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Long-Term Debt (Details) € in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Oasis of the Seas Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship |  |  |  | $ 420,000,000 |  |
Oasis of the Seas Term Loan [Member] | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base |  | 1.65% | 1.85% |  |  |
Allure of the Seas Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, maximum borrowing commitment per ship |  |  |  | 1,100,000,000 |  |
Allure of the Seas Term Loan | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base |  | 1.65% | 1.85% |  |  |
Unsecured term loan EURIBOR plus 1 point 75 percent due July 2017 [Member] | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | € |  |  |  |  | € 247.5 |
Unsecured term loan EURIBOR plus 1 point 75 percent due July 2017 [Member] | EURIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 365.0
Long-term Debt | € |  |  |  |  | € 117.5 |
Margin on floating rate base |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |
Ovation of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 841,800,000 |  |  |  |
Guarantee Percent |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |
Long term debt, term |  | 12 years |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate |  | 1.91% |  |  |  |
Ovation of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan LIBOR plus 1 point 75 percent due July 2017 [Member] | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | $ 273,200,000 |  |
Interest rate swaps | Ovation of the Seas Unsecured Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 830,000,000 |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  | 3.16% |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan Maturing April 2017 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base | 1.30% |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate | 1.74% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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