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Debt (2023 Debt Financing Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2023 | Nov. 30, 2023 | Oct. 31, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2022
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 121,000,000 | $ 94,000,000 | $ 139,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 6.06% | 6.23% |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 3.70% |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 11.63% |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes | Senior Guaranteed Notes Due January 2030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.21% |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term (in years) |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured debt |  |  |  |  | $ 503,000,000 |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Novation Agreement | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Celebrity Ascent Unsecured Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 3.18% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term (in years) |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured debt |  |  | $ 844,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Celebrity Ascent Unsecured Term Loan | Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  | 1.45% |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  | 3.33% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Celebrity Ascent Unsecured Term Loan | BpiFAE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Of The Seas Unsecured Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 3.56% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term (in years) |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured debt |  |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Of The Seas Unsecured Term Loan | Term SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  | 4.76% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Of The Seas Unsecured Term Loan | Term SOFR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  | 1.53% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Of The Seas Unsecured Term Loan | Term SOFR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin on floating rate base (as a percent) |  |  | 1.58% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Of The Seas Unsecured Term Loan | Euler Hermes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loans | Icon Of The Seas Unsecured Term Loan | Finnvera |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured senior notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] |  |  |  |  | 8.25% |  |  |
Secured senior notes | Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |  | 11.50%
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  | 105,000,000 |  |  |
Credit agreement | Term Loan Facility, $700 Million |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt terminated |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term (in years) |  | 364 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agreement | Senior Unsecured Note, Backstop Committed Financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt terminated |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Credit agreement | Unsecured Term Loan Due October 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | $ 502,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of December 31, 2023, and for variable rate debt, includes either EURIBOR or Term SOFR plus the applicable margin.

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