We took this cruise for the itinerary and the new ship with new amenities on it. Our original itinerary was changed because of all the hurricane damage. So we went from an Eastern to a Southern itinerary. I would advise, that this itinerary is chosen for mid to late winter as the ports were very warm, day and night and in Aruba, it was miserably hot. And this is coming from someone who lives in South Louisiana.
The new features - Brewery, Skyride, Rope Obstacle courses, were AWESOME! The Funnel in the Atrium and the smaller one in the Casino Bar area, are quite a site to see. They continuously change. I know we saw over 10 different designs and many of them have motion to them.
There are even more food choices with the addition of Guy's Pig and Anchor BBQ, which is included in base price of your cruise and they have added additional premium restaurants for a charge. We tried the Italian one and found it very good. They also have an Asian, Sushi Bar, and Seafood Shack, which we did not try. We did do the Steakhouse again. This is our 3rd time and have never been disappointed. More food than you can possible eat and it's excellent.
A standard Balcony room but there is less room to store items in on the room layout for this new ship. And as you know, things are already tight.