Tom Baker thinks it makes perfect sense to launch his LGBT Halloween cruise out of Tampa this year. The president of Aquafest, a travel agency based in Houston, says the LGBT community of Tampa/St. Petersburg is a perfect match for its international LGBT cruisers.
‘The Tampa area community is very LGBT receptive and it’s such a melting pot there,’ Baker says. ‘Plus you have one of the most interesting and beautiful airports in the country and Tampa is accessible to everything when it comes to cruises.