We sailed on the August 3 sailing of the Carnival Dream to the Western Caribbean. We parked at an off site parking at Port Canaveral and the process went smoothly. It was Park, Cruise and I would recommend them. They were cheap and efficient.
WE got to the port and entered quickly and had very little waiting in line to get on the ship.
I really don't know what has happened to Carnival. We (my partner and I) went on many of the Carnival ships in the early 2000's and loved them. Over the years we have seen a steady decline of service, food quality and lack of activities on the ship.
Lovely Cabin, comfortable bed, lots of room. Loved the balcony. Spent a lot of time on it. Was on the Upper Deck in a 6200 balcony cabin. The walls were VERY thin and heard people walking past all hours of the day and night and heard the sounds from the cabins on each side quite clearly.