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General (Details) destination in Thousands, £ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) ship destination continent brand | Mar. 31, 2021 GBP (£) | Aug. 31, 2021 ship | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 19, 2021 USD ($) ship | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cruise brands | brand |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Number of cruise ships | ship |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |
Number of destinations | destination |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Number of continents | continent |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships that have resumed or announced intention to resume sailing | ship |  | 36 |  |  |  |  |
Liquidity |  | $ 5,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 4,250,369,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 3,684,474,000
Debt repayment | £ |  |  | £ 300.0 |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships homeporting from U.S. | ship |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Azamara |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships sold | ship |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Total consideration from sale |  |  |  |  |  | $ 201,000,000 |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Fixed Rate | [1] | 5.41% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Fixed Rate | [1] | 11.50% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Fixed Rate | [1] | 2.53% |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Fixed Rate | [1] | 10.88% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan Agreement | Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |
Silversea Notes | Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Fixed Rate |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |
Debt repayment |  | $ 619,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility, $700 Million |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | 700,000,000 |  |  | 700,000,000.0 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 1,600,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,550,000,000 |  |
TUI Cruises |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in a joint venture, percentage of interest |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of June 30, 2021 and, for variable rate debt, include either LIBOR or EURIBOR plus the applicable margin.

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