Best Parking at the Port of Tampa?

[Momto3girlsintheCarolinas]

I have read the reviews online, and there is just so much competing information.  One website says this lot is great, another says it is terrible.  All I want is cruise parking that is safe where my car is not in the sun for a week - that maybe costs less than $15/day.

 

Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance!

[Gatorfan01]

Try the Florida departure board. Lots of great suggestions there. I’ve decided to do port parking for the convenience in September. 

[jmcathome]

46 minutes ago, Momto3girlsintheCarolinas said:

I have read the reviews online, and there is just so much competing information.  One website says this lot is great, another says it is terrible.  All I want is cruise parking that is safe where my car is not in the sun for a week - that maybe costs less than $15/day.

 

Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance!

I have used Park4cruise 3 times in Tampa. Never had any problem. Takes the shutttle about 5 minutes to reach ship. If you do not want to wait you can walk there in same amount of time. Right across from Ship

[ray98]

I always use the Parking Doctors.  Service has always been prompt and I save nearly 50% over the port.

[GTO-Girl]

1 hour ago, Momto3girlsintheCarolinas said:

I have read the reviews online, and there is just so much competing information.  One website says this lot is great, another says it is terrible.  All I want is cruise parking that is safe where my car is not in the sun for a week - that maybe costs less than $15/day.

 

Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance!

We always park in the parking deck at the port.  If we arrive early enough there is always under cover parking available..

 

Also I like that you can prebook online and pay for it....one less expense at cruise time.

[paper1122]

We always park at the port garage. It is more expensive but I love the convenience and security.

[jmcathome]

1 hour ago, jmcathome said:

I have used Park4cruise 3 times in Tampa. Never had any problem. Takes the shutttle about 5 minutes to reach ship. If you do not want to wait you can walk there in same amount of time. Right across from Ship

It is open air and costs 8 dollars a day.

[Shaded Lady]

We used 241Parking... reasonable price and pretty close... the first time my hubby dropped me off with the luggage, parked and took the shuttle back to meet me. Once we realized how close it was, next time we just drove straight there, took the shuttle back together. Both times the shuttle was there waiting when we disembarked or was there within 1 minute. Only drawback was no covered parking.

[Shaded Lady]

1 minute ago, Shaded Lady said:

We used 241Parking... reasonable price and pretty close... the first time my hubby dropped me off with the luggage, parked and took the shuttle back to meet me. Once we realized how close it was, next time we just drove straight there, took the shuttle back together. Both times the shuttle was there waiting when we disembarked or was there within 1 minute. Only drawback was no covered parking.

I actually just looked up my receipt and it cost a whopping $35 for a 5 day trip in 2012! That seemed really cheap but when I looked online just now, the price has not increased in 7 years!

[ZoeyVictoria]

We park in the Channelside garage through Park Connect, at half the price.  There are several reviews on the embarkation ports forum, but in summary, you pay in advance and are then assigned a parking garage, and it is always Channelside.  You show your paid receipt when you arrive, are told which level to park on, then just drive off when you leave.

[MCC retired]

1 hour ago, paper1122 said:

We always park at the port garage. It is more expensive but I love the convenience and security.

 Agreed

Absolutely worth it for the convenience alone .

We are off the ship early using Self Assist , short walk across the street and were off to pick up the dog and home by 10am.

[Gatorfan01]

45 minutes ago, ZoeyVictoria said:

We park in the Channelside garage through Park Connect, at half the price.  There are several reviews on the embarkation ports forum, but in summary, you pay in advance and are then assigned a parking garage, and it is always Channelside.  You show your paid receipt when you arrive, are told which level to park on, then just drive off when you leave.

 

Thank you for this suggestion! I just reserved and paid for my parking. 

[ZoeyVictoria]

3 minutes ago, Gatorfan01 said:

 

Thank you for this suggestion! I just reserved and paid for my parking. 

 

I keep thinking it is too good to be true, but I have used it three times so far and it has been perfect.  Glad you are trying it.

[Momto3girlsintheCarolinas]

Thanks for all of the help!  I do agree that the convenience of cruise port parking is awesome.  I am just experimenting.

 

I booked 717 Parking in Tampa.  It's a 4-minute walk and half the price of terminal parking.  Also, it is a garage, so it is covered.  in fact, the new facility opens Monday (in 2 days).  They do have 2 uncovered lots and 2 garages.  It did well online, so I guess we'll see.  

 

If it goes sideways, I'll come back and let y'all know it.

 

THANKS FOR THE HELP!

[martinchem]

6 hours ago, Momto3girlsintheCarolinas said:

Thanks for all of the help!  I do agree that the convenience of cruise port parking is awesome.  I am just experimenting.

 

I booked 717 Parking in Tampa.  It's a 4-minute walk and half the price of terminal parking.  Also, it is a garage, so it is covered.  in fact, the new facility opens Monday (in 2 days).  They do have 2 uncovered lots and 2 garages.  It did well online, so I guess we'll see.  

 

If it goes sideways, I'll come back and let y'all know it.

 

THANKS FOR THE HELP!

Please do let us know how 717 works out, I have been eyeing their lot, but not sure.