General	9 Months Ended
General	Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	Note 1. General Description of Business We are a global cruise company. We own and operate three global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises (collectively, our "Global Brands"). We also own a 50% joint venture interest in TUI Cruises GmbH ("TUIC"), which operates the German brands TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (collectively, our "Partner Brands"). We account for our investments in our Partner Brands under the equity method of accounting. Together, our Global Brands and our Partner Brands have a combined fleet of 64 ships as of September 30, 2022. Our ships offer a selection of worldwide itineraries that call on more than 1,000 destinations on all seven continents. Management's Plan and Liquidity During 2021, we restarted our global cruise operations in a phased manner, following our voluntary suspension of global cruise operations that commenced in March of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, we have steadily increased the number of ships that have returned to service, with our full fleet in service by June 2022. Effective July 18, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended its COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships, which has allowed us to modify our health and safety protocols to more closely align with the broader travel industry. We announced the easing of testing and vaccination protocols for most itineraries on August 23, 2022. Since the start of the pandemic, we have implemented a number of proactive measures to mitigate the financial and operational impacts of COVID-19 and to manage our liquidity. As part of our liquidity management, we rely on estimates of our future liquidity requirements, which include numerous assumptions that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The principal assumptions used to estimate our future liquidity requirements consist of: •our continued cruise operations and expected timing of cash collections for cruise bookings; •an expected continued moderate increase in revenue per available passenger cruise day; •an expected increase in occupancy levels over time until we reach historical occupancy levels; and •inflationary increases to our operating costs, mostly impacting the expected cost of fuel and food. As of September 30, 2022, we had liquidity of $3.1 billion, including $0.8 billion of undrawn revolving credit facility capacity, $1.6 billion in cash and cash equivalents, and a $0.7 billion commitment for a 364-day term loan facility available to draw on at any time on or prior to August 11, 2023. Our revolving credit facilities were utilized through a combination of amounts drawn and letters of credit issued under the facilities as of September 30, 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we entered into various transactions to refinance $6.9 billion of 2022 and 2023 debt maturities. Refer to Note 7. Debt for further information regarding these transactions. Based on our refinancing actions as well as our present financial condition and the aforementioned assumptions on liquidity, we believe that we have sufficient financial resources to fund our obligations for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements. Additionally, we will continue to pursue various opportunities to raise additional capital to fund obligations associated with future debt maturities and/or to extend the maturity dates associated with our existing indebtedness or facilities. Actions to raise capital may include issuances of debt, convertible debt or equity in private or public transactions or entering into new or extended credit facilities. As of September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with our financial covenants and we estimate we will be in compliance for the next twelve months. If the Company is unable to comply with the applicable financial covenants, including maintaining the applicable minimum liquidity requirement, it could have a significant adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results. Basis for Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements The unaudited consolidated financial statements are presented pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In our opinion, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods reported herein. Adjustments consist only of normal recurring items, except for any items discussed in the notes below. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. Estimates are required for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with these principles. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a discussion of our significant accounting policies. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. We consolidate entities over which we have control, usually evidenced by a direct ownership interest of greater than 50%, and variable interest entities where we are determined to be the primary beneficiary. Refer to Note 6. Other Assets for further information regarding our variable interest entities. For affiliates we do not control but over which we have significant influence on financial and operating policies, usually evidenced by a direct ownership interest from 20% to 50%, the investment is accounted for using the equity method. Effective March 19, 2021, we sold our wholly-owned brand, Azamara Cruises ("Azamara"), including its three-ship fleet and associated intellectual property, to Sycamore Partners for $201 million, before closing adjustments. The March 2021 sale of Azamara did not represent a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results, as we continue to provide similar itineraries to and source passengers from the markets served by the Azamara business. Therefore, the sale of Azamara did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations reporting. Effective March 19, 2021, we no longer consolidate Azamara's balance sheet nor recognize its results of operations in our consolidated financial statements. We recognized an immaterial gain on the sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and have agreed to provide certain transition services to Azamara for a period of time for a fee. Prior to October 1, 2021, we consolidated the operating results of Silversea Cruises on a three-month reporting lag to allow for more timely preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Effective October 1, 2021, we eliminated the three- month reporting lag to reflect Silversea Cruises' financial position, results of operations and cash flows concurrently and consistently with the fiscal calendar of the Company ("elimination of the Silversea reporting lag"). The elimination of the Silversea reporting lag represents a change in accounting principle, which we believe to be preferable, because it provides more current information to the users of our financial statements. A change in accounting principle requires retrospective application, if material. The impact of the elimination of the reporting lag was immaterial to prior periods and was immaterial for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. As a result, we have accounted for this change in accounting principle in our consolidated results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. Accordingly, the results of Silversea Cruises from July 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022 and from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022 are included in our consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the quarter ended and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The results of Silversea Cruises from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021 and from October 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 are included in our consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the quarter ended and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.