Tampa cruise

[Papaw the sailor]

Where to stay and park for a Tampa cruise?

[modernscarlett]

We have booked the Hampton Inn Ybor City based on recommendations here and good review. They have a park and cruise package.

[JohninDC]

Several hotels in the Rocky Point area offer cruise parking deals..Chase Suites, Hampton inn and others. Nice area on the bay with nearby dining options.

[tebookie]

We are flying into Tampa on the Saturday before our cruise.  We are not planning on renting a car for the 1 day.  Looking for a hotel with an airport shuttle, but that also has near by dining and maybe a Walgreens type store close by.

 

I figured grabbing an Uber to get to the Port the next day, unless a hotel has a shuttle from the airport and also to the port.

 

On our return, we will also look for transportation back to Tampa Airport. Best bet be an Uber?

We will have 3 people and luggage.

[JohninDC]

Rocky Point hotels also offer airport and port shuttles, with nearby dining and shopping.

 

Westshore is the area near the airport, with dining, a shopping mall, etc.

 

UBER from the port to the airport will run about $15+ as long as All 3 of you can squeeze into an UberX.

Edited April 4, 2019 by JohninDC

[dsnutz]

Agree with both suggestions above. We’ve stayed in the Westshore area as well as most recently (2 weeks ago, I wanna go back😢) at Hampton Ybor. Shuttles as well as Park & Cruise packages available

[LBumb]

We are staying Hilton garden inn Ybor in a week

[RobJenn]

On 4/4/2019 at 11:06 AM, tebookie said:

We are flying into Tampa on the Saturday before our cruise.  We are not planning on renting a car for the 1 day.  Looking for a hotel with an airport shuttle, but that also has near by dining and maybe a Walgreens type store close by.

 

I figured grabbing an Uber to get to the Port the next day, unless a hotel has a shuttle from the airport and also to the port.

 

On our return, we will also look for transportation back to Tampa Airport. Best bet be an Uber?

We will have 3 people and luggage.

You can take a Uber back to the airport from the Port, or there are shuttle services that as I remember are very inexpensive right outside the front door as you walk out. I’m not talking $15 a person either

[tebookie]

We ended up coordinating a shuttle from Springhill suites to the port for $7 per person. Also they will also bring us to the airport for $7 a person too. Prepaid with receipt. Just have to walk outside and the shuttle will bring us to the car rental facility at TPA. Sounds like a good idea to me. So far it has worked out for us. 

[kyrie]

Personally I would not stay in tampa. You are in Florida.. Go stay at the Beach. St. Pete has beautiful beaches. Catch a shuttle service the next morning and enjoy a night with your toes in the sand.