Opinion needed - Fantasy/Dream Cat5c vs. Cat5a

[wideeyedwonder]

Hi, I'd like some opinions on the Fantasy/Dream Cat5c cabins vs. the Cat5a cabins.

Currently we are booked aboard the Fantasy for a summer 2013 sailing. There are 5 of us; on Magic/Wonder we have always gotten one 5-person stateroom, but for this sailing, we decided to try 2 "linked" 4-person staterooms (ahhh, space and privacy!)

As far as I know, the only real differences between a F/D Cat5c and Cat5a is the location (which deck, etc.)

Does anyone have a preference for the 5a, because of location, noise, ???

On the Wonder, we always loved getting a cabin on deck 7 aft, as we loved being within "striking distance" of BBB from our cabin (one set of stairs). We had a ritual of working out in the wee hours of the morning, then getting food for the still sleeping kids at BBB, then quickly return to BBB for our "adult's only" breakfast on the fantail, watching dolphins cavorting off the stern...good times, good times...