Well, it is where a lot of the Cat G cabins are and we like the forward location as opposed to midship on Deck 6. While we aren't bothered by the vibration that has been reported on the Voyager (and we did have an aft cabin one cruise where it didn't cause us any problems) we just like to be forward. Also not bothered by the probably higher pitching in rough seas than mid-ship cabins. But you don't want to be too far forward because the windscreen of the ship blocks the forward view from 701 to about 709. (701 is a Master Suite whose veranda mostly lets you see where the ship has been!?!). Relatively short corridor with no through traffic. We like the "feet forward" cabins. All of the above applies to the mirror-image cabins on the port side. We make the port/starboard decision based on where we think there will be more to see or, on some cruises like summer in the Med, where there will be more shade. And, habit.