Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment

 Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Ships	$	20,855,606		$	19,958,127
Ship improvements		1,341,137			976,363
Ships under construction		169,274			227,123
Land, buildings and improvements, including leasehold improvements and port facilities		377,821			360,399
Computer hardware and software, transportation equipment and other		698,865			748,102
Total property and equipment		23,442,703			22,270,114
Less—accumulated depreciation and amortization		(5,991,669	)		(5,335,297	)
	$	17,451,034		$	16,934,817