Debt Instrument Covenant Change Of Control Percentage Of Acquired Ownership By Any Person.

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Debt Instrument, Percentage Guaranteed

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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 percentage of the contract price of the ship which the bank has committed to finance.

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Purchase Contract, Deposit.

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

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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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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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The amount of loss pertaining to the specified contingency that was charged against earnings in the period, including the effects of revisions in previously reported estimates.

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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		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Plaintiff amount			$ 112.0
Loss in period					$ 130.0
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						$ 11,000.0
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service	$ 1,000.0			$ 1,000.0		$ 1,000.0
Fifth Edge-Class Ship Commitment \| Fourth Edge-Class Ship \| Unsecured term loans
Commitments and Contingencies
Bank financing commitment percentage	80.00%			80.00%		80.00%
Fifth Edge-Class Ship Commitment \| Fourth Edge-Class Ship \| Unsecured term loans \| Bpifrance Assurance Export
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency				100.00%
Unsecured Term Loan Maturing Twelve Years After Ship Delivery \| Celebrity Ascent \| Unsecured term loans
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in revolving credit facility	$ 35.0	€ 32.1
Unsecured Term Loan Maturing Twelve Years After Ship Delivery \| Celebrity Ascent \| Unsecured term loans \| SOFR
Commitments and Contingencies
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)		1.45%
Line of Credit \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person	50.00%			50.00%		50.00%
Debt Securities \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person	50.00%			50.00%		50.00%