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Revenues (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 9,493,849	$ 8,777,845	$ 8,496,401
Passenger ticket | Other regions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenues by country	29.00%	32.00%	35.00%
Passenger ticket | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenues by country	61.00%	59.00%	55.00%
Passenger ticket | United Kingdom
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of revenues by country	10.00%	9.00%	10.00%
Cruise itinerary
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 9,125,728	$ 8,446,647	$ 8,209,699
Cruise itinerary | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	5,399,951	5,062,305	4,606,875
Cruise itinerary | Asia/Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,463,083	1,588,802	1,536,799
Cruise itinerary | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,914,549	1,509,586	1,711,496
Cruise itinerary | Other regions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	348,145	285,954	354,529
Other revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 368,121	$ 331,198	$ 286,702

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