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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 agreement | Aug. 31, 2019 lawsuit | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) ship berth | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) ship berth | Dec. 31, 2017 ship | Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€) ship berth | Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 38,310 | 38,310 |  | 38,310 |
Aggregate cost of ships expected to enter service | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,800,000,000 |  |  |
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 831,600,000 | $ 831,600,000 |  |  |
Percentage of aggregate cost exposed to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate |  |  |  |  |  | 52.30% | 52.30% |  | 52.30% | 59.00%
Number of claims filed | lawsuit |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Plaintiff and awarded damages and attorneys' fees | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 112,000,000 |  |  |
Litigation charge | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,000,000 |  |  |  |
Icon-class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Icon of the Seas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 | 5,600 |  | 5,600 |
Icon Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 | 5,600 |  | 5,600 |
Fourth Edge Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of months considered to determine requirement of prepayment of debts |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 months |  |  |
Sixth Oasis Class Ship Term Loan | Sixth Oasis Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan | Third Icon Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Caribbean International | Sixth Oasis Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700 | 5,700 |  | 5,700 |
Royal Caribbean International | Third Icon Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 | 5,600 |  | 5,600 |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Oasis-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Icon-class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  | 3 |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 22,500 | 22,500 |  | 22,500 |
Royal Caribbean International | Cruise ships on order | Silversea Cruises |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  | 2 |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 1,460 | 1,460 |  | 1,460 |
Celebrity Cruise Ships | Cruise ships on order | Three project edge class ships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ships under construction | ship |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 3,250 | 3,250 |  | 3,250 |
Silversea Cruises | Silver Nova |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 730 | 730 |  | 730 |
Silversea Cruises | Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approximate berths |  |  |  |  |  | 730 | 730 |  | 730 |
Euler Hermes | Third Icon Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BpiFAE | Sixth Oasis Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BpiFAE | Fourth Edge Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Finnvera | Third Icon Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finnvera | Icon of the Seas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Minimum | Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |
Minimum | Debt Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |
Unsecured term loans | Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in credit agreements |  | € 175,600,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 187,300,000 |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Evolution Class, Ship One Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 4.34% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Evolution Class Ship Two Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  | 4.38% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Sixth Oasis Class Ship Term Loan | Sixth Oasis Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000 | $ 1,400,000,000 |  | € 1,300,000,000 |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% | 3.00% |  | 3.00% |
Unsecured term loans | Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan | Third Icon Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 |  | € 1,400,000,000 |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 3.29% | 3.29% |  | 3.29% |
Percentage of debt bearing fixed interest |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% | 60.00% |  | 60.00% |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Class, Ship One Credit Agreement | Icon of the Seas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 3.56% | 3.56% |  | 3.56% |
Percentage of debt bearing fixed interest |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% | 75.00% |  | 75.00% |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 |  | € 1,400,000,000 |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Class, Ship Two Credit Agreement | Icon Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 3.76% | 3.76% |  | 3.76% |
Percentage of debt bearing fixed interest |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% | 75.00% |  | 75.00% |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 |  | € 1,400,000,000 |
Unsecured term loans | Third and Fourth Edge-class ships and Fifth Oasis-class ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Third and Fourth Edge-class ships and Fifth Oasis-class ship | Fourth Edge Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 3.18% | 3.18% |  | 3.18% |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 762,200,000 | $ 762,200,000 |  | € 714,600,000 |
Unsecured term loans | LIBOR | Evolution Class, Ship One Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  | 0.99% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | LIBOR | Evolution Class Ship Two Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  | 1.03% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | LIBOR | Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan | Third Icon Class Ship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.85% |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of credit agreements | agreement |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Evolution Class, Ship One Credit Agreement | Silver Nova |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  |  |  |  | $ 375,000,000 | $ 375,000,000 |  | € 351,600,000 |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 4.14% | 4.14% |  | 4.14% |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | Evolution Class Ship Two Credit Agreement | Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank financing commitment percentage |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship |  |  |  |  |  | $ 382,900,000 | $ 382,900,000 |  | € 359,000,000.0 |
Unsecured term loan, amortization period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 4.18% | 4.18% |  | 4.18% |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | LIBOR | Evolution Class, Ship One Credit Agreement | Silver Nova |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.79% |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Silversea Cruises | LIBOR | Evolution Class Ship Two Credit Agreement | Evolution Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.83% |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) | [1] |  |  |  |  | 1.28% | 1.28% |  | 1.28% |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum | LIBOR | Icon Class, Ship One Credit Agreement | Icon of the Seas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.10% |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Minimum | LIBOR | Icon Class, Ship Two Credit Agreement | Icon Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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) | [1] |  |  |  |  | 5.89% | 5.89% |  | 5.89% |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum | LIBOR | Icon Class, Ship One Credit Agreement | Icon of the Seas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.15% |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Maximum | LIBOR | Icon Class, Ship Two Credit Agreement | Icon Class, Unnamed Ship Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.20% |  |  |
[1] | Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of December 31, 2022 and, for variable rate debt, includes either LIBOR, EURIBOR or Term SOFR plus the applicable margin.

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