Top 5 | Tarpons Springs brings country's biggest Epiphany

Plus: The world's largest cruise ship is close to Tampa Bay

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View on the web Got to our home page Subscribe to the Times Jan. 5 to 11, 2023 Forward this to a friend Subscribe to more newsletters While you may feel like the major holidays are in the rearview mirror, Tarpon Springs is ready for the largest Epiphany celebration in the Western Hemisphere. There's symbolism in every step, thanks to the Greek Orthodox traditions, and it's followed by a great party.    We also found a deal on the 2023 Busch Gardens Fun Card, getting you free access to its water park, but the ticket special ends soon.    And if you are plotting this year's vacation getaway, I checked out "the world's largest cruise ship" that just started sailing from Port Canaveral. Don't judge me. It truly was a work assignment, and the ship is only a few hours away from the Tampa Bay area. Dig into the sights, sounds and food of Epiphany in Tarpon Springs The largest celebration in the Western Hemisphere draws more than 20,000 to the Greek community. Read more Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Jan. 2-8 Tarpon Springs celebrates Epiphany, and “Hamilton” takes the stage at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. Read more Busch Gardens offers free water park with Fun Card In addition to Adventure Island, there’s also one free day of parking worth $30 in the limited sale. Also, the Preschool Card giving free admission to kids age 5 and younger returns. Read more With inflation, can you really make a cheaper cheeseburger at home? The value of eating out in Tampa Bay versus the value of cooking it yourself, weighed by a hungry journalist. Read more 85 state parks across Florida are adding water bottle refilling stations More than 100 bottle refilling stations are being installed at parks across the state, including five along the Withlacoochee State Trail. Read more BEFORE YOU GO [Royal Caribbean] See what the world's largest cruise ship is like The biggest cruise ship in the world is just a few hours away from Tampa Bay. We checked out Royal Caribbean's newest ship, Wonder of the Seas, now sailing from Port Canaveral. This floating amusement park is five times bigger than the Titanic and can carry more than 7,000 passengers and 2,200 crew members. Check it out by clicking below. Details here Contact Sharon Kennedy Wynne at swynne@tampabay.com. Follow @SharonKWn. Did someone forward this to you? Get Top 5 in your own inbox next time. It's free to subscribe. Sign up here. Contact us Privacy policy Terms, conditions and copyright Standard of accuracy © 2023 • All Rights Reserved Tampa Bay Times • 490 First Avenue South • St. Petersburg, FL 33701 • 727-893-8111 To ensure this email is delivered to your inbox, add custserv@elist.tampabay.com to your address book. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the "Arts & Entertainment" newsletter from the Tampa Bay Times. If you’d prefer not to receive updates, you can unsubscribe from this email.