tampa’s cruise itinerary
The Tampa Port Authority is going after a fifth cruise ship, and hopes to have one in by 2010 to sail alongside the other four.
The existing cruise ship lineup includes Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Legend, Carnival Cruise Lines Inspiration, Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, and Holland America’s Veendam. Holland America brought the Veendam here in 1982, and that ship continues to call Tampa its home port.
Tampa’s very first cruise line was the Bahama Cruise Line. The Veracruz began sailing from Tampa in 1979. Check the 1982 prices for sailing to the Western Caribbean:
Bahama Cruise Line VERACRUZ Capacity 704 passengers, outdoor pool, international cuisine. Nov. 27 - Seven-night cruise from Tampa, calling at Cancun, Cozumel and Key West. (Additional departures almost every Saturday.) From $495 to $785.
From $495 for 7 nights. But in 1982, The Love Boat was free on TV.
Did any of you take the Veracruz or any other cruises out of the Port of Tampa?
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August 28th, 2007 at 11:00 am
My fiance and I took the Inspiration out of Tampa last year for 5 days. It was a blast!
August 28th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Have cruised out of Tampa and other Florida ports … nothing beats being able to take a shuttle/limo from door to door; and not having to spend time traveling to and from your port of origin. If you have ever gotten off a ship and had a long drive or flight to face, it sucks. Being home in under an hour just made the vacation that much nicer!
Did an 11-day Celebrity Cruise out of Tampa (Western Caribbean) and it was great.
August 28th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
My parents have many times (Bahamas Cozumel, anywhere from 4 - 7 days.) I am often their ‘limo/shuttle’ from their door to the port. They also love not having to drive to Miami or the Cape, which would usually cut down on the length of the trip they could go on. Since they run their own small business, they can often only get away for a few days at a time, which makes the non-travel time to the Tampa port perfect.