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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Interest Rate Risk (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan |  |  |  | $ 130,000,000.0
Interest rate swaps | Fair Value Hedging |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 772,500,000 | $ 772,500,000 |
Interest rate swaps | Fair Value Hedging | Oasis of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 122,500,000 | $ 122,500,000 |
Debt Fixed Rate |  | 5.41% | 5.41% |
Interest rate swaps | Fair Value Hedging | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan |  | $ 650,000,000 | $ 650,000,000 |
Debt Fixed Rate |  | 5.25% | 5.25% |
Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap notional amount |  | $ 2,781,601,000 | $ 2,781,601,000 |
Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Celebrity Reflection term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap notional amount |  | $ 354,521,000 | $ 354,521,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 2.85% | 2.85% |
Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Quantum of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap notional amount |  | $ 520,625,000 | $ 520,625,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 3.74% | 3.74% |
Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Anthem of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap notional amount |  | $ 543,750,000 | $ 543,750,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 3.86% | 3.86% |
Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Ovation of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap notional amount |  | $ 691,667,000 | $ 691,667,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 3.16% | 3.16% |
Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Harmony of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap notional amount | [1] | $ 671,038,000 | $ 671,038,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | [1] | 2.26% | 2.26% |
LIBOR |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  | 1.195% |  |
LIBOR | Interest rate swaps | Fair Value Hedging | Oasis of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap Floating Rate: LIBOR plus |  | 3.87% | 3.87% |
All-in swap floating rate |  | 6.39% | 6.39% |
LIBOR | Interest rate swaps | Fair Value Hedging | Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Swap Floating Rate: LIBOR plus |  | 3.63% | 3.63% |
All-in swap floating rate |  | 5.95% | 5.95% |
LIBOR | Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Celebrity Reflection term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  |  | 0.40% |
LIBOR | Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Quantum of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  |  | 1.30% |
LIBOR | Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Anthem of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  |  | 1.30% |
LIBOR | Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Ovation of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  |  | 1.00% |
EURIBOR | Interest rate swaps | Cash flow hedge | Harmony of the Seas term loan |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate | [1] |  | 1.15% |
[1] | Interest rate swap agreements hedging the Euro-denominated term loan for Harmony of the Seas include EURIBOR zero-floor matching the hedged debt EURIBOR zero-floor. Amount presented is based on the exchange rate as of September 30, 2018.

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