Debt Instrument Covenant Change Of Control Percentage Of Acquired Ownership By Any Person.

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Represents the number of months which are considered to determine whether there is a requirement to prepay the debts outstanding under the majority of credit facilities of the entity.

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Represents the number of ship under construction.

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Number of Ships Under Conditional Purchase Agreement

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

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Purchase Contract, Deposit.

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Ship Passenger Capacity Berths.

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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	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) ship berth	Apr. 30, 2017 ship berth	Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of months considered to determine requirement of prepayment of debts	24 months
Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Aggregate cost of ships on order, not including TUI cruises on order \| $	$ 8,500.0
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service \| $	$ 316.3
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate	60.50%		66.70%
Line of Credit \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person	50.00%
Debt Securities \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person	50.00%
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Ship passenger capacity berths \| berth	19,200
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships \| Quantum Class Ship \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction	2
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships \| Oasis Class Ship \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction	2
Celebrity Cruise Ships \| Project Edge Class Ships \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction	4
Ship passenger capacity berths \| berth	11,600
Subsequent Event \| Capital Addition Conditional Purchase Agreement
Commitments and Contingencies
Ship passenger capacity berths \| berth		11,300
Number of ships under conditional purchase agreement		2