Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Note 4. Goodwill

As of November 30, 2022, we performed our annual goodwill impairment review and determined there was no impairment for goodwill for the Silversea Cruises and Royal Caribbean International reporting units.

In respect to the Silversea Cruises reporting unit, we determined the fair value of the Silversea Cruises reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 26%, as of November 30, 2022. We did not perform interim impairment evaluations during the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022 as no triggering events were identified. We used a discounted cash flow model in combination with a market-based valuation approach for the Silversea reporting unit. This requires the use of assumptions that are subject to risk and uncertainties. The principal assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analyses that support our Silversea Cruises reporting unit goodwill impairment assessment consisted of:

•Forecasted revenues per available passenger cruise day;

•Occupancy rates from existing and expected ship deliveries;

•Vessel operating expenses;

•Terminal growth rate; and

•Weighted average cost of capital (i.e., discount rate)

We determined the Silversea Cruises reporting unit carrying value exceeded its fair value as of March 31, 2020. Accordingly, we recognized a goodwill impairment loss of $576.2 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020. As of November 30, 2021, we performed our annual goodwill impairment review and determined no incremental impairment losses existed.

For the Royal Caribbean International reporting unit, we performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more-likely-than not that our Royal Caribbean International reporting unit's fair value was less than its carrying amount. The qualitative analysis included assessing the impact of certain factors such as general economic conditions, limitations on accessing capital, changes in forecasted operating results, changes in fuel prices and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Based on our qualitative assessment, we concluded that it was more-likely-than-not that the estimated fair value of the Royal Caribbean International reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. We did not perform interim impairment evaluations during the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022 as no triggering events were identified.

The carrying value of goodwill attributable to our Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises reporting units and the changes in such balances during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

	Royal Caribbean International		Celebrity Cruises		Silversea Cruises		Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	296,576	$	4,326	$	508,578	$	809,480
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(97)		—		—		(97)
Balance at December 31, 2021	296,479		4,326		508,578		809,383
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(106)		—		—		(106)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	296,373	$	4,326	$	508,578	$	809,277