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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Feb. 18, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 2,600,000,000
Anthem of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan
Long-Term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit agreement		$ 742,100,000
Conditional guarantee commitment percentage		95.00%
Long term debt, current interest rate (as a percent)		1.83%	1.83%
Anthem of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.30%
Allure of the Seas term loan
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured Term Loan Maximum Borrowing Commintment Per Ship		$ 1,100,000,000
Allure of the Seas term loan \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.85%
Revolving Credit Facility Due in June 2020 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 1,400,000,000
Credit agency fees, percentage of outstanding loan balance		0.25%
Additional amount allowed to increase credit facility				$ 300,000,000
Revolving credit facility due in August 2018
Long-Term Debt
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 1,200,000,000
Revolving credit facility due in August 2018 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 1,200,000,000
Revolving credit facility due July 2016 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 1,100,000,000	$ 1,100,000,000
Unsecured term loan maturing 12 years after ship delivery
Long-Term Debt
Debt Instrument, Term		12 years
Unsecured term loans guaranteed by an export credit agency \| Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Credit agency fees, percentage of outstanding loan balance		1.48%
Unsecured term loans guaranteed by an export credit agency \| Up-front Payment Arrangement \| Minimum
Long-Term Debt
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable		2.35%
Unsecured term loans guaranteed by an export credit agency \| Up-front Payment Arrangement \| Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable		2.37%
$380.0 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 2.17%, due through 2018
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.75%
Long term debt, principal amount		$ 380,000,000
Long term debt, current interest rate (as a percent)		2.17%	2.17%
$380.0 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 2.17%, due through 2018 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit agreement					380,000,000
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.75%
€365 million unsecured term loan, EURIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 1.75%, due 2017
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.75%
Long term debt, principal amount \| €			€ 365,000,000
Long term debt, current interest rate (as a percent)		1.75%	1.75%
€365 million unsecured term loan, EURIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 1.75%, due 2017 \| EURIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit agreement \| €						€ 365,000,000
Unsecured Term Loan LIBOR Plus 1 Point 75 Percent Due February 2018 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit agreement					290,000,000
Oasis of the Seas Term Loan [Member]
Long-Term Debt
Unsecured Term Loan Maximum Borrowing Commintment Per Ship		$ 420,000,000
Oasis of the Seas Term Loan [Member] \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.85%
$65.0 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 2.17%, due through 2019
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.75%
Long term debt, principal amount		$ 65,000,000
Long term debt, current interest rate (as a percent)		2.17%	2.17%
$65.0 million unsecured term loan, LIBOR plus 1.75%, currently 2.17%, due through 2019 \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit agreement					$ 65,000,000
Subsequent event \| Allure of the Seas term loan \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)	1.65%
Subsequent event \| Oasis of the Seas Term Loan [Member] \| LIBOR
Long-Term Debt
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)	1.65%