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
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!!