Tampa luggage drop then Aquarium

[DREAMSAFLOAT]

I've never cruised out of Tampa. But we will be there early. What time do they start luggage drop off and can I then go to the aquarium or grab coffee before entering the terminal??

[rjm11]

In my experience, the porters will start taking your luggage around 10-10:30. One time we got to the port earlier than that (this was in Seattle) thinking we could drop the luggage and then walk to the aquarium there, and they wouldn't take it yet (this was probably around 9-9:30). At that time they are still getting the luggage from the people disembarking organized.

 

By about 10:00-10:30 you should be fine.... and the Florida Aquarium (Tampa) is right there at the port so it's really easy to get to. It's a nice aquarium and worth seeing. I think it opens around 9 or 9:30... as an alternative you can take your luggage in there with you and they will store it if it's too early to get a porter to take it. We've had them store ours at the end of the trip while we waited for afternoon flights out.