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Percent Of Financing From Counterparty

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Purchase Contract, Deposit.

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Ship Passenger Capacity Berths.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended								3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2026 ship	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) berth ship	Nov. 30, 2025 berth	Oct. 31, 2025 ship	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) berth ship	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 EUR (€) berth ship
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths		38,730								38,730		38,730
Aggregate cost of ships expected to enter service \| $										$ 11,300
Deposit for the purchase of ships expected to enter service \| $		$ 1,000								$ 1,000
Plaintiff and awarded damages and attorneys' fees \| $							$ 112				$ 124
Loss in period \| $									$ 130
Credit agreement
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of months considered to determine requirement of prepayment of debts										24 months
Credit agreement \| Minimum
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person		50.00%								50.00%		50.00%
Debt Securities \| Minimum
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt instrument covenant, minimum percentage of ownership by a person		50.00%								50.00%		50.00%
Icon-class ships \| Cruise ships on order \| Royal Caribbean
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of ships under construction \| ship		3								3		3
Approximate berths		22,500								22,500		22,500
Oasis-class ship \| Cruise ships on order \| Royal Caribbean
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of ships under construction \| ship		1								1		1
One Project Edge Class Ship \| Cruise ships on order \| Celebrity Cruise Ships
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of ships under construction \| ship		1								1		1
River Class Ships \| Cruise ships on order \| Celebrity Cruise Ships
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of ships under construction \| ship		4								4		4
Number of initial order \| ship				10
River Class Ships \| Cruise ships on order \| Celebrity Cruise Ships \| Subsequent Event
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of initial order \| ship	10
Expected total fleet \| ship	20
Edge And River Class Ships \| Cruise ships on order \| Celebrity Cruise Ships
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths		3,930								3,930		3,930
Icon Class, Unnamed Ship \| Fourth Icon Class Ship Term Loan \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Financing percentage			95.00%
Bank financing commitment percentage			80.00%
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship		$ 2,400								$ 2,400		€ 2,100
Debt instrument, term (in years)			12 years
Icon Class, Unnamed Ship \| Finnvera
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths			5,600
Icon Class, Unnamed Ship \| Finnvera \| Fourth Icon Class Ship Term Loan \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt floating rate			0.90%
Celebrity Xcite \| Edge Class Ship Credit Agreement \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Bank financing commitment percentage					80.00%
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship		$ 1,200								$ 1,200		€ 1,000
Debt instrument, term (in years)										12 years
Celebrity Xcite \| BpiFAE
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths		3,250								3,250		3,250
Celebrity Xcite \| BpiFAE \| Edge Class Ship Credit Agreement \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt floating rate										0.85%
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency					100.00%
Legend of the Seas
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths		5,600								5,600		5,600
Legend of the Seas \| Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Bank financing commitment percentage								80.00%
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship		$ 1,600								$ 1,600		€ 1,400
Debt instrument, term (in years)										12 years
Debt floating rate										1.28%
Percentage of debt bearing fixed interest		60.00%								60.00%		60.00%
Interest rate		3.29%								3.29%		3.29%
Legend of the Seas \| Icon Class, Ship Credit Agreement \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Increase in the maximum loan amount		$ 393								$ 393		€ 334
Legend of the Seas \| Royal Caribbean
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths		5,600								5,600		5,600
Legend of the Seas \| Finnvera \| Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency								95.00%
Legend of the Seas \| BpiFAE \| Icon Class, Ship Credit Agreement \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt floating rate										0.90%
Legend of the Seas \| Euler Hermes \| Third Icon Class Ship Term Loan \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency								95.00%
Unnamed \| Oasis Class Ship Credit Agreement \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Bank financing commitment percentage						80.00%
Unsecured term loan, construction financing commitment per ship		$ 2,000								$ 2,000		€ 1,700
Debt instrument, term (in years)										12 years
Unnamed \| Royal Caribbean
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths		5,700								5,700		5,700
Unnamed \| BpiFAE
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Approximate berths		5,700								5,700		5,700
Unnamed \| BpiFAE \| Oasis Class Ship Credit Agreement \| Unsecured term loans
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt floating rate										0.85%
Percentage of unsecured term loan guaranteed by an export credit agency						100.00%
Discovery-Class Ships \| Cruise ships on order \| Royal Caribbean
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of initial order \| ship		2