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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ship berth | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) ship berth | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) ship berth | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) berth | Feb. 28, 2019 berth | Sep. 30, 2018 ship berth | Oct. 31, 2017 EUR (€)
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of long-term debt with fixed interest rate |  | 59.10% | 57.40% |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate cost of ships expected to enter service | $ |  | $ 11,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service | $ |  | $ 651,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate |  | 53.50% | 54.00% |  |  |  |  |
Project edge class ship term loans | Project edge ship II |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  | $ 717,000,000 |  | € 627,100,000 |  |  |  |
Project edge class ship term loans | Project edge-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 3.23% |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Quantum-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Oasis-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Icon-class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 25,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Silversea Cruises |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Approximate berths |  | 1,200 |  |  |  |  | 1,200 |
Celebrity Cruise Ships | Project edge-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  | 2,900 |  |  |  |
Celebrity Cruise Ships | Cruise ships on order | Two project edge class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 9,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Project Icon | Royal Caribbean International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 5,650 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00%
Project Icon | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third and Fourth Edge Class Ships and Fifth Oasis Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Third Edge Class Ship | Celebrity Cruise Ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  | 3,200 |  |  |  |  |
Fifth Oasis Class Ship | Royal Caribbean International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  | 5,500 |  |  |  |  |
Fourth and fifth Quantum-class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  | 4,250 |  |  |
Fourth and fifth Quantum-class ships | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.45% |  |  |  |  |  |
Fourth and fifth Quantum-class ships | Quantum of the Seas unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Fourth and fifth Quantum-class ships | LIBOR | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  | 0.95% |  |  |  |  |  |
Fourth and fifth Quantum-class ships | Euler Hermes | Quantum of the Seas unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |
Quantum Class Fourth Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  | $ 872,300,000 |  |  | € 762,900,000 |  |  |
Quantum Class Fifth Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  | 889,000,000 |  |  | € 777,500,000 |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Project Icon | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 1,600,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,400,000,000.0
Percentage of long-term debt with fixed interest rate | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00%
Unsecured term loan, amortization period | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | First Project Icon Class Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.56% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.56%
Unsecured term loans | Second Project Icon Class Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.76% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.76%
Unsecured term loans | Third Edge Class Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | € |  |  | € 684,200,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 1.28% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Fourth Edge Class Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | 817,100,000.0 | € 714,600,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Fifth Oasis Class Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 1,300,000,000.0 | € 1,100,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Fourth Edge and Fifth Oasis Class Ships | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 3.18% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 2.53% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum | First Project Icon Class Ship | LIBOR | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) | 1.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum | Second Project Icon Class Ship | LIBOR | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) | 1.15% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 5.41% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum | First Project Icon Class Ship | LIBOR | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) | 1.15% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum | Second Project Icon Class Ship | LIBOR | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) | 1.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast | Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Oasis-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700 |  |

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