Debt - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Billions		1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		31 Months Ended	33 Months Ended
		Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) ship $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) ship	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) ship	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	May 14, 2025 day	May 14, 2025 day	Oct. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt
Debt borrowed								$ 275,000,000	$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ 16,449,000	$ 138,759,000
Number of cruise ships | ship							64	64
Debt instrument, collateral amount							$ 14,200,000	$ 14,200,000
Credit card processor agreement, maximum exposure							244,500,000	244,500,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs							439,482,000	$ 439,482,000							$ 363,532,000
Minimum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement
Long-Term Debt
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable								2.35%
Maximum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement
Long-Term Debt
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable								5.48%
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-Term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity							800,000,000	$ 800,000,000
RCI Holdings LLC | Subsidiaries
Long-Term Debt
Number of cruise ships | ship		7
Novation Agreement, July 2017 | Bpifrance Assurance Export
Long-Term Debt
Debt, guaranteed percentage						100.00%
Senior Unsecured Note, Backstop Committed Financing
Long-Term Debt
Debt instrument, term					5 years
Face amount					$ 3,150,000,000		2,350,000,000	2,350,000,000
Senior Unsecured Note, Backstop Committed Financing | Subsequent Event
Long-Term Debt
Face amount														$ 350,000,000
Unsecured Term Loan Agreement | Bpifrance Assurance Export
Long-Term Debt
Debt, guaranteed percentage				100.00%
Term Loan Facility, $700 Million | Line of Credit
Long-Term Debt
Debt instrument, term		364 days
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 700,000,000					700,000,000	700,000,000
Extension term		1 year
Increase in borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000
Term Loan Facility, $700 Million | SOFR | Line of Credit
Long-Term Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		5.75%
Export And Non-Export Credit Facilities
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount							$ 12,000,000,000	$ 12,000,000,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio							1.25	1.25
Debt covenant, minimum monthly liquidity requirement								$ 350,000,000
Unsecured term loans
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount							$ 4,598,946,000	$ 4,598,946,000							2,860,567,000
Unsecured term loans | Minimum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						1.28%	1.28%
Unsecured term loans | Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						5.89%	5.89%
Unsecured term loans | Novation Agreement, July 2017
Long-Term Debt
Proceeds from debt						$ 1,300,000,000
Debt instrument, term						12 years
Interest rate						3.18%
Unsecured term loans | Unsecured Term Loan Agreement
Long-Term Debt
Proceeds from debt | €				€ 0.7
Debt instrument, term				12 years
Interest rate				1.28%
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises
Long-Term Debt
Debt instrument, term			13 years
Debt borrowed			$ 277,000,000
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | SOFR
Long-Term Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			1.25%
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Euler Hermes
Long-Term Debt
Debt, guaranteed percentage			95.00%
Unsecured term loans | Unsecured Term Loan Amendment Due 2023
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt							$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Prepayment as a percentage of outstanding advances and commitments							10.00%	10.00%
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount							$ 501,600,000	$ 501,600,000
Unsecured term loans | Unsecured Term Loan Amendment Due 2023 | Forecast
Long-Term Debt
Debt instrument, principal amount												$ 471,600,000	$ 30,000,000
Unsecured senior notes
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount							$ 7,199,316,000	$ 7,199,316,000							5,604,498,000
Unsecured senior notes | Minimum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						3.70%	3.70%
Unsecured senior notes | Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						11.63%	11.63%
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Notes Due 2027
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate						5.375%
Face amount						$ 1,000,000,000
Proceeds from senior notes								$ 990,000,000
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2023
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate					9.125%
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2023 | Subsequent Event
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate														9.125%
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Notes 9.250%, Due 2029 | Subsequent Event
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate														9.25%
Face amount														$ 1,000,000,000
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Unsecured Notes 11.625%, Due 2027
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate		11.625%
Face amount		$ 1,250,000,000
Proceeds from senior notes								1,230,000,000
Unsecured senior notes | Unsecured senior notes
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate		5.25%
Proceeds from repayment of debt		$ 650,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt							$ 3,620,000	3,620,000
Secured senior notes
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount							$ 2,364,360,000	$ 2,364,360,000							2,354,037,000
Secured senior notes | Minimum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						10.88%	10.88%
Secured senior notes | Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						11.50%	11.50%
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes, Due 2023
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate					10.875%
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes, Due 2023 | Subsequent Event
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate														10.875%
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes Due 2029 | Subsequent Event
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate														8.25%
Face amount														$ 1,000,000,000
Convertible notes
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount							$ 1,725,000,000	$ 1,725,000,000							1,558,780,000
Convertible notes | Minimum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						2.88%	2.88%
Convertible notes | Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate	[1]						6.00%	6.00%
Convertible notes | Convertible Notes 4.25%, Due 2023
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate					4.25%
Repurchase amount							$ 800,000,000	$ 800,000,000
Convertible notes | Senior Unsecured Note, Backstop Committed Financing
Long-Term Debt
Face amount					$ 350,000,000
Convertible notes | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate		6.00%
Face amount		$ 1,150,000,000
Conversion ratio		0.0199577
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 50.11
Proceeds from repayment of debt		$ 1,150,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt							12,800,000	12,800,000
Convertible notes | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 | Forecast
Long-Term Debt
Number of trading days | day										20
Consecutive trading days | day										30	10
Percentage of stock price										130.00%	98.00%
Number of days to convert debt | day											5
Convertible notes | Convertible Senior Notes 4.25%, Due 2023
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate		4.25%
Repurchase amount		$ 800,000,000
Convertible notes | Convertible Senior Notes 2.875%, Due 2023
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate		2.875%
Repurchase amount		$ 350,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-Term Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity							3,200,000,000	3,200,000,000
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount	[2]						2,329,342,000	2,329,342,000							$ 2,899,342,000
Remaining borrowing capacity							$ 800,000,000	$ 800,000,000

[1] Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of September 30, 2022 and, for variable rate debt, include either LIBOR, EURIBOR or Term SOFR plus the applicable margin.

[2] Includes $1.9 billion facility and $1.3 billion facility, the vast majority of which is due in 2024. Our $1.9 billion facility accrues interest at LIBOR plus a maximum interest rate margin of 1.30% which interest was 4.44% as of September 30, 2022 and is subject to a facility fee of a maximum of 0.20%. Our $1.3 billion facility accrues interest at LIBOR plus a maximum interest rate margin of 1.70%, which interest was 4.84% as of September 30, 2022 and is subject to a facility fee of a maximum of 0.30%.