I agree Marcie. Location is just as important to us as the money.

We were in 824 on South America, and we loved the location - right by the stairs and close to the elevator. In fact, we booked the same room for our cruise in 2012.

On Voyager, we always stay in the Horizon View suites, which are category C. We don't care about the butler, but we love the location of the suites, even though they are more expensive.

It certainly wouldn't break the bank for us to upgrade to an E on the upcoming Mariner cruise ( only $800 or so for both of us), but we like the location of 824, so I don't want to change!