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Royal Caribbean International · 98 sailings
20 cabin types · 11 dining venues · 73 entertainment options · 12 decks
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Royal Caribbean International · 83 sailings
18 cabin types · 7 dining venues · 62 entertainment options · 11 decks
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Royal Caribbean International · 31 sailings
23 cabin types · 8 dining venues · 66 entertainment options · 12 decks
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Royal Caribbean International · 27 sailings
20 cabin types · 9 dining venues · 61 entertainment options · 12 decks
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Cruise port in United States
Allow about 5 min each way from the terminal to the city center. Average time in port: 9 hours. 24 places to explore.
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Cruise ships dock at Cruise Terminal 2. Allow about 5 min each way from the terminal to the city center.
Cruise ships dock at Cruise Terminal 2.
Port Tampa Bay Cruise Terminals 2 and 3 are directly beside Water Street Tampa and the Channelside district. After disembarking, the Florida Aquarium and Sparkman Wharf are a 3–5-minute walk away.
The historic TECO Line Streetcar can be boarded at the stop in front of the cruise terminal and is completely free. It connects downtown and the historic Ybor City district every 12–15 minutes.
The 4.2 km Tampa Riverwalk begins near the port and connects to the art museum, history center, and Armature Works on foot or by bicycle. You can also travel by water on the Pirate Water Taxi along the Hillsborough River.
Time available at the destination after subtracting return travel.
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Travel between the terminal, city center, railway station and airport.
Port Tampa Bay Cruise Terminal → Ybor City Historic District (Centro Ybor)
At the Port Tampa Bay streetcar stop opposite the terminal (such as Station 8), take the free TECO streetcar to Ybor City. Get off at Centro Ybor (Station 2) in the heart of the historic district.
Port Tampa Bay Cruise Terminal → Tampa International Airport (TPA)
Take a taxi or ride-share (Uber/Lyft) from the pick-up area outside the terminal for a direct 15–20-minute ride to Tampa International Airport via I-275.
Channelside / Sparkman Wharf → Armature Works (Tampa Heights)
Buy a boarding pass and board the Pirate Water Taxi at the landing in front of Sparkman Wharf. Travel north along the Hillsborough River to Armature Works for waterfront views.
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A world-famous 335-acre theme park themed around Africa, combining a top-tier North American roller-coaster lineup, including Iron Gwazi and SheiKra, with safaris featuring around 200 wildlife species.
Located about 20 minutes by car from the terminal and very large, so allow plenty of time to stay.
A contemporary art museum on the Riverwalk, featuring ancient Greek and Roman artifacts, avant-garde 20th- and 21st-century art, and Leo Villareal's interactive LED facade illuminating the exterior at night.
A state museum in the historic Ferlita Bakery building, exhibiting the lives of Cuban, Spanish, and Italian immigrant workers and the traditional home called a casita.
An Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited zoo, with a Florida manatee emergency care center and habitats for koalas, rhinos, and Asian tigers.
A museum in the Tampa Bay Hotel (now the University of Tampa), built by railroad tycoon Henry Plant in 1891, preserving its ornate Moorish silver domes and Gilded Age Victorian furnishings.
A Smithsonian-affiliated museum displaying 3 floors of exhibits on Florida Native American cultures, Spanish explorers' Caribbean voyages, the Gasparilla pirate legend, and Tampa's cigar-making history.
317 sailings are grouped into 76 cruises by ship and route.
Royal Caribbean InternationalCelebrity CruisesCaribbean cruises · 7 nights
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Regent Seven Seas CruisesSailing 2026.12Caribbean cruises · 10 nights · Mid-length cruise
Celebrity CruisesCaribbean cruises · 7 nights
Royal Caribbean InternationalSailing 2026.12Caribbean cruises · 9 nights · Mid-length cruise
Regent Seven Seas CruisesSailing 2026.12Caribbean cruises · 10 nights · Mid-length cruise
Celebrity CruisesCaribbean cruises · 7 nights
Royal Caribbean InternationalCaribbean cruises · 4 nights · Short cruise
Royal Caribbean InternationalSailing 2026.12Caribbean cruises · 7 nights
76 cruises call at this port.
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Royal Caribbean International · 98 sailings
20 cabin types · 11 dining venues · 73 entertainment options · 12 decks
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Royal Caribbean International · 83 sailings
18 cabin types · 7 dining venues · 62 entertainment options · 11 decks
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Royal Caribbean International · 31 sailings
23 cabin types · 8 dining venues · 66 entertainment options · 12 decks
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Royal Caribbean International · 27 sailings
20 cabin types · 9 dining venues · 61 entertainment options · 12 decks
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Home to a large number of museums, and often considered one of the best destinations for the arts in the US, Tampa is a must see for anyone interested in the arts, contemporary or older. The Museum of Science and Industry is also an interesting tourist attractions to visit, especially with children.
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