Impairment and Credit Losses - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 1,385,644	$ 1,385,644
Impairment charge		(576,208)
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships		0
Foreign currency translation adjustment		35
Ending balance		809,471
Royal Caribbean International
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	299,226	299,226
Impairment charge		0
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships		(2,694)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		35
Ending balance		296,567
Celebrity Cruises
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,632	1,632
Impairment charge		0
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships		2,694
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0
Ending balance		4,326
Silversea Cruises
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,084,786	1,084,786
Impairment charge	$ (576,200)	(576,208)
Transfer of goodwill attributable to the 2019 purchase of photo operations onboard our ships		0
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0
Ending balance		$ 508,578