Tampa among world's best cruise terminals

TAMPA — In a recent article published on FoxNews.com, cruise columnist Paul Motter named the Port of Tampa one of the best cruise ship terminals in the world.

Motter writes that Tampa's terminal ranks among the top eight because of its proximity to top-rated airports, as well as the selection of hotels nearby. It also was chosen because of the development of the Channelside area with public parks, a movie theater, the Florida Aquarium, IMAX and nearby shopping and dining facilities.

According to its website, the Port of Tampa's cruise terminal homeports four vessels from three cruise lines: Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line. The port handles nearly 1 million passenger transports a year.