General	12 Months Ended
General	Dec. 31, 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 operated a combined 64 ships as of December 31, 2022. Our ships offer a selection of worldwide itineraries that call on more than 1,000 destinations in over 120 countries on all seven continents. Management's Plan and Liquidity As a result of the global pandemic impact of COVID-19, we paused our guest cruise operations in March 2020 and began resuming guest cruise operations in 2021, with our full fleet in service by June 2022. As part of our liquidity management, we rely on estimates of our future liquidity which include numerous assumptions that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The principal assumptions used to estimate our future liquidity consist of: •Expected timing of cash collections for cruise bookings; •Expected sustained increase in revenue per available passenger cruise day; •Expected increase in occupancy levels, reaching historical levels in late spring of 2023; and •Inflationary increases to our operating costs, mostly impacting the expected cost of fuel and food as compared to 2019. The resulting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are having a material negative impact on our operating cash flows and liquidity. We believe we have made reasonable estimates and judgments of the impact of these events to our consolidated financial statements; however, there can be no assurance the estimates and assumptions of our future liquidity requirements will be realized, and actual results could vary materially. We have taken proactive measures to manage our liquidity, including issuing debt and shares of our common stock, amending credit agreements to defer payments (see Note 8. Debt ), obtaining relevant modification of covenant requirements and waivers (see Note 8. Debt ), and during the pause, reducing operating expenses and capital expenditures. As of December 31, 2022, we had liquidity of $2.9 billion, including $0.3 billion of undrawn revolving credit facility capacity, $1.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents and a $0.7 billion commitment for a 364-day term loan facility which was terminated in February 2023 upon issuance of our $700 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Priority Guaranteed Notes. Our revolving credit facilities were utilized through a combination of amounts drawn and letters of credit issued under the facilities as of December 31, 2022, which were subsequently amended in January 2023, as described in Note 8. Debt to our consolidated financial statements. Based on our actions, as well as our present financial condition and the aforementioned assumptions on liquidity, we believe that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our obligations for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of the financial statements. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with our financial covenants and we estimate we will be in compliance for the next twelve months. Refer to Note 8. Debt for further information regarding refinancing transactions, and the applicable financial covenants. 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. Basis for Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). 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 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 7. 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. On July 9, 2020, we acquired the remaining 33.3% interest in Silversea Cruises that we did not already own from Heritage Cruise Holding Ltd. 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 is 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 year ended December 31, 2021. Accordingly, the results of Silversea Cruises from October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 are included in our consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2021. To effect the change, we have reflected the third quarter 2021 operating results for Silversea Cruises, which were a net loss of $62.6 million within Other income (expense) in our consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2021.