Under "other alternatives" many people wouldn't consider this, but you can take Amtrak from either Miami or Fort Lauderdale. You would disembark at Lakeland, FL and an Amtrak bus would bring you to Wildwood. The whole trip is about four hours, leaving around noon from So. FL., if they are on time. I've done it twice going the other direction and enjoyed it. If you couldn't arrange other transportation, at least you wouldn't be stranded.
Re parking at the port, we took Royal Caribbean out of Miami and left the car in Royal Caribbean's parking garage. No problem at all, although it was a short cruise. You could contact the cruise lines in regard to parking facilities.
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