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Represents the number of ships on order.

No definition available.

Name:	rcl_NumberOfShipsOnOrder
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Percentage of Aggregate Cost Exposed to Fluctuations in the Euro Exchange Rate.

No definition available.

Name:	rcl_PercentageOfAggregateCostExposedToFluctuationsInEuroExchangeRate
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Purchase Contract, Deposit.

No definition available.

Name:	rcl_PurchaseContractDeposit
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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

Ship Passenger Capacity Berths.

No definition available.

Name:	rcl_ShipPassengerCapacityBerths
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Represents the unsecured financing commitment received expressed as percentage of ship's contract price under the agreement.

No definition available.

Name:	rcl_UnsecuredFinancingCommitmentReceivedAsPercentageOfShipContractPriceMaximum
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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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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

No definition available.