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Behemoth cruise ships get names

MIAMI -- Royal Caribbean International has announced the names of two new cruise ships that will be the world's largest.

The Miami-based cruise operator said that Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas were chosen in a Name that Ship contest. The names were submitted by George Weiser, of Livonia, Mich.

Oasis of the Seas will hold 5,400 passengers. It is scheduled to launch in late 2009 and dock at Port Everglades.