Below are links to two Gasparilla activities.

The Captains Ball taking place before the Invasion of Tampa Bay begins. And the Invasion.

I was privileged with access to the private ball where I roamed about taking snap shots of the pirates having a ball as family and friends wished them a safe voyage.

From the family boat we witnessed the invasion of the pirates and the citizen collaborators as the Ship neared the mouth of  Hillsborough River.