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Port Tampa Bay

One of Florida's main cruise departure ports.

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Port overview

Port Tampa Bay at a glance

Port Tampa Bay is a Gulf Coast cruise homeport on Florida's west coast, serving Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and Holland America sailings to the Western Caribbean and Mexico.

Our AIS tracking recorded 72 cruise ship calls at Port Tampa Bay since Jul 2026, about 4.2 a week, from 3 cruise lines. The busiest lines are Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises.

Sunrise 7:39, sunset 18:51 local time on Oct 27 (11 h 12 min of daylight)

Cruise ships in Port Tampa Bay todayRecent arrivals at Port Tampa Bay

In port now
0
Ship calls, since Jul 2026
72
Ships seen
5
Cruise lines seen
3

observed tracked since Jul 1, 2026; we capture most, not all, calls. How we track ships

Port type
Turnaround Port
Time zone
Eastern Time
Terminals
1
Annual passengers
1.2M
UN/LOCODE
USTPA
Also known as
Port of Tampa, Tampa Cruise Port

Cruise ship calls at Port Tampa Bay

Last 90 days, Jul 30 to Oct 28, counted from AIS ship tracking. Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Calls, last 30 days
20
Calls, last 90 days
56
Calls per week
4.4
Typical arrival
6:15 am to 7:15 am
Typical departure
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Busiest weekday
Saturday
Cruise lines with the most calls
Cruise lineCalls, last 90 days
Royal Caribbean International34
Carnival Cruise Line20
Celebrity Cruises2

Harbour facts

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
Coastal (Natural)
Shelter
Excellent
Channel depth
12.5 m (41 ft)
Tide range
0.6 m (2 ft)
Pilot required
Yes

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150), October 2026 edition.

Next 60 days

Port Tampa Bay cruise departure schedule

60 sailings leave Port Tampa Bay between Thu, Oct 29 and Mon, Dec 21, on 8 ships from 5 cruise lines. Dates come from the Cruisebound catalog, which lists a departure date but not a sailing time; your cruise line sets boarding times. Where our AIS tracking has seen the ship arrive, the observed time is shown in Eastern Time.

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