TAMPA — Port Tampa Bay on Friday morning released the following statement about fuel, power and cruises.
We have posted the full statement below:
Port Tampa Bay continues to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard and our maritime partners to continue to assess our landside and seaside operations. Thankfully, our port community did not experience widespread flooding, but power continues to be an issue.
We are working with our fuel terminal operators to assess their facilities and learn when they will be able to return to service. Our port fuel terminal partners have fuel ready to deploy to our region, but many remain without power. We are hopeful the fuel terminals can be re-established today and are working with our energy supplier, TECO, to expedite the process. Our President and CEO has been in with the Governor's office about our fuel status so that they can make the determination on whether to bring in additional resources to the area.
Individual port tenants will make independent decisions on when to resume their operations.
The storm continues to impact our cruise schedule. If you have any questions about a specific sailing, you must 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:
- Carnival Cruise Line: 1-800-764-7419
- Margaritaville at Sea: 1-800-814-7100
- Royal Caribbean International: 1-800-256-6649
We will share updates on when the port's shipping channels can re-open, as soon as they are available. All updates, once they are available, will be shared on the port's Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts as well as here: https://www.porttb.com/posts?id=ED56E5DC-AB2F-4B42-BB4D-5A75952D4F71