Impairment and Credit Losses - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 1,385,644	$ 1,385,644
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(52)
Impairment charge			(576,208)
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships			0
Ending balance	$ 809,384		809,384
Royal Caribbean International
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	296,500	299,226	299,226
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(52)
Impairment charge			0
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships			(2,694)
Ending balance	296,480	296,500	296,480
Celebrity Cruises
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		1,632	1,632
Foreign currency translation adjustment			0
Impairment charge			0
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships			2,694
Ending balance	4,326		4,326
Silversea Cruises
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		1,084,786	1,084,786
Foreign currency translation adjustment			0
Impairment charge		$ (576,200)	(576,208)
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships			0
Ending balance	$ 508,578		$ 508,578