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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Interest Rate Risk (Details) - Interest rate swaps | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Fair Value Hedging |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Long-term debt | $ 737,500,000 |
Fair Value Hedging | Oasis of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Long-term debt | $ 87,500,000 |
Debt Fixed Rate | 5.41% |
Fair Value Hedging | Unsecured senior notes |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Long-term debt | $ 650,000,000 |
Debt Fixed Rate | 5.25% |
Cash flow hedge |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap notional amount | $ 2,892,146,000 |
Cash flow hedge | Celebrity Reflection term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap notional amount | $ 299,979,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | 2.85% |
Cash flow hedge | Quantum of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap notional amount | $ 459,375,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | 3.74% |
Cash flow hedge | Anthem of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap notional amount | $ 483,333,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | 3.86% |
Cash flow hedge | Ovation of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap notional amount | $ 622,500,000 |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | 3.16% |
Cash flow hedge | Harmony of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap notional amount | $ 566,959,000 | [1]
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | 2.26% | [1]
Cash flow hedge | Odyssey of the Seas |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap notional amount | $ 460,000,000 | [2]
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | 3.20% | [2]
LIBOR | Fair Value Hedging | Oasis of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap Floating Rate: LIBOR plus | 3.87% |
All-in swap floating rate | 6.49% |
LIBOR | Fair Value Hedging | Unsecured senior notes |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Swap Floating Rate: LIBOR plus | 3.63% |
All-in swap floating rate | 5.79% |
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Celebrity Reflection term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Debt Floating Rate | 0.40% |
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Quantum of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Debt Floating Rate | 1.30% |
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Anthem of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Debt Floating Rate | 1.30% |
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Ovation of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Debt Floating Rate | 1.00% |
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Odyssey of the Seas |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Debt Floating Rate | 0.95% | [2]
EURIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Harmony of the Seas term loan |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |
Debt Floating Rate | 1.15% | [1]
[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, 2019.
[2] | Interest rate swap agreements hedging the term loan for Odyssey of the Seas includes a LIBOR zero-floor matching the hedged debt LIBOR zero-floor. The anticipated unsecured term loan for the financing of Odyssey of the Seas is expected to be drawn in October 2020.

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