Just booked room at Hard Rock Universal for Thursday/Friday before the cruise. We haven't been to Universal/Islands of Adventure in a couple of years, and we always wanted to stay onsite once.
Still watching flights. Right now direct from Houston is about $307. Last year we paid that, then the cost dropped a week later.
We are kinda limited on flight times, as we have to fly out Thursday evening. and want to return noon Saturday(26th) and your right, that is the peak travel weekend.
Lampy, that beaches deal sounds great. We have been wanting to go there sometime. May look at it again for 2006.
Willie