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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- Definition

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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Purchase Contract, Deposit.

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Ship Passenger Capacity Berths.

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Area of a real estate property.

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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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 - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016 ft²	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) ship berth	Dec. 31, 2017
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 \| $		$ 11,700.0
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service \| $		$ 419.0
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate		55.90%	54.00%
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 \| 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		1
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships \| Project Icon ships \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction		2
Ship passenger capacity berths \| berth		25,250
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		12,200
Port of Miami Terminal [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Area of real estate property \| ft²	170,000
Operating lease term	5 years