Debt Instrument, Maturity Years

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Derivative Instrument Maturity Year

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Number of Barrels of Fuel Call Options.

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Percentage of Aggregate Cost Exposed to Fluctuations in the Euro Exchange Rate

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Percentage Of Fuel Call Options Terminated

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Percentage Of Projected Fuel Requirements

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Proceeds From Termination Of Fuel Swaps

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

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Discussion of whether the debt instrument is secured or unsecured, and, if secured, a description of the collateral and guarantees required or provided.

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Description of the credit rating indicative of likelihood of repayment of the debt instrument given by a credit rating agency (for example, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch).

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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The amount of net gains and losses recognized in income during the period on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges, on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges, and on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.

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Gain included in earnings for the period from the change in fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.

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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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Including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings as of the balance sheet date. May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Aggregate notional amount of foreign currency exchange rate derivatives. Notional amount refers to the number of currency units specified in the foreign currency derivative contract.

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Aggregate notional amount of interest rate derivatives, which relates to the currency amount specified in the interest rate derivative instruments.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on price risk cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended														3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value Hedging Interest rate swaps	Dec. 31, 2010 Fair Value Hedging Interest rate swaps	Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value Hedging Interest rate swaps Fixed Rate 7. 25% USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Fair Value Hedging Interest rate swaps Fixed Rate 7. 25% USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Fair Value Hedging Interest rate swaps Long-term Debt, Fixed Rate	Dec. 31, 2010 Fair Value Hedging Interest rate swaps Long-term Debt, Fixed Rate	Jun. 30, 2011 Standard & Poor's, BBB- Rating	Jun. 30, 2011 Moody's, Baa3 Rating	Jun. 30, 2011 Standard & Poor's, BB Rating	Jun. 30, 2011 Moody's, Ba2 Rating	Jun. 30, 2011 Pullmantur and TUI Cruises USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Pullmantur and TUI Cruises EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2010 Pullmantur and TUI Cruises USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Pullmantur and TUI Cruises EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2011 Fuel call options Forecasted in 2011	Dec. 31, 2010 Fuel call options Forecasted in 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Fuel call options Forecasted in 2012	Dec. 31, 2010 Fuel call options Forecasted in 2012	Jun. 30, 2011 Fuel call options Forecasted in 2013	Dec. 31, 2010 Fuel call options Forecasted in 2013	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Lower Limit Fuel call options	Dec. 31, 2010 Lower Limit Fuel call options	Jun. 30, 2011 Upper Limit Fuel call options	Dec. 31, 2010 Upper Limit Fuel call options	Jun. 30, 2011 Fuel call options USD ($) MMbbl	Dec. 31, 2010 Fuel call options MMbbl	Jun. 30, 2011 Fuel swaps USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Fuel swaps USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Lower Limit Year
Derivative [Line Items]
Percentage of long-term debt with fixed interest rate	47.00%	49.00%
Percentage of long-term debt with floating interest rate	53.00%	51.00%
Notional amount of outstanding debt related to interest rate swap	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate	2.90%	2.20%
Notional amount of outstanding foreign exchange contracts including cross currency swap agreements	2,700,000,000	2,500,000,000
Debt amount					350,000,000	350,000,000
Additional interest above LIBOR rate			1.72%	1.72%
Debt instrument interest rate			2.12%	2.12%			7.25%	7.25%
Gain on derivative instruments related to ship construction firm commitements																							5,000,000
Debt assigned as a hedge of net investment													656,500,000	452,700,000	628,200,000	469,300,000
Fuel call options, in barrels																												1,700,000	6,600,000
Net cash proceeds received upon termination of fuel swaps																												27,800,000
Gain from Termaination of Fuel swap options																												7,200,000
Maturity of fuel call option agreement																								2012	2011	2013	2013
Percentage of fuel call options terminated																	100.00%		68.00%
Percentage of projected fuel requirements																		41.00%	8.00%	25.00%	11.00%	11.00%
Estimated unrealized net gains associated with cash flow hedges pertaining to fuel swap agreements expected to be reclassified to earnings from other accumulated comprehensive income (loss)																														$ 130,300,000	$ 83,600,000
Credit ratings for senior debt	Starting in 2012, our current interest rate derivative instruments may require us to post collateral if our Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s credit ratings remain below specified levels.
Credit ratings for senior debt									BBB-	Baa3	BB	Ba2
Interest rate instrument term																																5