Port Canaveral expanded its cruise offerings Wednesday with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess, which will now call the Space Coast home. The massive ship is set to take passengers on a four-day Thanksgiving voyage to Turks and Caicos.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Princess Cruises will be in Brevard County on Wednesday to celebrate the arrival and inaugural sailing of its Caribbean Princess Love Boat from Port Canaveral. It’s the first time Princess Cruises has made homeport on the Space Coast.

Port Canaveral expanded its cruise offerings on Wednesday with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess, which will now call the Space Coast home.

Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess made its way to the port to begin a winter of mostly six- and eight-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries.

Princess Cruises became a household name during the Love Boat TV series. Port Canaveral officials tell us, they worked years to get the cruise line to base one of its ships here in Central Florida. Now,

The Caribbean Princess cruise ship has docked at Port Canaveral, offering new vacation options and boosting the port's status.