Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Pullmantur	Dec. 31, 2012 Pullmantur	Dec. 31, 2012 Pullmantur Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets	Dec. 31, 2012 Pullmantur Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Liability	Dec. 31, 2013 Other income (expense)	Dec. 31, 2012 Other income (expense)	Dec. 31, 2011 Other income (expense)
Income Taxes
Income tax expense								$ 24,900,000	$ 55,500,000	$ 20,700,000
Valuation allowance of deferred tax assets (as a percent)				100.00%	100.00%
Income tax expense charge				33,700,000		33,700,000
Reduction in income tax expense due to impairment charge related to trademarks and trade names				5,200,000			5,200,000
Net deferred tax expense related to Pullmantur impairment		$ 28,488,000		$ 28,500,000