Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

	2014			2013
Ships	$	21,620,336		$	20,858,553
Ship improvements	1,904,524			1,683,644
Ships under construction	561,779			563,676
Land, buildings and improvements, including leasehold improvements and port facilities	349,339			394,120
Computer hardware and software, transportation equipment and other	889,579			771,304
Total property and equipment	25,325,557			24,271,297
Less—accumulated depreciation and amortization	(7,089,989		)	(6,753,545		)
	$	18,235,568		$	17,517,752