Went on this cruise with wife and 9 month old baby. Other family went as well in separate cabins. Been on only 1 other cruise before, years ago. After reading all the reviews before going on this cruise I thought I'd give my 2 cents, maybe it will be beneficial to others going on this cruise.
My wife and I are laid back and just go with the flow and we figure you can either have a great time or horrible time depending on your mood and your perspective in the exact same situation. Having a baby, we decided to get a balcony room since there would be more time than normal spent in it. So, the cost was justified in our opinion. For what we paid, we didn't expect anything extravagant.
PARKING: We drove in since we live in Florida. We stayed at the Embassy Suites near the airport and parked the car there for $6 a day and took a $25 cab to the port.