Walt Disney World vacations can involve a lot of decisions before you ever arrive in Orlando.
Where should you stay?
How many days do you need?
Which parks should you prioritize?
What should the pace of the vacation look like?
How should you think about dining, transportation, tickets, and all the smaller details that go into the trip?
If you're planning your family's first visit—or returning and want help organizing the next one—you don't need to research every possibility before reaching out.
Tell Mary who's traveling, when you're considering going, and what your family is most excited about.
Then the planning can begin.
Learn more about Walt Disney World vacation planning.
You might already know exactly which cruise you want.
Or you might simply know that cruising sounds interesting.
Hartland Travels can help travelers consider factors such as cruise line, ship, itinerary, cabin, destination, departure port, family needs, and the overall experience they're hoping to have.
That includes families taking their first cruise, experienced cruisers looking for something different, and multigenerational groups trying to find a trip everyone can enjoy.
Explore ocean cruise vacation planning.
If you're more interested in destination-focused travel aboard a smaller ship, river cruising may also be worth exploring.
Family trips can become more complicated as more people join them.
Parents, children, grandparents, siblings, and extended family members may all have different schedules, interests, room needs, and ideas about what makes a great vacation.
You don't necessarily need a destination where everyone wants to do exactly the same thing.
You need a vacation that works well for the group.
Tell Mary who is traveling, what ages are represented, what kinds of experiences everyone enjoys, and anything else that may affect the trip.
Learn more about family and multigenerational vacation planning.
Universal Orlando can be an exciting vacation on its own or part of a larger Orlando trip.
Families may need help thinking through hotels, tickets, park days, Universal Epic Universe, Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, Volcano Bay, and whether to combine Universal Orlando with Walt Disney World.
If Universal is on your family's list, share what everyone is most excited to experience and how much time you're considering spending in Orlando.
Explore Universal Orlando vacation planning.
Maybe you already have an island in mind.
Maybe you've saved photos of several resorts.
Maybe you simply want somewhere warm with a beautiful beach.
The challenge with Caribbean and all-inclusive vacations isn't finding options.
It's narrowing them.
Resorts can differ considerably in atmosphere, dining, beaches, accommodations, activities, children's programming, size, and the type of traveler they serve best.
Tell Mary what your ideal resort vacation looks like and who will be traveling.
Explore Caribbean and all-inclusive vacation planning.
Not every vacation begins with Disney, a cruise ship, or an all-inclusive resort.
You may want to visit several destinations.
You may be planning a special anniversary trip.
You may want to take your family to Europe.
You may have a list of places you've been saving for years.
Or you may have an idea that needs to become a realistic itinerary.
That's where personalized vacation planning becomes particularly helpful.
Start with the ideas.
The itinerary can come later.
01The first goal is understanding what you're thinking about.
Who is going?
When can you travel?
What interests you?
What is important to the people traveling?
Do you already have a destination in mind?
What questions are making the planning process difficult?
02Once your priorities are clearer, the enormous number of travel choices can begin to narrow.
Instead of comparing hundreds of resorts, ships, hotels, destinations, or itineraries, you can focus on options that make more sense for you.
03The right destination, accommodations, itinerary, transportation, activities, and other decisions can begin working together as one trip rather than as a collection of unrelated reservations.
04One of the advantages of working with Hartland Travels is that you work directly with Mary.
You're building a relationship with a travel advisor who knows who is traveling, what was important to you, and why the vacation was planned the way it was.
Hartland Travels is based in Cumberland, Rhode Island and provides personalized travel planning for travelers who value having an actual person involved in the process.
For Rhode Island families, vacation planning can also involve practical considerations close to home.
Should you fly from Rhode Island or Boston?
Are you traveling during a Rhode Island school vacation week?
Would driving to a cruise departure in Boston or New York make sense?
How much travel time should you allow around the vacation itself?
Your trip may ultimately take you thousands of miles from Rhode Island, but the vacation still starts here.
Hartland Travels combines that local perspective with vacation planning for destinations throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and beyond.
01No. You can contact Hartland Travels even if you're still trying to decide where to travel. Your interests, dates, budget considerations, travel style, and who is traveling can help narrow the possibilities.
02Hartland Travels focuses on Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, ocean cruises, river cruises, family and multigenerational vacations, Caribbean and all-inclusive vacations, and personalized trips that may require a more custom approach.
03Yes. Hartland Travels is based in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
04No. Hartland Travels is based in Cumberland, but travel planning isn't limited to Cumberland residents.
05Yes. You don't need previous experience with a particular destination or type of vacation before contacting Hartland Travels. First-time travelers often have the most questions, and those questions can become part of the planning conversation.
06Yes. You may be comparing a cruise with an all-inclusive resort, Walt Disney World with Universal Orlando, or several completely different destinations. Personalized planning can help you think through which option best fits your priorities.
07Yes. Hartland Travels focuses on family and multigenerational travel and can help consider the needs of grandparents, parents, children, adult children, and extended family members traveling together.
08Share whatever you already know: who is traveling, approximate dates, destinations you're considering, children's ages if applicable, general trip length, what you're celebrating, and the type of experience you'd like to have.
If you don't know some of those details yet, that's okay.
09That's fine. You don't need to wait until you've researched everything yourself. Reaching out early can help you understand what decisions need to be made and which options are worth considering.
010Yes. Hartland Travels is built around a relationship-focused planning experience where clients work directly with Mary.
01You can start with a detailed itinerary.
You can start with a destination.
You can start with a few possible dates.
Or you can start with:
"We want to take a vacation and don't know where to go."
Any of those works.
Hartland Travels is based in Cumberland, Rhode Island and provides personalized vacation planning designed around the travelers—not simply the reservation.
Call Hartland Travels: 401-626-5347
Email Mary: maryhartland@hartlandtravels.com