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Represents the amortization period of debt instruments.

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Represents the percentage of loan obtained by the entity, for which guarantee to the lender for payment has been provided by third party.

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Represents the number of ship under construction.

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Percentage of Aggregate Cost Exposed to Fluctuations in the Euro Exchange Rate.

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Represents the percentage of the contract price of the ship which the bank has committed to finance.

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Purchase Contract, Deposit.

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Represents the maximum borrowing which the company has arranged for each ship constructed.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016 ft²	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) ship	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) ship	Jun. 30, 2016 EUR (€) ship	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate					58.00%
Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Aggregate cost of ships on order, not including TUI cruises on order			$ 5,300.0
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service		$ 151.5	$ 151.5
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate		65.10%	65.10%	65.10%	58.20%
Project Edge Class Ship Term Loans [Member] \| Project Edge Class Ship
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt Instrument, Amortization Period		12 years
Long term debt, interest rate		3.23%	3.23%	3.23%
Percentage of bank committed financing		80.00%	80.00%	80.00%
Guarantee Percent		100.00%
Project Edge Class Ship Term Loans [Member] \| Project Edge Ship I
Commitments and Contingencies
Anticipated loan balance		$ 692.0	$ 692.0	€ 622.6
Project Edge Class Ship Term Loans [Member] \| Project Edge Ship II
Commitments and Contingencies
Anticipated loan balance		$ 725.4	$ 725.4	€ 652.6
Celebrity Cruise Ships \| Project Edge Class Ship
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of Ships under Construction \| ship		2	2	2
Port of Miami Terminal \| Subsequent Event
Commitments and Contingencies
Expected size of terminal \| ft²	170,000
Approximate Construction Time Period	42 months
Terminal lease, term of contract	5 years