unsecured term loan, 4.47%, due through 2014
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	42,071	126,214
$530 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 0.51%, currently 0.87%, due through 2015
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	113,571	189,286
$519 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 0.45%, currently 0.81%, due through 2020
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	302,835	346,097
$420 million unsecured term loan, 5.41%, due through 2021
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	274,974	318,230
$420 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 2.10%, currently 2.46%, due through 2021
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	280,000	315,000
€159.4 million unsecured term loan, EURIBOR plus 1.58%, currently 1.92%, due through 2021
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	146,452	157,643
$524.5 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 0.50%, currently 0.90%, due through 2021
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	349,667	393,375
$566.1 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 0.37%, currently 0.74%, due through 2022
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	400,966	448,138
$1.1 billion unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 2.10%, currently 2.46%, due through 2022
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	690,978	767,754
$632.0 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 0.40%, currently 0.80%, due through 2023
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	526,632	579,295
$673.5 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 0.40%, currently 0.77%, due through 2024
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	617,351	673,474
$290.0 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 2.5%, currently 2.67%, due 2016
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	290,000	290,000
€365 million unsecured term loan, EURIBOR plus 3.0%, currently 3.23%, due 2017
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	502,934	0
$7.3 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 2.5%, currently 2.93%, due through 2023
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	5,391	5,867
$30.3 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 3.75%, currently 3.99%, due through 2021
Long-Term Debt
Long Term Debt	15,073	22,458
Capital lease obligations
Long-Term Debt
Capital Lease Obligations	$ 54,743	$ 52,931
Oasis of the Seas
Long-Term Debt
Percentage of financing, lenders ability to exit facility in October 2015	60.00%
Allure of the Seas
Long-Term Debt
Percentage of financing, lenders ability to exit facility in October 2017	100.00%