Commitments and Contingencies (Details)			9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended							1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 ship	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Cruise ships on order USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 Cruise ships on order berth	Apr. 30, 2014 Unsecured term loan maturing 12 years after ship delivery Oasis Class Ship Third [Member] EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2014 Oasis Class Ship Term Loans [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Oasis Class Ship Term Loans [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 LIBOR Unsecured term loan maturing 12 years after ship delivery Oasis Class Ship Third [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships [Member] Oasis class ship	Apr. 30, 2014 Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships [Member] Oasis class ship EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships [Member] Oasis class ship EUR (€)	Oct. 23, 2014 Class Action Complaint [Member] crew_member
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of Ships on Order	5
Aggregate cost of ships expected to enter service			$ 6,000,000,000
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service			571,400,000
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate	29.30%	36.30%
Long term debt, principal amount					178,400,000
Long term debt, term					12 years
Long term debt, interest rate					2.53%
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)								1.20%
Anticipated loan balance										€ 713,800,000	€ 892,200,000
Guarantee Percent						100.00%	100.00%
Approximate Berths				5,450
Percentage of Bank Committed Financing									80.00%
Number of crew members submitting demands for arbitration (in excess)												450