Quarterly Selected Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 1,854,158,000	$ 2,311,749,000	$ 1,882,767,000	$ 1,911,220,000	$ 1,806,150,000	$ 2,226,390,000	$ 1,821,004,000	$ 1,834,480,000		$ 7,959,894,000	$ 7,688,024,000	$ 7,537,263,000
Operating income	74,969,000	444,209,000	113,338,000	165,632,000	(281,307,000)	452,137,000	96,905,000	135,375,000		798,148,000	403,110,000	931,628,000
Net income	7,018,000	365,701,000	24,747,000	76,226,000	(392,803,000)	367,779,000	(3,653,000)	46,964,000		473,692,000	18,287,000	607,421,000
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 1.66	$ 0.11	$ 0.35	$ (1.80)	$ 1.69	$ (0.02)	$ 0.22		$ 2.16	$ 0.08	$ 2.80
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 1.65	$ 0.11	$ 0.35	$ (1.80)	$ 1.68	$ (0.02)	$ 0.21		$ 2.14	$ 0.08	$ 2.77
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.10
Restructuring exit costs	9,500,000	12,200,000	1,700,000							23,432,000
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Pullmantur related assets	33,500,000										385,444,000
Net deferred tax expense related to Pullmantur impairment											28,488,000
Pullmantur
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Impairment of Pullmantur related assets					385,400,000
Income tax expense charge					33,700,000
Valuation allowance of deferred tax assets (as a percent)					100.00%						100.00%
Reduction in income tax expense due to impairment charge related to trademarks and trade names					5,200,000
Net deferred tax expense related to Pullmantur impairment					$ 28,500,000