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Port Tampa Bay

Cruises from Tampa

Tampa is Florida's Gulf-coast cruise port and the only one of the five that is genuinely small. Every ship leaving has to pass under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which caps air draft at roughly 180 feet and rules out the newest and largest classes — so Tampa is a mid-size-ship port by physics, not by choice. What that buys you is a port handling one or two ships a day rather than six, with garages directly across from the terminals and a fifteen-minute run from the airport. Sitting on the Gulf also puts it closer to Mexico and the Western Caribbean than any east-coast Florida port.

Across the window we track there are 462 departures from Port Tampa Bay on twelve ships, operated by Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and Royal Caribbean International. They run from 4 to 10 nights, heading to the Western Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Eastern Caribbean, the Southern Caribbean, other routes, the Panama Canal, Mexico, and transatlantic crossings.

The lowest lead-in fare currently on the board is $217 per person, on Carnival Paradise departing Sun, Nov 1, 2026.

Departures
462
Ships
12
Length
4–10 nights
From
$217

Address

1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602

Nearest airport

TPA · 9 miles

Tampa International

Port authority

Official cruise page
Schedule last updated 2026-10-19 · 462 departures listed · Dates can change — verify with the cruise line before booking.

Tampa schedule by month

October 2026 8 departures · from $279
November 2026 32 departures · from $217
December 2026 33 departures · from $277
January 2027 30 departures · from $270
February 2027 25 departures · from $290
March 2027 30 departures · from $299
April 2027 20 departures · from $341
May 2027 15 departures · from $397
June 2027 16 departures · from $517
July 2027 19 departures · from $492
August 2027 16 departures · from $312
September 2027 17 departures · from $282
October 2027 19 departures · from $294
November 2027 28 departures · from $294
December 2027 38 departures · from $335
January 2028 35 departures · from $298
February 2028 32 departures · from $303
March 2028 31 departures · from $388
April 2028 18 departures · from $382

Tampa cruises by length

4-day cruises 98 departures 5-day cruises 134 departures 6 and 7-day cruises 175 departures 8 and 9-day cruises 39 departures 10 to 14-day cruises 9 departures weekend cruises 67 departures

Where Tampa cruises go

All destinations
Bahamas 41 sailings from Tampa Western Caribbean 388 sailings from Tampa Mexico 12 sailings from Tampa Other itineraries 8 sailings from Tampa

Best value from Tampa

Cruises from Tampa ranked by fare per night
Itinerary Nights From Per night
6 Night Western Caribbean Cruise

Cheapest on Tue, Oct 27, 2026

 6 $279 $47
7 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day

Cheapest on Sat, Oct 24, 2026

 7 $340 $49
6 Day Bahamas

Cheapest on Mon, Nov 9, 2026

 6 $319 $53
5 Day Bahamas

Cheapest on Sat, Jan 23, 2027

 5 $270 $54
4 Day Western Caribbean

Cheapest on Sun, Nov 1, 2026

 4 $217 $54

Ships and lines at Tampa

Ships based here

Lines sailing from Tampa

Where they go

Next departures from Tampa

All of October 2026

Other Florida cruise ports

Compare all five
Miami 2451 departures · MIA 8mi Port Canaveral 1917 departures · MCO 45mi Fort Lauderdale 1378 departures · FLL 2mi Jacksonville 199 departures · JAX 12mi

Cruising from Tampa

Which cruise lines sail from Tampa?
Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises — 5 lines in total, running 462 departures on 12 ships across the window we track.

What is the cheapest month to cruise from Tampa?
On the fares we hold, November 2026 has the lowest lead-in price at $217 per person. Late summer and early autumn are generally the cheapest stretch because they sit inside hurricane season; Christmas week and March spring break are the most expensive.

How long are cruises from Tampa?
From 4 to 10 nights, with most of the calendar in the short three-to-five-night range.

How far is Port Tampa Bay from the airport?
Tampa International (TPA) is about 9 miles from the terminals.

Where do cruises from Tampa go?
Western Caribbean, Bahamas, Eastern Caribbean, Southern Caribbean, Other itineraries, Panama Canal, Mexico, and Transatlantic. Western Caribbean accounts for 388 sailings; Bahamas accounts for 41 sailings; Eastern Caribbean accounts for 3 sailings.