RCI bus to Tampa airport after disembarking

[sailing sue]

I am looking forward to sailing on Brilliance in a couple of weeks. This will be my first cruise departing from Tampa. I will be taking a taxi from my hotel to the ship. I am thinking about taking the RCI shuttle bus from the pier to Tampa airport. My question is: Does anyone know what time the bus leaves the pier for the airport? I know that your outbound flight cannot be earlier than 12. Thank you.

[Clarea]

I am looking forward to sailing on Brilliance in a couple of weeks. This will be my first cruise departing from Tampa. I will be taking a taxi from my hotel to the ship. I am thinking about taking the RCI shuttle bus from the pier to Tampa airport. My question is: Does anyone know what time the bus leaves the pier for the airport? I know that your outbound flight cannot be earlier than 12. Thank you.

They probably have multiple busses that leave at different times. If you have more than one person, a taxi is less expensive. Even at one person, you would save less than $5 by taking Royal's shuttle.

[martikus]

We just took a cab when we got off Brilliance a couple weeks ago. Tons available and no waiting for a bus to fill up. There were a lot of companies out front offering a share ride in a van for $20 a person if you prefer that. I hate waiting around for a bus to fill up.

[Clarea]

A taxi is a flat rate of $25.

[billsgal]

Well our outbound flight was 9:50 a.m and we were at the gate at 8:50, took a cab no,problem. There is also a shared shuttle service for $10 per person and if your flight is noon you have plenty of time to take the shared shuttle and save a few bucks, as the flat rate is $25 for the taxi.

 

We had an early number and the concierge escorted us off, so I was comfortable with the flight time. If we were not entitled to those perks, I would have scheduled a later flight, probably around 11 or noon.