ON-SITE INFO
Welcome to the official Wisconsin Alumni Association® (WAA) ReliaQuest Bowl Tour! To ensure that all goes smoothly, please read the following carefully, as it will provide valuable information about your tour package, including game day information. If you need more information regarding the Tampa Marriott Water Street, please click here.
December 31st
12 – 7 p.m. | HOSPITALITY DESK HOURS
WAA Hospitality Desk open in the hotel lobby. Stop by to pick up your tour name badge, souvenir, and additional tour information. Light refreshments will be available from noon to 4:30 p.m.
4 p.m. | HOTEL CHECK-IN
Tampa Marriott Water Street hotel check-in.
4:30 p.m. | MEET SET STAFF IN LOBBY
Meet Sports and Entertainment Travel (SET) staff in the hotel lobby to board motorcoach transportation to the tour welcome reception and ReliaQuest Bowl Game Parade in Ybor City.
4:45 p.m. | DEPART FOR YBOR CITY
Depart for Zydeco Brew Werks in Ybor City.
5 – 10 p.m. | WAA TOUR WELCOME EVENT
Welcome to Tampa! Enjoy heavy appetizers and drinks with fellow WAA travelers at the tour welcome reception while enjoying the ReliaQuest Bowl Game Parade with performances by the Wisconsin and LSU Marching Bands from the venue’s balcony.
5 – 7 p.m. | WISCONSIN ATHLETICS EVENT
Official Badger Bowl Tour participants are invited to an exclusive Wisconsin athletics event with Director of Athletics Chris McIntosh ’04, MS’19 to celebrate the Badgers’ 22nd consecutive bowl appearance! This event is at the tour hotel in the Terrace Room.
For guests who would like to attend both the Wisconsin athletics event and the tour welcome reception, a motorcoach shuttle will be running on the following schedule between the Marriott and Ybor City after the initial departure at 4:45 p.m.
6 – 9 p.m. | MOTOR COACH SHUTTLE
The motor coach will depart the Marriott on the hour and Zydeco on the half hour. The final return from Zydeco to the Marriott will be 10 p.m. You are welcome to return on an earlier shuttle.
5:30 p.m. | RELIAQUEST BOWL GAME PARADE
ReliaQuest Bowl Game Parade in Ybor City. Enjoy the festive floats and spirited marching band performances.
Parade Conclusion | DEPART TO PEP RALLY
ReliaQuest Bowl Game Big Storm Brewing Pep Rally. Guests are welcome to leave Zydeco to attend the pep rally. Big Storm is a 0.2 mile walk from Zydeco.
Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – 1600 E. Seventh Avenue, #2
Zydeco Brew Werks – 1902 E. Seventh Avenue
10 p.m. | DEPART FOR HOTEL
Final motor coach shuttle departs Zydeco for the Marriott. If you choose to stay later in Ybor City, transportation back to the hotel will be on your own.
10:15 – 11 p.m. | CHAMPAGNE TOAST – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Cheers to the New Year with a champagne toast in the Terrace Room. Happy New Year!
January 1st
6:30 – 8:00 a.m. | BREAKFAST
Breakfast buffet available at Waterside Grill. Bring your breakfast vouchers to present to the restaurant staff.
7 – 8 a.m. | HOSPITALITY DESK HOURS
WAA Hospitality Desk open in the hotel lobby.
8 a.m. | MEET SET STAFF IN LOBBY
Meet SET staff in the hotel lobby to board motorcoach transportation to the BADGER HUDDLE®.
IMPORTANT: Raymond James Stadium enforces a NO BAG POLICY. Guests are permitted to bring in only one clutch purse no larger than 4.5” by 6.5”.
8:15 a.m. | DEPART FOR BADGER HUDDLE®
Depart the Marriott for the BADGER HUDDLE®.
A Game Day map will be provided.
8:45 a.m. | ARRIVE AT TAILGATE
Arrive at the BADGER HUDDLE® at the Bucs VIP Tailgate Pavilion.
9 – 11:30 a.m. | BADGER HUDDLE® TAILGATE
Enjoy a breakfast buffet featuring Wisconsin favorites, beer, wine, seltzer, breakfast cocktails, and soft drinks. The tailgate includes musical entertainment, special appearances by Wisconsin athletics’ personalities and Bucky Badger, and performances by the UW Marching Band and Spirit Squad.
After Huddle | WALK TO STADIUM
Walk to Raymond James Stadium (an approximately 0.4 mile walk).
12 p.m. | RELIAQUEST BOWL GAME
Wisconsin vs. LSU
Post-game | RETURN TO MOTORCOACHES
SET staff will be outside the stadium to direct you to the motorcoaches in lot 8.
45 minutes post-game | DEPART FOR HOTEL
Depart for Marriott
Evening – AT LEISURE
At your leisure
January 2nd
6:30 – 11 a.m. | BREAKFAST
Breakfast buffet available at Waterside Grill. Bring your breakfast vouchers to present to the restaurant staff.
11 a.m. | HOTEL CHECK-OUT
Hotel check-out. Have a safe trip home!
GAME DAY MAP
Raymond James Stadium Policies
A NO-BAG POLICY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL EVENTS AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM. GUESTS ARE PERMITTED TO BRING IN ONLY ONE CLUTCH PURSE NO LARGER THAN 4.5” BY 6.5”. Click the below image to open the stadium map in a new tab.
On-Site Staff Information
On-Site Staff | Cell Phone | Affiliation |
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Brittany White | 765-720-5263 | Sports & Entertainment Travel |
Andrea Larson | 530-949-3435 | Sports & Entertainment Travel |
Andrea Berns | 608-234-3407 | WAA |
Chris Braun | 608-712-9371 | WAA |