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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Aug. 27, 2019 lawsuit | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) berth ship | Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€) berth agreement | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) ship | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) ship berth | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) berth | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) berth ship | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) berth | Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 55,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,300 |  |
Fixed interest rate on long-term debt |  | 62.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62.10% |  | 59.10%
Aggregate cost of ships expected to enter service | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 14,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 881,500,000 |  |
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate |  | 65.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.90% |  | 53.50%
Number of claims filed | lawsuit | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |
Project edge class ship term loans | Project edge ship II |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 627,100,000 |  | $ 704,000,000.0 |  |
Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of months considered to determine requirement of prepayment of debts |  |  |  |  | 24 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Quantum-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Oasis-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Icon-class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |
Approximate berths |  | 32,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,400 |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Silversea Cruises |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Approximate berths |  | 2,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400 |  |
Celebrity Cruise Ships | Celebrity Beyond |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 3,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,250 |  |
Celebrity Cruise Ships | Third Edge Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 3,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,250 |  |
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 | Three project edge class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Approximate berths |  | 9,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,400 |  |
Project Icon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Project Icon | Royal Caribbean International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 5,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 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% |  |  |  |  |
Fifth Oasis Class Ship | Royal Caribbean International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 5,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700 |  |
Quantum Class Fifth Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,200 |  |  |
Quantum Class Fifth Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.45% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.45% |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 777,500,000 | $ 872,700,000 |  |
Quantum Class Fifth Ship | Quantum of the Seas unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |
Quantum Class Fifth Ship | LIBOR | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.95% |  |  |  |  |  |
Quantum Class Fifth Ship | 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% |  |  |
Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship One | Silversea Cruises |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  | 600 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |
Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship Two | Silversea Cruises |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  | 600 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |
Sixth Oasis Class Ship | Sixth Oasis Class Ship Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Sixth Oasis Class Ship | Royal Caribbean International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 5,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700 |  |
Sixth Oasis Class Ship | BpiFAE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third Icon Class Ship | Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Third Icon Class Ship | Royal Caribbean International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  | 5,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |
Third Icon Class Ship | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third Icon Class Ship | Finnvera |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Minimum | Debt Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
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 | Silver Moon Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | LIBOR | Silver Moon Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of credit agreements | agreement |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.14% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.14% |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  | € 351,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 394,700,000 |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.18% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.18% |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  | € 359,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 403,000,000.0 |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | LIBOR | Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  | 0.79% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | LIBOR | Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  | 0.83% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Project Icon | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,400,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,600,000,000 |  |
Percentage of debt bearing fixed interest |  |  |  |  |  | 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% |  |  |  |  |
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% |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  | € 714,600,000 |  |  | 802,100,000 |  |
Unsecured term loans | Fifth Oasis Class Ship | Unsecured term loan maturing twelve years after ship delivery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,100,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |
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 | Sixth Oasis Class Ship | Sixth Oasis Class Ship Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  | € 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |
Unsecured term loans | Third Icon Class Ship | Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of debt bearing fixed interest |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  | € 1,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000,000 |  |
Fixed interest rate on long-term debt |  | 3.29% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.29% |  |
Unsecured term loans | Third Icon Class Ship | LIBOR | Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  | 0.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 2.53% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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% |  |  |  |  |

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