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Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 2,027,756 | $ 2,008,560
Cruise Itinerary |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 1,957,424 | 1,943,257
Cruise Itinerary | North America |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [1] | 1,347,260 | 1,352,169
Cruise Itinerary | Asia Pacific |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [2] | 532,979 | 525,856
Cruise Itinerary | Europe |  |  |
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Total revenues | [3] | 0 | 0
Cruise Itinerary | Other regions |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 77,185 | 65,232
Other Revenues |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [4] | 70,332 | 65,303
Onboard Revenues |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 47,400 | 42,600
Bareboat Charter, Procurement And Management |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 23,000 | $ 21,800
Passenger Ticket | Other regions |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of Total Revenues by Country | [5] | 27.00% | 28.00%
Passenger Ticket | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of Total Revenues by Country |  | 60.00% | 60.00%
Passenger Ticket | Australia |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of Total Revenues by Country |  | 13.00% | 12.00%
[1] | Includes the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
[2] | Includes Southeast Asia (e.g., Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines), East Asia (e.g., China and Japan), South Asia (e.g., India and Pakistan) and Oceania (e.g., Australia and Fiji Islands) regions.
[3] | Includes European countries (e.g., Nordics, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). During the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no cruise itineraries in Europe.
[4] | Includes revenues of $47.4 million and $42.6 million for the quarter ended March 31 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to cancellation fees, sales of vacation protection insurance and pre- and post-cruise tours and revenues of $23.0 million and $21.8 million for the quarter ended March 31 2018 and 2017, respectively, primarily related to our bareboat charter, procurement and management related services we perform on behalf of our unconsolidated affiliates
[5] | No other individual country's revenue exceeded 10% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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