Tampa Port Ministries / Tampa Seafarers Center

10/09/2026

Special Thanks to First Choice Marine a “Metric marine company”, for thinking of our Seafarers. They gave us many appliances to give to the ships we serve. The Captain and crew are very grateful for these items

09/23/2026

Mark your calendars. 🗓️ Port Tampa Bay's annual Anchor Ball gala is scheduled for January 9, 2027 at TPepin's Hospitality Centre!

🌠 This year's theme "Celestial Skies" will honor the stars of the show — Tampa Bay Maritime Scholarship Foundation and Tampa Port Ministries / Tampa Seafarers Center. Event proceeds will benefit both of these organizations and their valuable causes.

Attendee and sponsor registration will be shared on our website soon.

09/05/2026

This Saturday morning, our Volunteer Reverend Gary Brooks took time out to sit with a Crew member who recently joined the Royal Caribbean Enchantment of the seas. Reverend Brooks got to learn about Vlad and his story from Russia.

At the end of the discussion Vlad accepted Jesus as his lord and savior and we put a Bible in his hand to take back with him to the ship.

08/27/2026

08/17/2026

We are so grateful for the support from Port Tampa Bay helping us achieve our mission of helping all seafarers who visit our great Port!

07/27/2026

Today we had the privilege to celebrate the birthday of our Dear friend Anthony who is a Seafarer, working on the Margaritaville at Sea Islander.

Our Cruise side seafarers center Manager Lazaro Perez did a fantastic job organizing a wonderful celebration! His love and support for our seafarers at the Port Tampa Bay is amazing!

07/15/2026

Happy 139th Birthday to the City of Tampa! 🎉 🌴

What began as a small settlement on the Hillsborough River has blossomed into a thriving hub of commerce, culture and community.

Port Tampa Bay is proud to be part of the story.

Here's to 139 years of Tampa's history and the growth still ahead!

07/13/2026

Today Tampa Port Ministries Seafarers Center mascot Stan the Husky stopped by to check on crew members from the Royal Caribbean Radiance and Margaritaville Islander.

The crew was very happy to see Stan and his owner Eric White checking up on the crew this afternoon while they were in port!

After all his hard work and the crew retuned to the ships. Stan enjoyed a much needed nap on the couch.