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Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 3,186,850 | $ 2,796,187 | $ 8,433,248 | $ 7,161,548
Cruise Itinerary |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 3,052,116 | 2,683,393 | 8,084,498 | 6,887,211
Cruise Itinerary | North America |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [1] | 1,617,446 | 1,450,119 | 4,870,273 | 4,061,545
Cruise Itinerary | Asia Pacific |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [2] | 272,062 | 235,374 | 1,089,914 | 1,051,551
Cruise Itinerary | Europe |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [3] | 1,060,424 | 968,952 | 1,663,118 | 1,566,351
Cruise Itinerary | Other regions |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [4] | 102,184 | 28,948 | 461,193 | 207,764
Other Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [5] | $ 134,734 | $ 112,794 | $ 348,750 | $ 274,337
Passenger Ticket | Other regions |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenues by country | [6] | 26.00% | 28.00% | 26.00% | 30.00%
Passenger Ticket | United States |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenues by country |  | 62.00% | 59.00% | 65.00% | 60.00%
Passenger Ticket | United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of revenues by country |  | 12.00% | 13.00% | 9.00% | 10.00%
[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).
[4] | Includes itineraries primarily in South and Latin American countries.
[5] | Includes revenues primarily related to cancellation fees, vacation protection insurance, pre- and post-cruise tours and fees for operating certain port facilities. Amounts also include revenues related to our bareboat charter, procurement and management related services we perform on behalf of our unconsolidated affiliates. Refer to Note 7. Other Assets for more information on our unconsolidated affiliates.
[6] | No other individual country's revenue exceeded 10% for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

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