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ROYAL CARIBBEAN will homeport its two Genesis-class ships in Port Everglades when the 5,400-passenger vessels enter service in 2009 and 2010, making the Fort Lauderdale port home to the two largest cruise ships built to date. The two ships are expected to add approximately 584,000 passengers per year to Port Everglades; the vessels will sail Caribbean itineraries year-round. Port Everglades said that the agreement would allow it to surpass Miami and Port Canaveral as the world’s largest cruise port within the next five years.