I need a hotel that provides transportation to/from airiport and port

[Kimberlyfamilyfv]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a first time cruiser. We are cruising in late March on Brillance of the Seas leaving out of Tampa. We need accomodations for the day we arrive via the tampa airport and will need one will transport us to the hotel and the next day take us to the ship. Does a hotel exist that provides these services.

Thank you in advance for your help.
kimberly

 

[bumbershoot]

The Ports forum on www.cruisecritic.com is a great place to start to get personal experiences of hotels while you wait to see if anyone here has stayed in Tampa.

Meanwhile, this seems a decent place to start looking: http://www.cruiseporthotels.com/port_of_tampa_hotels.html

 

[ksjayhawks]

I would look into getting your own transportation to the port and not rely on the hotels, if they offer it. They only take so many at a time and if you aren't one of the first to sign up, you can wait a long time to get there. I don't like the hotel controlling when I arrive. Check out a shuttle service or cab.