Travel to Orlando

I took the 7-day Orlando trip and liked that they shuttled us between the hotel and parks each day. Park tickets weren't included, so I booked them in advance and reserved FastPass before arriving, which made entry smooth.

The round trip from Orlando to Clearwater Beach covered about 215 miles. We had free time on the beach in the morning before the two-hour pirate cruise in the afternoon, which had face painting and music. Lunch was included, which I found convenient.

This 8-day tour gave us a free choice of theme park each day, which was great. Hotel-to-park transportation was included, making things easy. Park tickets weren't included, so I booked them in advance and added FastPass to skip lines, which worked out well.

This five-day round trip from Miami to Orlando worked well for transportation and hotels. Park tickets weren't included, so I booked them myself before leaving. The standard hotel was clean and comfortable, and daily park transfers ran on time.

Five of the six days were spent at Orlando parks, choosing one each day. Transportation and hotels were arranged, which was convenient. Park tickets weren't included, so I bought mine online before the trip.

The drive from Orlando to Clearwater Beach was a bit long, but worth it. The Sea Screamer speedboat ride was fast, and dolphins actually swam alongside us, which was a highlight. After that, we had free time on the white sand beach. Just note that lunch wasn't included in the tour price.

Most of the nine days were spent in Orlando, picking a different park each day, which gave us plenty of freedom. We chose Universal and a few Disney parks; tickets were booked ourselves before the trip since the package only covered hotels and transport.

The day started with the boat tour in Winter Park, gliding past the lakeside homes and Rollins College, then downtown to see the swans at Lake Eola, and wrapped up with free time at Disney Springs. The pacing felt just right.

The drive from Orlando to Clearwater was a bit long at 190 miles each way, but the two-hour dolphin cruise did spot wild bottlenose dolphins. I also had the rest of the afternoon on the beach, which made it worthwhile.