Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Quantum-class ships term loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Oasis-class ships term loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Cruise ships on order USD ($) berth	Dec. 31, 2013 LIBOR Quantum-class ships term loans	Dec. 31, 2013 EURIBOR Oasis-class ships term loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships Quantum-class ship USD ($) berth ship	Dec. 31, 2013 Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships Quantum-class ship EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships Oasis-class ship USD ($) ship	Dec. 31, 2013 Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships Oasis-class ship EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum Quantum-class ships term loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum Oasis-class ships term loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum Quantum-class ships term loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum Oasis-class ships term loans
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction								3	3	1	1
Approximate Berths					17,850			4,150	4,150
Bank financing commitment percentage								80.00%	80.00%
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship								$ 877,300,000	€ 636,700,000	$ 1,200,000,000	€ 892,200,000
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency			95.00%	100.00%
Unsecured term loan, amortization period			12 years	12 years
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)			3.32%	2.60%
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)						1.00%	1.15%
Debt Instrument, Unused Capacity Commitment Fee Percentage												0.15%	0.15%	0.30%	0.30%
Aggregate cost of ships expected to enter service	4,700,000,000				4,700,000,000
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service	$ 518,800,000				$ 518,800,000
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate	36.30%	49.70%			36.30%