My Wife and I were on the Sept. 10th sailing of the Sensation for the 4 night cruise to Freeport and Nassau. (my 1st cruise and her 2nd)
We drove down a day early and stayed with my folks who live 20 minutes north of the Port. (so we can't help with any hotel or parking tips)
Embarkation Day: We got dropped off at 10:45AM. Dropped our bags with the porters and headed for the entrance.