General (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Minimum
General
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest	20.00%
Maximum
General
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest	50.00%
TUI Cruises
General
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest	50.00%
Pullmantur and CDF Croisieres de France
General
Time lag in consolidation	2 months

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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