Royal Caribbean International's 220,000-ton Oasis of the Seas will begin service Dec. 12, 2009, sailing 19 seven-night cruises from Port Everglades to the eastern Caribbean. Bookings for the ship, which will be the world's largest, will open Sept. 3, 2008. Ports of call will include Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Nassau, Bahamas.

Beginning May 1, 2010, the ship, which will carry 5,400 passengers, will alternate eastern Caribbean voyages with a western Caribbean itinerary, that includes Labadee, Haiti; the new port of Falmouth, Jamaica; and Cozumel, Mexico.

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