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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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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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the credit facility.

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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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, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) berth ship	Aug. 31, 2019 lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) berth ship	Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies
Ship passenger capacity berths		47,860		47,860
Number of claims filed \| lawsuit			2
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 \| $				$ 12,800.0
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service \| $		$ 784.8		$ 784.8
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate		62.50%		62.50%	66.30%
Silversea Cruises \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction \| ship		3		3
Ship passenger capacity berths		2,060		2,060
Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship One
Commitments and Contingencies
Ship passenger capacity berths		730		730
Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship Two
Commitments and Contingencies
Ship passenger capacity berths		730		730
Evolution Credit Agreements
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in revolving credit facility	€ 175.6	$ 203.5
Evolution Credit Agreement One
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate		4.34%		4.34%
Evolution Credit Agreement One \| LIBOR
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.99%	0.99%
Evolution Credit Agreement Two
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate		4.38%		4.38%
Evolution Credit Agreement Two \| LIBOR
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.03%	1.03%
Line of Credit \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person		50.00%		50.00%
Debt Securities \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person		50.00%		50.00%
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Ship passenger capacity berths		28,200		28,200
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships \| Oasis Class Ship \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction \| ship		2		2
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Ships \| Project Icon Ships \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction \| ship		3		3
Celebrity Cruises \| Edge Class Ships \| Cruise ships on order
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of ships under construction \| ship		2		2
Ship passenger capacity berths		6,500		6,500