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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2010 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Unsecured Debt | Aug. 31, 2011 Unsecured Debt Commercial Paper USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Unsecured Debt Euro Denominated Bank Loans USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2011 Unsecured Euro Denominated Export Credit Facility USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2011 Unsecured Euro Denominated Export Credit Facility USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Unsecured Euro Denominated Export Credit Facility Committed Ship Financings USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2011 Unsecured Export Credit Facility USD ($) | May 31, 2011 Other Credit Facilities USD ($) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($) Year | Aug. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility U.S Dollar Denominated Debt USD ($) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility U.S Dollar Denominated Debt Termination USD ($) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Euro Denominated EUR (€) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Euro Denominated Termination EUR (€) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Sterling Denominated Debt GBP (£) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Sterling Denominated Debt Termination GBP (£) | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Utilization of One Third of Available Line of Credit Facility | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Utilization of Two Third of Available Line of Credit Facility | May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility Termination USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 Unsecured Floating Rate Export Credit Facility USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 Unsecured Floating Rate Euro-Denominated Bank Loan USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Unsecured Floating Rate Bank Loan USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Costa Cruises Committed Ship Financings | Aug. 31, 2011 P And O Cruises UK Committed Ship Financings | Jan. 31, 2011 Fixed Rate Export Credit Facilities USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 Committed Ship Financings
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short term borrowings | $ 912,000,000 | $ 740,000,000 |  | $ 659,000,000 | $ 253,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Weighted Average Interest Rate |  |  | 0.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, fixed interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.90%
Unsecured Long-Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 407,000,000 |  |  | 583,000,000 |  | 2,500,000,000 |  | 1,600,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | 450,000,000 | 400,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 200,000,000 |  |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 313,000,000 |
Interest rate description |  |  |  |  |  | EURIBOR plus a margin of 20 basis points (“bps”) and is due in semi-annual installments through March 2023. |  |  | LIBOR plus a margin of 160 bps and is due in semi-annual installments through April 2023. |  | LIBOR/EURIBOR plus a margin of 65 bps. The margin will vary based on changes to Carnival Corporation’s and Carnival plc’s long-term credit rating. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | We have the option to change the interest rate to EURIBOR plus 80 bps up until 30 days prior to the applicable ship delivery date.
Interest rate option period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days
Debt Instrument, Maturity Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.20% |  |  | 1.60% |  | 0.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.80%
Line of credit term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Each financing will be due in semi-annual installments over 12 years from the date of funding and is cancellable until thirty days prior to drawing.
Commitment fee on undrawn facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity period |  |  |  |  |  | 2023-03 |  |  | 2023-04 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities cancelled |  |  |  |  |  |  | 252,000,000 |  |  | 212,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilization fee on the total amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.15% | 0.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount available under the facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of unsecured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000 | 136,000,000 | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2022 | 2014 | 2013 |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | October 2014 | February 2015 |  |
Line of credit maturity period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years

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