CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,226,871	$ 1,935,005
Trade and other receivables, net of allowances of $10,483 and $11,612 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	379,177	531,066
Inventories	221,299	224,016
Prepaid expenses and other assets	543,599	455,836
Derivative financial instruments	42,651	59,083
Total current assets	2,413,597	3,205,006
Property and equipment, net	27,466,333	27,546,445
Operating lease right-of-use assets	521,209	537,559
Goodwill	809,258	809,277
Other assets, net of allowances of $63,102 and $71,614 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	1,660,090	1,678,074
Total assets	32,870,487	33,776,361
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	2,055,307	2,087,711
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	78,385	79,760
Accounts payable	714,837	646,727
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,200,590	1,459,957
Derivative financial instruments	121,836	131,312
Customer deposits	5,270,589	4,167,997
Total current liabilities	9,441,544	8,573,464
Long-term debt	19,404,804	21,303,480
Long-term operating lease liabilities	509,530	523,006
Other long-term liabilities	489,188	507,599
Total liabilities	29,845,066	30,907,549
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding)	0	0
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 283,979,907 and 283,257,102 shares issued, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)	2,840	2,832
Paid-in capital	7,351,493	7,284,852
Accumulated deficit	(1,755,339)	(1,707,429)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(677,944)	(643,214)
Treasury stock (28,248,125 and 28,018,385 common shares at cost, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)	(2,069,432)	(2,068,229)
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	2,851,618	2,868,812
Noncontrolling Interests	173,803	0
Total shareholders’ equity	3,025,421	2,868,812
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 32,870,487	$ 33,776,361

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).