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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments (Interest Rate Risk) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate on long-term debt |  | 75.00% |  | 65.70%
Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 1,900,000 |  | $ 2,900,000
Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount |  | 1,920,365 |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Fair value hedging | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Long term debt, stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 5.25% |
Celebrity Reflection term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount |  | $ 109,083 |  |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 2.85% |  |
Quantum of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount |  | $ 245,000 |  |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 3.74% |  |
Anthem of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount |  | $ 271,875 |  |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 3.86% |  |
Ovation of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount |  | $ 380,417 |  |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate |  | 3.16% |  |
Harmony of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | [1] | $ 338,990 |  |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | [1] | 2.26% |  |
Odyssey of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | [2] | $ 383,333 |  |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | [2] | 3.21% |  |
Odyssey of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Notional Amount | [2] | $ 191,667 |  |
All-in Swap Fixed Rate | [2] | 2.84% |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Celebrity Reflection term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  | 0.40% |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Quantum of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  | 1.30% |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Anthem of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  | 1.30% |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Ovation of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate |  | 1.00% |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Odyssey of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate | [2] | 0.96% |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Odyssey of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate | [2] | 0.96% |  |
Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) | Harmony of the Seas term loan | Cash flow hedge | Interest rate swaps |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Debt Floating Rate | [1] | 1.15% |  |
[1] | Interest rate swap agreements hedging the Euro-denominated term loan for Harmony of the Seas include EURIBOR zero-floors matching the hedged debt EURIBOR zero-floor. Amount presented is based on the exchange rate as of December 31, 2022.
[2] | Interest rate swap agreements hedging the term loan of Odyssey of the Seas include LIBOR zero-floors matching the debt LIBOR zero-floor. The effective dates of the $383.3 million and $191.7 million interest rate swap agreements are October 2020 and October 2022, respectively. The unsecured term loan for the financing of Odyssey of the Seas was drawn on March 2021.

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