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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Fuel Price Risk (Details) (Fuel Price Risk, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments    
Estimated unrealized net gains associated with cash flow hedges pertaining to fuel swap agreements expected to be reclassified to earnings from accumulated other comprehensive income loss $ 220.8us-gaap_PriceRiskCashFlowHedgeUnrealizedGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months $ 223.1us-gaap_PriceRiskCashFlowHedgeUnrealizedGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months
Swaps 2015
   
Derivative Instruments    
Fuel Swap Agreements (metric tons) 539,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2014Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
806,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2014Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Percentage of projected requirements 52.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2014Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
58.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2014Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Swaps 2016
   
Derivative Instruments    
Fuel Swap Agreements (metric tons) 805,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
802,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Percentage of projected requirements 55.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
55.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2015Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Swaps 2017
   
Derivative Instruments    
Fuel Swap Agreements (metric tons) 598,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2016Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
525,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2016Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Percentage of projected requirements 40.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2016Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
35.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2016Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Swaps 2018
   
Derivative Instruments    
Fuel Swap Agreements (metric tons) 300,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2017Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
226,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2017Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Percentage of projected requirements 20.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2017Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
15.00%us-gaap_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmountPercentOfRequiredNeedCoverage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= rcl_Swap2017Member
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember