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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 31, 2022 | Apr. 30, 2022 | Feb. 28, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, collateral amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 111,900,000 |  |
Credit card processor agreement, maximum exposure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 309,600,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 417,852,000 | $ 363,532,000 |
Minimum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  | 2.35% |  |
Maximum | Contract With Customer, Liability, Up-Front Payment Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agency fees, percentage of loan amount payable |  |  |  |  |  | 5.48% |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Novation Agreement, July 2017 | Bpifrance Assurance Export |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Note, Backstop Committed Financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  | $ 3,150,000,000 |  |  |  |
Unsecured Term Loan Agreement | Bpifrance Assurance Export |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Export And Non-Export Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,100,000,000 |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25 |  |
Debt covenant, minimum monthly liquidity requirement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |
Unsecured term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,767,955,000 | 2,860,567,000 |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 1.28% |  |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 5.89% |  |
Unsecured term loans | Novation Agreement, July 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 3.18% |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Unsecured Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 1.28% |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt |  | $ 277,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Scenario, Forecast | SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Euler Hermes | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, guaranteed percentage |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,595,735,000 | 5,604,498,000 |
Unsecured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 3.70% |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 9.13% |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Notes Due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.375% |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from senior notes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 990,000,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount | [2] |  |  |  |  | 2,611,342,000 | 2,899,342,000 |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 3,200,000,000 |  |
Secured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,361,570,000 | 2,354,037,000 |
Secured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 10.88% |  |
Secured senior notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes, Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 10.875% |  |  |  |
Convertible notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,725,000,000 | $ 1,558,780,000 |
Convertible notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 2.88% |  |
Convertible notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 4.25% |  |
Convertible notes | Convertible Notes 4.25%, Due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.25% |  |  |  |
[1] | Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of June 30, 2022 and, for variable rate debt, include either LIBOR or EURIBOR plus the applicable margin.
[2] | Includes $1.9 billion facility and $1.3 billion facility, the vast majority of which is due in 2024. Our $1.9 billion facility accrues interest at LIBOR plus a maximum interest rate margin of 1.30% which interest was 3.09% as of June 30, 2022 and is subject to a facility fee of a maximum of 0.20%. Our $1.3 billion facility accrues interest at LIBOR plus a maximum interest rate margin of 1.70%, which interest was 3.49% as of June 30, 2022 and is subject to a facility fee of a maximum of 0.30%.

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