Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment

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

	2016			2015
Ships	$	23,978,822		$	22,102,025
Ship improvements	2,359,639			2,019,294
Ships under construction	354,425			734,998
Land, buildings and improvements, including leasehold improvements and port facilities	341,605			337,109
Computer hardware and software, transportation equipment and other	1,108,301			1,025,264
Total property and equipment	28,142,792			26,218,690
Less—accumulated depreciation and amortization	(7,981,365		)	(7,440,912		)
	$	20,161,427		$	18,777,778