I realize that, but if it were me (which it isn't) and I thought I'd be
snowed in or the roads would not be safe for travel on the day of the
cruise, I would take my time and go a day early and stay in Newark or
Elizabeth, park at a hotel that provided free parking and take a cab to
the port rather than lose all the money all ready paid for a cruise.

--Jean
We live about 45 minutes drive from the Bloomington, IL airport and we had a
5:55 am flight the day before the cruise in January. We drove over on
Thursday at noon to Bloomington and stayed in a motel 1/4 mile from the
airport. We got an extra hour sleep on Friday morning and peace of mind that
we would make it to the airport since they were predicting blowing and
drifting snow overnight Thursday on the interstate.
Not such a crazy idea to go the night before IMHO.