My fiance and I set off on the Carnival Ecstasy on Sept 1st for a 5 day voyage. Living 45 mins from Pt. Canaveral made things much easier.
We utilized Park and Cruise for parking the car. $5.99 a day if you reserve a spot on-line and they shuttle you to the port and back.
We arrived at the port at around 10 am and by the time we were checked in and seated, we had about a 45 minute wait to board.
Smell of urine in the bathroom, but it is a phantom smell in that when the bathroom is cleaned, the smell goes away, but it comes back in about 20 minutes. I searched and looked for the source, but there must be a ghost with bladder problems in there, because there was no visible source for it.
It is not overwhelming and while not pleasant, it is not the end of the world.