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Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 42,014 | $ 2,032,750
Cruise Itinerary |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 30,695 | 1,864,554
Cruise Itinerary | North America |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [1] | 0 | 1,324,573
Cruise Itinerary | Asia Pacific |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [2] | 29,885 | 362,398
Cruise Itinerary | Europe |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [3] | 0 | 19,540
Cruise Itinerary | Other regions |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [4] | 810 | 158,043
Other Revenues |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues | [5] | $ 11,319 | $ 168,196
Passenger Ticket | Other regions |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenues by country | [6] | 0.00% | 32.00%
Passenger Ticket | Singapore |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenues by country |  | 69.00% | 0.00%
Passenger Ticket | China |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenues by country |  | 31.00% | 0.00%
Passenger Ticket | United States |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenues by country |  | 0.00% | 68.00%
[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 seasonality impacted 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, which was terminated when Pullmantur Holdings filed for reorganization in Spain in 2020, and procurement and management related services we perform on behalf of our unconsolidated affiliates. Refer to Note 6. Other Assets for more information on our unconsolidated affiliates.
[6] | No other individual country's revenue exceeded 10% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

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