CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Operating Activities
Net income		$ 1,022,302	$ 458,984
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization		661,712	617,678
Impairment of Pullmantur related assets		0	411,267
Net deferred income tax expense (benefit)		1,601	(13,466)
Loss on derivative instruments not designated as hedges		6,353	49,607
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in trade and other receivables, net		9,823	24,130
Increase in inventories		(6,379)	(8,377)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets		2,484	(30,649)
Decrease in accounts payable		(17,313)	(22,915)
Increase in accrued interest		56,787	34,207
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities		23,216	11,558
Increase in customer deposits		197,277	65,511
Dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates		71,370	5,327
Other, net		(28,281)	5,074
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,000,952	1,607,936
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(2,313,831)	(1,360,637)
Cash paid on settlement of derivative financial instruments		(172,878)	(158,890)
Investments in and loans to unconsolidated affiliates		(8,611)	(54,250)
Cash received on loans to unconsolidated affiliates		22,470	122,710
Other, net (1)	[1]	(44,709)	(18,642)
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,517,559)	(1,469,709)
Financing Activities
Debt proceeds		6,038,560	2,962,501
Debt issuance costs		(83,793)	(57,146)
Repayments of debt		(4,818,262)	(2,887,237)
Purchases of treasury stock		(299,959)	0
Dividends paid		(243,557)	(197,718)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options		1,782	6,902
Other, net		2,179	1,778
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		596,950	(170,920)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(23,480)	(9,129)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		56,863	(41,822)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		121,565	189,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		178,428	147,419
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amount capitalized		140,335	151,661
Non-cash Investing Activities
Notes receivable issued upon sale of property and equipment		213,042	$ 0
Cash included in the divestiture of RCHE		$ 26,000

[1] Amount includes $26.0 million related to cash included in the divestiture of RCHE.