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, famously known as “The Love Boat,” celebrated the highly anticipated arrival of Caribbean Princess in Port Canaveral on Nov. 27.

Today, Princess Cruises welcomed Caribbean Princess to Port Canaveral, marking the beginning of a new season of Caribbean cruises!

Vicki Johnson, the Head of Communications for Princess Cruises said, “We’re going to call Port Canaveral, home of the Love Boat. And it’s ideal because of the great drive market that it offers the proximity of Orlando International airport. And incredibly convenient.

Port Canaveral continues to expand its fleet of homeported cruise ships with today’s arrival of Princess Cruises Caribbean Princess, the first “Love Boat” to be homeported at the Port, kicking off its slate of 4- to 14- day itineraries to the Caribbean and Central America.

Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess docked Wednesday morning as the crew and post leaders prepared to celebrate its arrival. This marks the first time a Princess Cruises cruise ship has called Port Canaveral home. Its arrival comes during a busy time at the port.

With 16 ships in its fleet, Princess Cruises will be calling Port Canaveral home for at least one Grand-class cruise ship. Caribbean Princess just arrived

Love has arrived with Caribbean Princess sailing into her new homeport at Port Canaveral, a first-ever deployment for Princess Cruises.

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.