Trying to catch up on your thread to see what I can add!!
We have just arrived at WDW (Pop) after spending 3 days at Universal. We stayed at Hard Rock and it was great. The location was excellent and the Express passes were well worth the expense of the room!
We did a 4 night Dream cruise prior to Universal and it was AMAZING!! The highlight of the trip so far for me
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We drive up to Cape Canaveral the day before the cruise and did Kennedy. Took us about 6 hours I would say to see everything we wanted. Then we stayed the night at Fairfield Inn in Titusville and drove to the port the next morning. We had a 10:30 PAT and it was great! We checked in and walked straight onboard!
Our hotel in New York (NYC Salisbury) was in a great location and was clean and spacious. The beds were awful though but for the price I would still recommend it
Enjoy your planning! All of the time I spent working everything out before the trip is ensuring a smooth run now that we are actually here!!