Goodwill and Other Assets - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified					3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Pullmantur USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Pullmantur EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2012 Pullmantur Air Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary AirCraft	Mar. 31, 2012 Ship Repair And Maintenance Facility Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Ship Repair And Maintenance Facility Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 TUI Cruises	Mar. 31, 2012 TUI Cruises Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 TUI Cruises Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2011 TUI Cruises Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 TUI Cruises Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary Lower Limit	Mar. 31, 2012 TUI Cruises Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary Line of Credit	Mar. 31, 2012 TUI Cruises Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary Bank Loan Obligations
Goodwill and Other Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Date of redeployment		2013-04	2013-04
Deferred tax assets		$ 33.8	€ 25.4
Percentage of ownership interest					40.00%		50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Investment in entity					62.1	61.4
Principal and Interest payments received from Grand Bahama (VIE)					2.2
Non controlling interest percentage				49.00%
Number of aircrafts				4
Investments in entity								278.7		282.0
Debt facility	935.0								90.0
Amount withdrawn under debt facility								98.9	74.3
Debt facility interest rate per annum								9.54%	9.54%
Debt payable period												7 years	5 years
Debt, guaranteed percentage								50.00%	50.00%
Bank loan									180.0
Amount outstanding on bank loan									€ 165.9
Bank financing commitment percentage								80.00%	80.00%
Reduction of current ownership interest											37.50%
Ship construction commitment option expiration date								Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012