We are a family of four spending one week on St Pete Beach in October - can anybody
advise us what we shouldnt miss - 2 adults and 2 children aged 9 and 16.
thanks

If you do searches some ideas have been posted fairly recently.

Dali Museum
Greek Town - can't remember the name of the top of my head.
Sail boat ride.
Beach.
If you want a big fancy breakfast one day - the Don Cesar hotel breakfast buffet was great

The Greek town is Tarpon Springs. There are sponge docks there. You can watch the diver's go down for sponges. Famous Greek restaurant there is Pappas.
There are several museums-The Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa is very good. There is also Busch Gardens in Tampa. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is interesting and close by. There is also the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. In St. Petersburg there is the Great Explorations hands on museum. I live in the area. Be glad to answer any more questions.

What type of Cruise ships go out of Tampa/St. Pete? Do they hace day cruises and night cruises?

thanks for all your help looks like a
week might not be long enough.

All kinds of day cruises out of St. Pete area - John's Pass and Clearwater. Some are dolphin cruises some are casino cruises. Tampa has cruise ships for multiple day cruises plus one from the Florida Aquarium that is a day cruise. A search on the internet can give you specifics.