Represents the fees payable to the applicable export credit agency based on the maximum loan amount.

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- Definition

Represents the fees payable to the applicable export credit agency based on the outstanding loan balance, semi-annually over the term of the loan.

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- Definition

Represents the amortization period of debt instruments.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of loan obtained by the entity, for which guarantee to the lender for payment has been provided by third party.

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- Definition

Represents the increase to the current borrowing capacity under the entity's line of credit facility.

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- Definition

Represents the increase to the maximum borrowing capacity of the entity's line of credit facility during the period, subject to lender commitments.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of loans which are subject to syndication.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of the purchase price financed by loan.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage remaining to be syndicated.

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- Definition

Represents the maximum borrowing which the company has arranged for each ship constructed.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

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

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No definition available.

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB

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-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Long-Term Debt (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details)	Jun. 30, 2012 Project Sunshine term loans	Dec. 31, 2011 Project Sunshine term loans EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2012 Project Sunshine facility for the first ship	Jun. 30, 2012 Project Sunshine facility for the first ship Interest rate swap agreement	Dec. 31, 2011 Project Sunshine facility for the second ship	Jun. 30, 2012 Project Sunshine facility for the second ship Interest rate swap agreement	Jul. 31, 2012 Credit agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Credit agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Celebrity Reflection term loan	Jun. 30, 2012 Celebrity Reflection term loan Maximum	Jun. 30, 2012 Unsecured term loans guaranteed by an export credit agency Minimum	Jun. 30, 2012 Unsecured term loans guaranteed by an export credit agency Maximum	Jun. 30, 2012 Unsecured term loans guaranteed by an export credit agency Up-front Payment Arrangement Minimum	Jun. 30, 2012 Unsecured term loans guaranteed by an export credit agency Up-front Payment Arrangement Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)	4.76%								4.13%
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship		€ 595,000,000
Percentage remaining to be syndicated			5.00%
Percentage of loan subject to syndication prior to delivery					50.00%
Percentage of purchase price provided by the loan agreement										80.00%
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by Hermes		95.00%							95.00%
Unsecured term loan, amortization period		12 years							12 years
Floating rate base	LIBOR								LIBOR
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent)	1.30%								0.40%
Additional credit facility capacity								300,000,000
Increase in capacity							20,000,000	213,000,000
Line of credit borrowing capacity								$ 1,600,000,000
Credit agency fees, percentage of outstanding loan balance											0.88%	1.48%
Credit agency fees, percentage of maximum loan amount payable													2.30%	2.37%
Fixed rate (as a percent)	3.86%			3.74%		3.86%		2.85%