Lucy Williams is an Orlando-based writer for Starwood Vacation Ownership and thelobby.com's expert on the subject.

Sunny Central Florida offers an array of ways to cool off when the heat rises. For serene or extreme aquatic encounters that are certain to help you keep your cool, head to SeaWorld Orlando. Through the Beluga Interaction Program, you can enter the environment of beluga whales and enjoy a hands-on meeting with the beautiful white mammals. Participants learn about the beluga whales, then change into wetsuits and get into the water for animal interactions that include touching and feeding the whales, as well as helping trainers communicate with the animals using hand signals.

If you want to get closer to a variety of aquatic life, check out the Marine Mammal Keeper Experience. During this 8-hour program, you may work alongside marine mammal experts to prepare daily diets and learn husbandry behaviors for a variety of mammals in the park, including manatees, dolphins and beluga whales.

For the ultimate heart-pounding experience, check out Sharks Deep Dive, a daring animal encounter program where you will be submerged with more than 30 sharks and hundreds of fish. Protected by a cage, you will be transported through a 125-foot long underwater habitat filled with sand tiger sharks, nurse sharks, sawfish and tropical fish.

At the end of each action-packed day, you can unwind by your resort pool and relax in spacious villa accommodations when you stay at Sheraton Vistana Resort or Sheraton Vistana Villages in Orlando, Florida.

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