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General (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2019 cruise_ship company
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |
Global cruise guests carried, percent | 45.00%
Number of cruise ships | cruise_ship | 104
Number of companies operating as a single economic enterprise | company | 2
DLC arrangement current equalization ratio | 1
Carnival PLC |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] |
DLC arrangement current equalization ratio | 1

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