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If we had a later dinner would we miss any shows? Or is it best to do the early one?

I looked through the forum and seeing some conflicting information / confusing information. Here is my plan and my questions. Please tell me what I might be missing. We are flying in to Orlando June 23 land about 4pm (cruise is June 24), on June 28 we will spend 3 days at Universal and then head home we MIGHT add a day in to Epcot. Flight home on July 3. Normally when we go to Universal we rent a car gives us more versatility. Family of 4, 2 kids 11 and 16. Our plan is to get to Port Canaveral and stay the night there. It appears to make more sense to not rent a car at the airport since we'd be paying for parking at $25 a day plus the rental fee while on the cruise. We plan to get a Uber from the airport, I see that it can cost anywhere from $75-150. Is it really that much of a span? I am not a fan of shuttles; we hate waiting forever for people, unless there is a shuttle that you suggest that would bring us to our hotel with minimal wait. Whats the best way to get from hotel to port? or is it dependant on hotel? Now the question is, after the cruise what's the best way to get back to the universal area. We haven't booked our hotel yet, we'd stay in Bonnet Lake area near the Disney gates (thats our typical go-to area). I priced out on Costco (with very limited research) we can get a SUV for $293 with Budget prom Port Canaveral to the airport. Is it easy to get picked up by the car rental places at the port and brought to get the car? or would we be Ubering it again? I am looking to save some money, but willing to spend a little to avoid the hassel of waiting around, packing up luggage a million times. Some family members have limited patience 🤣

thank you! we only drink water, juices and tea. We are not pop people, so this is good to know. thanks again

thank you! this was helpful.

We took a break from cruising when we had kids. They have always loved our annual Mexico, Jamaica and DR trips, now that our boys are older (10+15) and they claim "all inclusive beach" vacations are for old people. We returned from Universal Orlando last week and they loved it after being away from there for about 4 years. We thought we would try a cruise. We were looking at the Oasis class ships since there are a lot activities for them. I can figure out the staterooms I want that is easy (ocean view balcony X 2) but what I cannot figure out is what's included. I saw there dinner packages, you have to pay extra for dinner now? Where do I find what activities are free, and what costs extra money? I am not partial to any cruise line, i thought Royal Caribbean looked like it would be the most fun (non-disney) but if I should look elsewhere let me know. tips are not included anymore? Is there a link somewhere that's for us people who haven't cruised in 15 years, so much has changed. What can't I find a page that breaks this down easy for me. 🙂