$RCL
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD Stock $rcl

$rcl Overview Financials Valuation SEC Filings Company Website

2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000088488721000006 Filed on February 26, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
Revenue	$34.14M	-$33.69M	$175.6M
YoY Change	-98.64%	-101.06%	-93.74%
Cost Of Revenue	$269.4M	$308.6M	$680.4M
YoY Change	-81.49%	-80.99%	-55.95%
Gross Profit	-$235.3M	-$342.3M	-$504.8M
YoY Change	-122.16%	-121.89%	-140.0%
Gross Profit Margin	-689.26%		-287.47%
Selling, General & Admin	$264.6M	$246.8M	$301.4M
YoY Change	-39.97%	-30.04%	-20.02%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$318.1M	$317.1M	$319.8M
YoY Change	-1.12%	-1.0%	2.63%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$569.4M	$246.8M	$301.4M
YoY Change	-25.33%	-30.04%	-20.02%
Operating Profit	-$1.017B	-$996.1M	-$1.282B
YoY Change	-439.5%	-211.82%	-323.56%
Interest Expense	-$340.8M	$259.3M	$218.9M
YoY Change	10227.27%	154.17%	96.66%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$9.500M	-$343.2M	-$349.4M
YoY Change	-39.1%	80274.24%	272.86%
Pretax Income	-$1.367B	-$1.339B	-$1.632B
YoY Change	-587.31%	-250.42%	-439.96%
Income Tax
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$1.367B	-$1.347B	-$1.639B
YoY Change	-600.46%	-252.48%	-446.7%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-4004.14%		-933.51%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$6.09	-$6.29	-$7.83
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$6.09	-$6.29	-$7.83
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	224.3M shares	214.2M shares	209.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		214.2M shares	209.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.684B	$3.017B	$4.147B
YoY Change	1409.84%	989.17%	1664.68%
Cash & Equivalents	$3.684B	$3.000B	$4.147B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$224.0M	$207.0M	$179.0M
YoY Change	-50.33%	-49.64%	-66.79%
Inventory	$118.7M	$142.4M	$152.6M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$284.0M	$165.0M	$206.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.312B	$3.532B	$4.684B
YoY Change	270.86%	193.35%	265.13%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$25.25B	$25.36B	$25.65B
YoY Change	-0.86%	1.43%	3.19%
Goodwill	$809.5M	$809.5M	$809.4M
YoY Change	-41.58%	-41.05%	-41.06%
Intangibles	$444.9M	$447.3M	$450.7M
YoY Change	-8.95%	-9.02%	-8.97%
Long-Term Investments	$538.0M	$618.0M	$656.0M
YoY Change	-10.03%	18.39%	17.56%
Other Assets	$1.497B	$1.541B	$1.556B
YoY Change	-7.43%	-0.33%	-1.35%
Total Long-Term Assets	$28.15B	$28.30B	$28.62B
YoY Change	-3.44%	-1.13%	0.34%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.312B	$3.532B	$4.684B
Total Long-Term Assets	$28.15B	$28.30B	$28.62B
Total Assets	$32.47B	$31.83B	$33.31B
YoY Change	7.07%	6.72%	11.73%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$353.4M	$421.0M	$661.4M
YoY Change	-37.3%	-21.88%	24.38%
Accrued Expenses	$615.8M	$677.6M	$810.5M
YoY Change	-42.9%	-30.85%	-14.37%
Deferred Revenue	$1.785B	$1.820B	$1.806B
YoY Change	-47.94%	-46.63%	-53.81%
Short-Term Debt	$409.0M	$387.0M	$369.0M
YoY Change	-71.48%	-58.03%	-64.76%
Long-Term Debt Due	$962.0M	$870.0M	$706.0M
YoY Change	-13.57%	-0.46%	-18.94%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.537B	$4.625B	$4.737B
YoY Change	-42.95%	-34.98%	-37.56%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$17.96B	$17.63B	$17.75B
YoY Change	120.89%	105.6%	102.36%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$645.6M	$694.5M	$698.0M
YoY Change	4.49%	-5.1%	24.31%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$645.6M	$694.5M	$698.0M
YoY Change	4.49%	-5.1%	24.31%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$4.537B	$4.625B	$4.737B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$645.6M	$694.5M	$698.0M
Total Liabilities	$23.70B	$23.50B	$23.76B
YoY Change	34.79%	35.96%	34.12%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$5.563B	$6.930B	$8.276B
YoY Change	-51.73%	-39.28%	-22.6%
Common Stock	$6.001B	$4.332B	$3.703B
YoY Change	71.64%	24.88%	7.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.064B	$2.064B	$2.064B
YoY Change	0.29%	5.39%	5.39%
Treasury Stock Shares	27.80M shares	27.80M shares	27.80M shares
Shareholders Equity	$8.761B	$8.329B	$8.964B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$32.47B	$31.83B	$33.31B
YoY Change	7.07%	6.72%	11.73%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.367B	-$1.347B	-$1.639B
YoY Change	-600.46%	-252.48%	-446.7%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$318.1M	$317.1M	$319.8M
YoY Change	-1.12%	-1.0%	2.63%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$825.4M	-$857.5M	-$2.248B
YoY Change	-235.47%	-194.07%	-301.21%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$391.9M	-$181.3M	-$139.3M
YoY Change	-42.6%	-61.9%	-90.02%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.100M	-$15.90M	-$111.0M
YoY Change	-133.33%	-41.33%	109.43%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$389.9M	-$197.2M	-$250.3M
YoY Change	-43.42%	-60.79%	-82.73%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	1.880B	-74.40M	2.754B
YoY Change	4124.72%	-79.67%	763.86%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-825.4M	-857.5M	-2.248B
Cash From Investing Activities	-389.9M	-197.2M	-250.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	1.880B	-74.40M	2.754B
Net Change In Cash	664.7M	-1.129B	256.2M
YoY Change	-1983.0%	-2744.26%	-2040.91%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$825.4M	-$857.5M	-$2.248B
Capital Expenditures	-$391.9M	-$181.3M	-$139.3M
Free Cash Flow	-$433.5M	-$676.2M	-$2.108B
YoY Change	-133.55%	-148.74%	-183.89%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
CY2020	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000884887
CY2020	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2020	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2020
CY2020	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrentStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrentStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrentStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrentStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList	us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
CY2020	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2020	dei	Document Annual Report DocumentAnnualReport	true
CY2020	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2020-12-31
CY2020	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2020	dei	Document Transition Report DocumentTransitionReport	false
CY2020	dei	Entity File Number EntityFileNumber	1-11884
CY2020	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
CY2020	dei	Entity Incorporation State Country Code EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode	N0
CY2020	dei	Entity Tax Identification Number EntityTaxIdentificationNumber	98-0081645
CY2020	dei	Entity Address Address Line1 EntityAddressAddressLine1	1050 Caribbean Way
CY2020	dei	Entity Address City Or Town EntityAddressCityOrTown	Miami
CY2020	dei	Entity Address State Or Province EntityAddressStateOrProvince	FL
CY2020	dei	Entity Address Postal Zip Code EntityAddressPostalZipCode	33132
CY2020	dei	City Area Code CityAreaCode	305
CY2020	dei	Local Phone Number LocalPhoneNumber	539-6000
CY2020	dei	Security12b Title Security12bTitle	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
CY2020	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	RCL
CY2020	dei	Security Exchange Name SecurityExchangeName	NYSE
CY2020	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2020	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2020	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2020	dei	Entity Interactive Data Current EntityInteractiveDataCurrent	Yes
CY2020	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2020	dei	Entity Small Business EntitySmallBusiness	false
CY2020	dei	Entity Emerging Growth Company EntityEmergingGrowthCompany	false
CY2020	dei	Icfr Auditor Attestation Flag IcfrAuditorAttestationFlag	true
CY2020	dei	Entity Shell Company EntityShellCompany	false
CY2020Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	10500000000	USD
CY2021Q1	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	237535138	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	2208805000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	10950661000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	9493849000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods And Services Sold CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	2765108000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods And Services Sold CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	6062765000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods And Services Sold CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold	5262207000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	1199620000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	1559253000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	1303144000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1279254000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1245942000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1033697000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Asset Impairment Charges And Credit Losses Excluding Equity Method Investment Impairments AssetImpairmentChargesAndCreditLossesExcludingEquityMethodInvestmentImpairments	1566380000	USD
CY2019	rcl	Asset Impairment Charges And Credit Losses Excluding Equity Method Investment Impairments AssetImpairmentChargesAndCreditLossesExcludingEquityMethodInvestmentImpairments	0	USD
CY2018	rcl	Asset Impairment Charges And Credit Losses Excluding Equity Method Investment Impairments AssetImpairmentChargesAndCreditLossesExcludingEquityMethodInvestmentImpairments	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-4601557000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	2082701000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1894801000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	21036000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	26945000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	32800000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	844238000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	408513000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	333672000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-213286000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	230980000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	210756000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-137085000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-24513000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	11107000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-1173573000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-175101000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-79009000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-5775130000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1907600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1815792000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	22332000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	28713000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4750000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-5797462000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1878887000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1811042000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-27.05
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	8.97
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	8.60
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-27.05
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	8.95
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	8.56
CY2020	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-5775130000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1907600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1815792000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	40346000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	869000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-14251000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	19984000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	19535000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-7643000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	38010000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	-151313000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	-286861000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	58372000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-169979000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-293469000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-5716758000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1737621000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1522323000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	22332000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	28713000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4750000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-5739090000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	1708908000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	1517573000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	3684474000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	243738000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	3867000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	5635000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Receivables Net Current ReceivablesNetCurrent	284149000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Receivables Net Current ReceivablesNetCurrent	305821000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	118703000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	162107000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	154339000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	429211000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Current DerivativeAssetsCurrent	70082000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Current DerivativeAssetsCurrent	21751000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	4311747000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	1162628000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	25246595000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	25466808000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	599985000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	687555000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	809480000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1385644000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Other Assets Allowance For Credit Loss OtherAssetsAllowanceForCreditLoss	81580000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Other Assets Allowance For Credit Loss OtherAssetsAllowanceForCreditLoss	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	1497380000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	1617649000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	32465187000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	30320284000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	961768000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	1186586000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Commercial Paper CommercialPaper	409319000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Commercial Paper CommercialPaper	1434180000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	102677000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	96976000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	353422000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	563706000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	252668000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	70090000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	615750000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	1078345000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Liability Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossLiabilityIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	56685000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Liability Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossLiabilityIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	94875000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	1784832000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	3428138000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	4537121000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	7952896000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	17957956000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	8414110000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	563876000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	601641000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	645565000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	617810000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	23704518000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	17586457000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies		USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies		USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	569981000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	20000000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	20000000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	500000000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	500000000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	265198371	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	236547842	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	2652000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	2365000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	5998574000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	3493959000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	5562775000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	11523326000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-739341000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-797713000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	27799775	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	31616000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	11004000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-41109000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	27746848	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	2063991000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	2058091000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	8760669000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	12163846000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	32465187000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	30320284000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-5775130000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1907600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1815792000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1279254000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1245942000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1033697000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Asset Impairment Charges And Credit Losses AssetImpairmentChargesAndCreditLosses	1566380000	USD
CY2019	rcl	Asset Impairment Charges And Credit Losses AssetImpairmentChargesAndCreditLosses	0	USD
CY2018	rcl	Asset Impairment Charges And Credit Losses AssetImpairmentChargesAndCreditLosses	33651000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Other Tax Expense Benefit DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit	-8791000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Other Tax Expense Benefit DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit	7745000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Other Tax Expense Benefit DeferredOtherTaxExpenseBenefit	-2679000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Gain Loss Net DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet	-49316000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Gain Loss Net DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet	1431000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Gain Loss Net DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet	-61148000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	39779000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	75930000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	46061000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-213286000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	230980000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	210756000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	89442000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	31991000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	41978000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Debt Discount Premium AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium	66776000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-6326000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability1 BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1	-45126000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability1 BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1	18400000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability1 BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-69044000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Realized Gain Loss On Disposal EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Realized Gain Loss On Disposal EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Realized Gain Loss On Disposal EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal	13680000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Recognition Of Deferred Gain On Disposition Of Property Plant And Equipment RecognitionOfDeferredGainOnDispositionOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	0	USD
CY2019	rcl	Recognition Of Deferred Gain On Disposition Of Property Plant And Equipment RecognitionOfDeferredGainOnDispositionOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	0	USD
CY2018	rcl	Recognition Of Deferred Gain On Disposition Of Property Plant And Equipment RecognitionOfDeferredGainOnDispositionOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	21794000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	-121055000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	9898000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	9573000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-27077000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	8533000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	23849000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-295876000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-15669000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	71770000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-133815000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	75281000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	91737000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	182578000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-4460000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	18773000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-180479000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	96490000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	42937000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	-1643560000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	280139000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	385990000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Dividends Paid To Parent Company By Unconsolidated Subsidiaries CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	2215000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Dividends Paid To Parent Company By Unconsolidated Subsidiaries CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	150177000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Dividends Paid To Parent Company By Unconsolidated Subsidiaries CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	243101000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-12061000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-28362000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-7371000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	-3731653000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	3716366000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	3479139000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	1965131000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	3024663000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	3660028000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Investing Activities ProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	15874000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Investing Activities ProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	7621000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Derivative Instrument Investing Activities ProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	76529000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Derivative Instrument Investing Activities PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	161335000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Derivative Instrument Investing Activities PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	68836000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Derivative Instrument Investing Activities PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentInvestingActivities	98074000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	100609000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	25569000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	27172000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Advance To Affiliate ProceedsFromCollectionOfAdvanceToAffiliate	21086000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Advance To Affiliate ProceedsFromCollectionOfAdvanceToAffiliate	32870000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Advance To Affiliate ProceedsFromCollectionOfAdvanceToAffiliate	124238000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	27796000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses And Interests In Affiliates ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses And Interests In Affiliates ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses And Interests In Affiliates ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesAndInterestsInAffiliates	13215000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	916135000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	16247000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	12829000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	1731000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-2178566000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-3091406000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-4489158000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	13547189000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	3525564000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	8590740000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	374715000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	50348000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	81959000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	3845133000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	4060244000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	6963511000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommercialPaper	6765816000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommercialPaper	26240540000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommercialPaper	4730286000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Commercial Paper RepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	7837635000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Commercial Paper RepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	25613111000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Commercial Paper RepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	3965450000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	99582000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	575039000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	326421000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	602674000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	527494000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	1431375000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-10688000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-10516000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-9500000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	9349788000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-670371000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	1198073000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	1167000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	1297000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-20314000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	3440736000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-44114000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	167740000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	243738000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	287852000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	120112000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	3684474000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	243738000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	287852000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	418164000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	246312000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	252466000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Contingent Consideration NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionContingentConsideration	0	USD
CY2019	rcl	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Contingent Consideration NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionContingentConsideration	0	USD
CY2018	rcl	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Contingent Consideration NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionContingentConsideration	44000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	16189000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	86155000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	53419000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	592313000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	0	USD
CY2020	rcl	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Termination Of Contingent Consideration NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionTerminationOfContingentConsideration	16564000	USD
CY2019	rcl	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Termination Of Contingent Consideration NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionTerminationOfContingentConsideration	0	USD
CY2018	rcl	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Termination Of Contingent Consideration NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionTerminationOfContingentConsideration	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	121352000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	10702303000	USD
CY2018	rcl	Stock Issued During Period Value Under Employee Related Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueUnderEmployeeRelatedPlans	30789000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	2.60
CY2018	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	546689000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	-286861000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-7643000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-14251000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	575039000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	11105461000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1811042000	USD
CY2019	rcl	Stock Issued During Period Value Under Employee Related Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueUnderEmployeeRelatedPlans	67902000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	2.96
CY2019	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	618843000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	-151313000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	19535000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	869000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	99582000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1878887000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	12163846000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Stock Issued During Period Value Under Employee Related Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueUnderEmployeeRelatedPlans	29759000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	1552726000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Equity Component Of Convertible Debt AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt	307640000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	608877000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2020	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	163089000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Credit Card Processor Agreement Maximum Exposure CreditCardProcessorAgreementMaximumExposure	200000000.0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	38010000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	19984000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	40346000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-5797462000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	8760669000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Number Of Cruise Brands NumberOfCruiseBrands	4	brand
CY2020Q4	rcl	Number Of Cruise Ships NumberOfCruiseShips	61	ship
CY2020Q4	rcl	Number Of Destinations NumberOfDestinations	1000	destination
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Interest Acquired1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionInterestAcquired1	0.333
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	5200000	shares
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2020Q4	rcl	Liquidity Liquidity	4400000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	3700000000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Debt Instrument Subject To Covenant Testing Waiver DebtInstrumentSubjectToCovenantTestingWaiver	11200000000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Credit Card Processor Agreement Amount Held In Reserve CreditCardProcessorAgreementAmountHeldInReserve	75000000.0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	400000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-1500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	57600000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Derivative Instrument Credit Risk Exposure DerivativeInstrumentCreditRiskExposure	26900000	USD
CY2019	rcl	Derivative Instrument Credit Risk Exposure DerivativeInstrumentCreditRiskExposure	0	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Number Of Cruise Brands NumberOfCruiseBrands	4	brand
CY2020	us-gaap	Number Of Operating Segments NumberOfOperatingSegments	1	segment
CY2020	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">For the year ended December 31, 2020, we separately presented </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Amortization of debt discounts and premiums</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">, which includes amortization of commercial paper notes discount, in our consolidated statements of cash flows. As a result, the prior year amortization amounts were reclassified from </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Other, net</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> within Operating Activities to conform to the current year presentation. Also for the year ended December 31, 2020, we no longer separately presented </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Proceeds from exercise of common stock options</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> in our consolidated statements of cash flows. As a result, the prior year amounts were reclassified to </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Other, net</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> within Financing Activities to conform to the current year presentation.</span></div>
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	2208805000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	10950661000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	9493849000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Refund Liability ContractWithCustomerRefundLiability	95800000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Refund Liability ContractWithCustomerRefundLiability	9800000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability ContractWithCustomerLiability	124800000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability ContractWithCustomerLiability	1700000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net ContractWithCustomerAssetNet	53700000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net ContractWithCustomerAssetNet	55500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1378353000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	-5224000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	12518000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-3000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1385644000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	576208000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Transfers GoodwillTransfers	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	44000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	809480000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	156629000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	33250000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Accumulated Impairment Of Intangible Assets Finite Lived AccumulatedImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFiniteLived	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	123379000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	352275000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Accumulated Impairment Of Intangible Assets Indefinite Lived Excluding Goodwill AccumulatedImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefiniteLivedExcludingGoodwill	30800000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	321475000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	508904000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	33250000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Accumulated Impairment Of Intangible Assets AccumulatedImpairmentOfIntangibleAssets	30800000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	444854000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	156629000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	20329000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	136300000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	352275000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	352275000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill	508904000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	20329000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	488575000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	8179000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	8179000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	8179000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	8179000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	8179000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Ships Gross ShipsGross	29872655000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Ships Gross ShipsGross	28348088000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Ships Improvements Gross ShipsImprovementsGross	2108922000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Ships Improvements Gross ShipsImprovementsGross	3920800000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Construction In Progress Gross ConstructionInProgressGross	1078243000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Construction In Progress Gross ConstructionInProgressGross	1110962000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Buildings Land And Improvements Gross BuildingsLandAndImprovementsGross	524849000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Buildings Land And Improvements Gross BuildingsLandAndImprovementsGross	472067000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Other PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther	1678903000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Other PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther	1698007000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	35263572000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	35549924000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	10016977000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	10083116000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	25246595000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	25466808000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	59100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	56500000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	49600000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf	635500000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf	635500000	USD
CY2020Q3	rcl	Number Of Cruise Ships Held For Sale NumberOfCruiseShipsHeldForSale	3	ship
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-213286000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	230980000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	210756000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Dividends Paid To Parent Company By Unconsolidated Subsidiaries CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	2215000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Dividends Paid To Parent Company By Unconsolidated Subsidiaries CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	150177000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Dividends Paid To Parent Company By Unconsolidated Subsidiaries CashDividendsPaidToParentCompanyByUnconsolidatedSubsidiaries	243101000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Other Revenues From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionOtherRevenuesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	21372000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Other Revenues From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionOtherRevenuesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	47242000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Other Revenues From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionOtherRevenuesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	54705000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Expenses From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	4986000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Expenses From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	4304000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Expenses From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	11531000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	187100000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	81600000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	107300000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	5635000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	187128000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	107316000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	85447000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Losses Expensed ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed	81600000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Debt Longtermandshorttermexcludingfinancingcosts DebtLongtermandshorttermexcludingfinancingcosts	19643806000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Debt Longtermandshorttermexcludingfinancingcosts DebtLongtermandshorttermexcludingfinancingcosts	11241483000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense	314763000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense	206607000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Longterm And Shortterm Combined Amount DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount	19329043000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Longterm And Shortterm Combined Amount DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount	11034876000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	1371087000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	2620766000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	17957956000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	8414110000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.0602
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.0399
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Collateral Amount DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount	91000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-41100000	USD
CY2020Q2	rcl	Commercial Paper Maximum Borrowing Capacity CommercialPaperMaximumBorrowingCapacity	300000000.0	GBP
CY2020Q4	rcl	Deferred Amortization Of Debt Debt Holiday DeferredAmortizationOfDebtDebtHoliday	900000000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Deferred Debt Amortization Period DeferredDebtAmortizationPeriod	P4Y
CY2020	rcl	Credit Agency Fees Percentage Of Outstanding Loan Balance CreditAgencyFeesPercentageOfOutstandingLoanBalance	0.0297
CY2018Q2	rcl	Commercial Paper Maximum Borrowing Capacity CommercialPaperMaximumBorrowingCapacity	1200000000	USD
CY2019Q3	rcl	Commercial Paper Maximum Borrowing Capacity CommercialPaperMaximumBorrowingCapacity	2900000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	1371087000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	4143884000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	4433261000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	2862486000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	3480961000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	3037364000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Debt Instrument And Capital Lease Obligations Carrying Amount DebtInstrumentAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCarryingAmount	19329043000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Capital Lease Obligation BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCapitalLeaseObligation	31500000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Capital Lease Obligation BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCapitalLeaseObligation	55600000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Before Accumulated Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetBeforeAccumulatedAmortization	364910000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Before Accumulated Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetBeforeAccumulatedAmortization	376159000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedAmortization	71288000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedAmortization	57955000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	293622000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	318204000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	599985000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	687555000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Lease Right Of Use Asset LeaseRightOfUseAsset	893607000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Lease Right Of Use Asset LeaseRightOfUseAsset	1005759000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	51856000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	33561000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	161509000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	196697000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	213365000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	230258000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	102677000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	96976000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	563876000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	601641000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	666553000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	698617000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Lease Liability LeaseLiability	879918000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Lease Liability LeaseLiability	928875000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	6901000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	22044000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	4429000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	8355000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	102605000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	153330000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	24300000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P7Y9M18D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P10Y3M18D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P41Y2M12D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P30Y2M19D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0459
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0465
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0689
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0447
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	89179000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	125307000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Payment On Liability FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability	4429000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Payment On Liability FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability	8355000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	19778000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	32090000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	124108000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	62501000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	117698000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	23822000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	109125000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	12789000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	81696000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	12529000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	72123000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	12566000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	368666000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	395007000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	873416000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	519214000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	206863000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	305849000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	666553000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	213365000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	67682000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	64237000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	56142000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	52759000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	52522000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	49647	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	383974000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	677316000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	32200000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Lease Right Of Use Assets Impairment Loss LeaseRightOfUseAssetsImpairmentLoss	65900000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	542020000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	28713000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	752000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	569981000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	22332000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	592313000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Number Of Shares Issued In Transaction SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction	9600000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Price Per Share SaleOfStockPricePerShare	60.00
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Consideration Received On Transaction SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction	557400000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Number Of Shares Issued In Transaction SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction	13000000.0	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Price Per Share SaleOfStockPricePerShare	76.65
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Consideration Received On Transaction SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction	994600000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Consideration Received On Transaction SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction	868600000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.78
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.78
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.78
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.70
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.70
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.70
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.70
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Period In Force1 StockRepurchaseProgramPeriodInForce1	P24M
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	900000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	99600000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Number Of Share Based Compensation Plans NumberOfShareBasedCompensationPlans	1	plan
CY2020Q4	rcl	Share Based Compensation Arrangementby Share Based Payment Award Maximum Numberof Sharesthatcanbe Grantedtosomeoneotherthananonemployeeboardmemberin Any Fiscal Year ShareBasedCompensationArrangementbyShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberofSharesthatcanbeGrantedtosomeoneotherthananonemployeeboardmemberinAnyFiscalYear	500000	shares
CY2020Q4	rcl	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Employee Stock Purchase Program Number Of Shares Available For Purchase ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByEmployeeStockPurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAvailableForPurchase	1300000	shares
CY2020	rcl	Employee Purchase Plan Purchase Price Percentage Of Fair Market Value EmployeePurchasePlanPurchasePricePercentageOfFairMarketValue	0.85
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	184936	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	91586	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	74100	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Per Share Weighted Average Price Of Shares Purchased ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerShareWeightedAveragePriceOfSharesPurchased	48.08
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Per Share Weighted Average Price Of Shares Purchased ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerShareWeightedAveragePriceOfSharesPurchased	98.20
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Per Share Weighted Average Price Of Shares Purchased ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerShareWeightedAveragePriceOfSharesPurchased	97.50
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	39780000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	75930000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	46061000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	64987	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	41.22
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P0Y10M13D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	5990000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	0	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	15340	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	25.18
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	0	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	46.18
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P0Y1M9D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	1355000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	49647	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	46.18
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P0Y1M9D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	1355000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	49647	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	46.18
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P0Y1M9D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	1355000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	1500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	8100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	11100000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-5797462000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1878887000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	1811042000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	214335000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	209405000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	210570000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	0	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	525000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	984000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	214335000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	209930000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	211554000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-27.05
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	8.97
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	8.60
CY2020	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-27.05
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	8.95
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	8.56
CY2020	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	282118000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	0	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	0	shares
CY2020	rcl	Defined Contribution Plan Nonelective Annual Employer Contribution Percentageof Participants Eligible Earnings DefinedContributionPlanNonelectiveAnnualEmployerContributionPercentageofParticipantsEligibleEarnings	0.03
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	18400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	21200000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	18900000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign	41200000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	28600000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Operating Loss Carryforwards Subject To Expiration OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration	18300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Oci Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	-306089000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	-12620000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-293469000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Oci Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	-165553000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	4426000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-169979000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Oci Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	-91858000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	-150230000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	58372000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Change In Amount Of Contingent Consideration Liability1 BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1	-45100000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	321500000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	108539000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	80743000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeAssetFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	27796000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	39994000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	39994000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeAssetFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	108539000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	80743000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeAssetFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	27796000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	39994000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	39994000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeAssetFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	259705000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	80743000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	57273000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Related To Excluded Component For Net Investment Hedge LossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossRelatedToExcludedComponentForNetInvestmentHedge	528000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Fair Value Of Excluded Component For Net Investment Hedge FairValueOfExcludedComponentForNetInvestmentHedge	-1916000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	121689000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Purchase Contract Deposit PurchaseContractDeposit	684800000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	257728000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	39994000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	217734000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	259705000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	80743000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	57273000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	121689000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	257728000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	39994000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	217734000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Derivative Instrument Credit Risk Exposure DerivativeInstrumentCreditRiskExposure	26900000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Maximum Length Of Time Hedged In Derivative Contract MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInDerivativeContract	P3Y
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate	0.645
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate	0.621
CY2020	us-gaap	Long Term Purchase Commitment Amount LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount	14200000000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Percentage Of Aggregate Cost Exposed To Fluctuations In Euro Exchange Rate PercentageOfAggregateCostExposedToFluctuationsInEuroExchangeRate	0.663
CY2019Q4	rcl	Percentage Of Aggregate Cost Exposed To Fluctuations In Euro Exchange Rate PercentageOfAggregateCostExposedToFluctuationsInEuroExchangeRate	0.659
CY2020	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-1500000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	108539000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	39994000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	259705000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	257728000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	371015000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1279254000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	-823202000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-137085000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	697962000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1245942000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	-381568000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-24513000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	710617000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1033697000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	-300872000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	11107000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	-41109000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	-146108000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	-79119000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	5205000	USD
CY2019Q4	rcl	Net Inception Fair Value Of Excluded Component For Net Investment Hedge NetInceptionFairValueOfExcludedComponentForNetInvestmentHedge	-8008000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Gain Recognized In Income Related To Excluded Component For Net Investment Hedge GainRecognizedInIncomeRelatedToExcludedComponentForNetInvestmentHedge	6620000	USD
CY2020	rcl	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Cash And Noncash Transactions Gain Loss Net DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsCashAndNoncashTransactionsGainLossNet	-121701000	USD
CY2019	rcl	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Cash And Noncash Transactions Gain Loss Net DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsCashAndNoncashTransactionsGainLossNet	1431000	USD
CY2018	rcl	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Cash And Noncash Transactions Gain Loss Net DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsCashAndNoncashTransactionsGainLossNet	-61148000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Number Of Interest Rate Derivatives Requiring Collateral To Be Posted NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesRequiringCollateralToBePosted	7	derivative
CY2020Q4	rcl	Ship Passenger Capacity Berths ShipPassengerCapacityBerths	51980	berth
CY2020	us-gaap	Long Term Purchase Commitment Amount LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount	14200000000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Purchase Contract Deposit PurchaseContractDeposit	684800000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Percentage Of Aggregate Cost Exposed To Fluctuations In Euro Exchange Rate PercentageOfAggregateCostExposedToFluctuationsInEuroExchangeRate	0.663
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Loss Contingency New Claims Filed Number LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber	2	lawsuit
CY2020Q4	rcl	Future Non Cancelable Purchase Commitments Due Within One Year FutureNonCancelablePurchaseCommitmentsDueWithinOneYear	202618000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Future Non Cancelable Purchase Commitments Due In Second Year FutureNonCancelablePurchaseCommitmentsDueInSecondYear	299347000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Future Non Cancelable Purchase Commitments Due In Third Year FutureNonCancelablePurchaseCommitmentsDueInThirdYear	28324000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Future Non Cancelable Purchase Commitments Due In Fourth Year FutureNonCancelablePurchaseCommitmentsDueInFourthYear	6911000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Future Non Cancelable Purchase Commitments Due In Fifth Year FutureNonCancelablePurchaseCommitmentsDueInFifthYear	7273000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Future Non Cancelable Purchase Commitments Due Thereafter FutureNonCancelablePurchaseCommitmentsDueThereafter	22720000	USD
CY2020Q4	rcl	Future Non Cancelable Purchase Commitments FutureNonCancelablePurchaseCommitments	567193000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	2032750000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	2439767000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	175605000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	2806631000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	-33688000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	3186850000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	34138000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	2517413000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-1306407000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	318831000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-1282487000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	573653000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-996114000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	890792000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-1016549000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	299425000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-1444479000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	249681000	USD
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-1639292000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	472830000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-1346756000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	883240000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-1366935000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	273136000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-6.91
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.19
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-7.83
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.26
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-6.29
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	4.21
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-6.09
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.31
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-6.91
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.19
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-7.83
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.25
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-6.29
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	4.20
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-6.09
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.30
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.70
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.70
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78

Files In Submission

Name	View Source	Status
0000884887-21-000006-index-headers.html	Edgar Link	pending
0000884887-21-000006-index.html	Edgar Link	pending
0000884887-21-000006.txt	Edgar Link	pending
0000884887-21-000006-xbrl.zip	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1068.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1069.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1070.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1071.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1072.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1073.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1074.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1075.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1076.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1077.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1078.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1079.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1080.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1081.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1082.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1083.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1084.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1085.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1086.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1087.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit1088.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit211.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit231.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit232.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit241.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit311.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit312.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit321.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2020q4exhibit410.htm	Edgar Link	pending
FilingSummary.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
Financial_Report.xlsx	Edgar Link	pending
MetaLinks.json	Edgar Link	pending
R1.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R10.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R100.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R101.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R102.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R103.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R104.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R105.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R106.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R107.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R108.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R109.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R11.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R110.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R111.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R112.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R113.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R12.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R13.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R14.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R15.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R16.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R17.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R18.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R19.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R2.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R20.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R21.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R22.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R23.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R24.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R25.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R26.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R27.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R28.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R29.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R3.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R30.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R31.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R32.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R33.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R34.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R35.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R36.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R37.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R38.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R39.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R4.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R40.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R41.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R42.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R43.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R44.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R45.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R46.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R47.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R48.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R49.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R5.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R50.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R51.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R52.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R53.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R54.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R55.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R56.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R57.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R58.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R59.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R6.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R60.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R61.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R62.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R63.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R64.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R65.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R66.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R67.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R68.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R69.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R7.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R70.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R71.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R72.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R73.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R74.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R75.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R76.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R77.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R78.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R79.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R8.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R80.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R81.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R82.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R83.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R84.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R85.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R86.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R87.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R88.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R89.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R9.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R90.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R91.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R92.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R93.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R94.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R95.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R96.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R97.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R98.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R99.htm	Edgar Link	pending
rcl-20201231.htm	Edgar Link	pending
rcl-20201231.xsd	Edgar Link	pending
rcl-20201231_cal.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
rcl-20201231_def.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
rcl-20201231_g1.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
rcl-20201231_htm.xml	Edgar Link	completed
rcl-20201231_lab.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
rcl-20201231_pre.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
report.css	Edgar Link	pending
Show.js	Edgar Link	pending

Create your account

Find Stocks Worth Researching

Deeply Understand Businesses

Value Businesses Intelligently

$RCL
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD Stock $rcl

2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000088488721000006 Filed on February 26, 2021

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$RCL ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD Stock $rcl

2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000088488721000006 Filed on February 26, 2021

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$RCL
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD Stock $rcl