detroitautocruisers Posted September 29, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 29, 2022 We have a b2b over Christmas and are driving down. What’s it like parking at port of Tampa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted September 29, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, detroitautocruisers said: We have a b2b over Christmas and are driving down. What’s it like parking at port of Tampa? Used the parking at the port. December 2018. We made a reservation ahead of time and used the valet. Worked very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted September 29, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I can't post a link. Google Tampa port, click on site and you will find the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wineaux007 Posted September 29, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Celebrity uses Terminal 6. We pre-booked, and got there early. It's not a garage. It's an open parking lot. You drop off your luggage then drive to the parking lot entrance. Go all the way to the back. It will be easier to get to the terminal entrance and closer when you return with your luggage to cart to your car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargassoPirate Posted September 30, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 30, 2022 For my last two cruises out of Tampa, I stayed at the Hampton Inn Ybor City before and after the cruise. They have a covered parking area and I think the charge to park for the duration of the cruise was only $10 - prices subject to change, of course. I took the hotel shuttle to the terminal and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted September 30, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 30, 2022 15 hours ago, Wineaux007 said: Celebrity uses Terminal 6. We pre-booked, and got there early. It's not a garage. It's an open parking lot. You drop off your luggage then drive to the parking lot entrance. Go all the way to the back. It will be easier to get to the terminal entrance and closer when you return with your luggage to cart to your car. We now use a porter when debarking the ship and picking up our luggage. On our Constellation cruise in February, the porter brought the luggage to our car and loaded it into the trunk. He said it was part of the service in Tampa. The only only cruise line and port that we had that happen was MSC in Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelbell Posted September 30, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Also check out myparkconnect.com We use that site every time we cruise out of Tampa. One of the best ports to park at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thesandman12 Posted September 30, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 30, 2022 There is covered parking across the street from the terminal. Has elevators. Drop luggage first then park. Google it, directions are easy. Cheaper if you reserve on line. There is the outside as Wimeaux7 said also. Have used the inside all the time never used the outside. You pay the porter 20, he will take you across the street, when you get back. You want to get out fast in the terminal coming back, use a porter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 30, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Thesandman12 said: There is covered parking across the street from the terminal. Has elevators. Drop luggage first then park. Google it, directions are easy. Cheaper if you reserve on line. There is the outside as Wimeaux7 said also. Have used the inside all the time never used the outside. You pay the porter 20, he will take you across the street, when you get back. You want to get out fast in the terminal coming back, use a porter. RCI docks at both T#6....a reconverted (and too small IMHO) old freight terminal, and also at T#3. Pax will need to find out which one their ship is docking at. The parking for T#6 is an open parking lot in front of the ship. T#3 has the garage available...across the parking lot, across the rail tracks, and across the busy street. RCI uses T#6 the most, I know Serenade docks there. Brilliance is usually at T#3. I like parking in a garage...but the open parking lot right in front of the ship for T#6 is very convenient. We use that when ship is at #6. Edited September 30, 2022 by island lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitautocruisers Posted October 1, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Thanks everyone. I will investigate my options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thesandman12 Posted October 1, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 9/30/2022 at 3:06 PM, island lady said: RCI docks at both T#6....a reconverted (and too small IMHO) old freight terminal, and also at T#3. Pax will need to find out which one their ship is docking at. The parking for T#6 is an open parking lot in front of the ship. T#3 has the garage available...across the parking lot, across the rail tracks, and across the busy street. RCI uses T#6 the most, I know Serenade docks there. Brilliance is usually at T#3. I like parking in a garage...but the open parking lot right in front of the ship for T#6 is very convenient. We use that when ship is at #6. You are correct, I got hung up on T3, always brilliance, forgot the other, my error. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted October 3, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 6:17 PM, detroitautocruisers said: We have a b2b over Christmas and are driving down. What’s it like parking at port of Tampa? Super easy https://www.porttb.com/parking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbCRR Posted October 16, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 9/30/2022 at 10:40 AM, kelbell said: Also check out myparkconnect.com We use that site every time we cruise out of Tampa. One of the best ports to park at. @kelbell - Do you have the address? I don't see it on their site. Looks like they only email it after you book. I'm taking a group and we will have 4 cars to park. I need to show the location to them before booking. Will save the group a decent amount, especially if it really is just a walk across the street. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelbell Posted October 18, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I do not know the address, I have always used them and I pay online print out the info and always print two, in case the person takes one when I pull in, (that happened one time, when we left they wanted a copy) I always also take a screen shot of everything.(thank god I did). I have always parked at the Channelside garage, literally across the street. And yes I agree it saves a nice amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelbell Posted October 18, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 18, 2022 cbCRR, someone mentioned them on this site a few years back, and like you I tried to look into them before I tired. and couldn't find really anything. I took a leap of faith because someone mentioned it here, and I would only be out $28 at that time. (5 day cruise) When I got to the garage I mentioned I pre-paid with Park connect and she smiled and told us to enjoy the cruise. We have been using them ever sense. My husband is visually impaired and I do not drop him off, and it is less than a 5min walk. (for us) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longford Posted November 13, 2022 #16 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 9/30/2022 at 10:28 AM, Homosassa said: We now use a porter when debarking the ship and picking up our luggage. On our Constellation cruise in February, the porter brought the luggage to our car and loaded it into the trunk. He said it was part of the service in Tampa. The only only cruise line and port that we had that happen was MSC in Miami. I recently returned from a 7 night cruise with RCLs Serenade of the Seas, and self-parked in the secure, outdoor lot adjacent/across from Terminal 6. Upon return I used a porter and doing so allowed me to jump the line at Immigration and the porter took my bags to my car which was about 100 feet from the terminal exit. The porter also put the luggage in my car. Using a porter was probably the smartest decision I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktbr11crs Posted November 22, 2022 #17 Share Posted November 22, 2022 When parking at the port and cruising from Terminal 6, do you need a reservation? Also, how does it work if you have a back 2 back cruise? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted November 22, 2022 #18 Share Posted November 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, ktbr11crs said: When parking at the port and cruising from Terminal 6, do you need a reservation? Also, how does it work if you have a back 2 back cruise? Thanks! No...no reservations needed. Could prepay, but we never do....just pay as you enter. B2B? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longford Posted November 22, 2022 #19 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, ktbr11crs said: When parking at the port and cruising from Terminal 6, do you need a reservation? Also, how does it work if you have a back 2 back cruise? Thanks! I parked in that Terminal 6 lot 11/5/2022. 7 nights. $105. I don't know with certainty, but I don't know why you would not be permitted to park in that lot for back-to-back cruises, because you'd pay for the totality of the days parked there. There's probably a telephone number listed on the website where you could ask that specific question. I did not reserve in advance, and because I had an 11 a.m. boarding time I arrived at 9:45 a.m. and the lot was maybe 1/4 to 1/2 full. Not all disembarking passengers had left the ship yet due to a delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktbr11crs Posted November 22, 2022 #20 Share Posted November 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, island lady said: No...no reservations needed. Could prepay, but we never do....just pay as you enter. B2B? 😉 9 minutes ago, Longford said: I parked in that Terminal 6 lot 11/5/2022. 7 nights. $105. I don't know with certainty, but I don't know why you would not be permitted to park in that lot for back-to-back cruises, because you'd pay for the totality of the days parked there. There's probably a telephone number listed on the website where you could ask that specific question. I did not reserve in advance, and because I had an 11 a.m. boarding time I arrived at 9:45 a.m. and the lot was maybe 1/4 to 1/2 full. Not all disembarking passengers had left the ship yet due to a delay. Thanks for the great information! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longford Posted November 23, 2022 #21 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, ktbr11crs said: Thanks for the great information! What I appreciated about the Terminal 6 parking lot is that it is adjacent to the ship. Arriving early after my approx 40 minute drive from home, my car was parked maybe 100 ft or a bit more in distance from the ship itself. There are other, less expensive parking options, but it's a vacation, isn't it? I asked myself, why schlep my bags a couple of blocks away to a less expensive parking opportunity? It was my first-ever cruise, and I enjoyed it. I also learned that cruising solo can be expensive. However, compared to other non-cruise travel I priced for the same time period ... not much more, or even more than those other trips. Note: access to boarding the ship is through a one gate in the fence of the lot and you cannot, are not permitted to, leave the parking area to board the ship until all passengers have disembarked. For my cruise, the ship docked late due to heavy fog in the port area and it was 11 a.m. before the gate opened and passengers were allowed to approach the ship. Passengers arriving by taxi or other attempted drop-off were waived-on by security and, also, not permitted to approach the ship until 11 or after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted December 9, 2022 #22 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) On 11/13/2022 at 12:43 PM, Longford said: I recently returned from a 7 night cruise with RCLs Serenade of the Seas, and self-parked in the secure, outdoor lot adjacent/across from Terminal 6. Upon return I used a porter and doing so allowed me to jump the line at Immigration and the porter took my bags to my car which was about 100 feet from the terminal exit. The porter also put the luggage in my car. Using a porter was probably the smartest decision I made. I am going on the Constellation in Feb. How do I get to that open parking lot adjacent to Terminal 6 (that everyone is talking about) and how do I prepay? Thank you all. Edited December 9, 2022 by Arzeena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 9, 2022 #23 Share Posted December 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Arzeena said: I am going on the Constellation in Feb. How do I get to that open parking lot adjacent to Terminal 6 (that everyone is talking about) and how do I prepay? Thank you all. My little SUV is there right now. Simply pull in at the traffic light follow the signs, drive up to drop your checked luggage (there are officials there to direct you) then start back out, but hang a left before you get back out to the light (well marked) to go into the open fenced lot. Guard at gate will take your payment and give you a receipt, then drive in to self park. The entrance gate to walk up to the terminal is at the opposite end from where you came into the entrance to pay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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