The Tampa Bay port community has initiated the Port Heavy Weather Advisory Group, which closely monitors impacts to the port and waterways, engages with the U.S. Coast Guard and various operators that make up the local maritime community, and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on Hurricane Port Conditions. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, the U.S. Coast Guard set Port Condition WHISKEY, meaning the possibility of gale force winds could impact our maritime operations within 72 hours. Inbound and outbound vessel traffic to our port remains open and landside operations will continue as long as safely possible.  

It is possible the storm could impact the cruise schedule for Port Tampa Bay this week. If you have any questions about a specific sailing, we recommend you contact your cruise line directly as all changes to itineraries will be communicated by your cruise line. The customer service lines for cruise lines sailing from Port Tampa Bay this week are: 

Port Tampa Bay is doing all it can to prepare for Tropical Storm Milton, and to ensure safety of life, protection of the environment, and maritime commerce resiliency.

All storm-related updates will be posted at www.porttb.com and poste on the port's Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram pages.