I want to give in good detail, an account of Royal Caribbean's land package called "way more than a cruise." If you are considering a trip to Orlando or a cruise out of that area you have the option of doing both. I booked through a travel agent and set up 4 nights in Orlando at the Hard Rock hotel and 7 nights on Freedom of the Seas. There are many combinations, pre and post cruise land packages and a shorter cruise or Universal days either way it can be tailored to your vacation.

I am 26 (Air Force Officer) my wife of 4 years 24 (Nurse), we have an energetic 2 year old that we took to Florida for quite an adventure. I guess my discloser statement is don't take this to heart but I may make fun of some other reviews, I feel sometimes we need to take a chill pill.

Looking back at the trip I would do it again in a heartbeat. We flew into Orlando on Wed Jan 5th; the transportation is included and quick. The Hard Rock Hotel is incredible with outstanding service. The pool was something to write home about, real sand and speakers underwater with a nice size slide. The Value that you get with the package is great, Entry to the Universal theme parks one hour prior to the public, express passes at Universal $75 dollar value pp. we had 4 day passes, and since we came from Utah we didn't have much time the first evening to go into the parks so we went and ate at city-walk. The parks were fun, if you want to see Harry Potter, the extra hour makes it so worth staying onsite. If you would like to know more about our Universal experience please ask as I don't want to write a lengthy review. I do have some tips about the park and info about renting a car in Orlando. Read more