I just came back from the first double-dip on the Dream, and I loved the cruise/hated my room. The problems with 5024 (and I am assuming 5524) are
1) The balcony is less than half the depth of the other Cat 5E staterooms.
2) Because of the short balcony, people in 5026/5526 can look right into your stateroom.
3) You are not at the edge of the ship, unlike all the other balconies.
4) The room is over the theater, and the bass really (really!) comes into the room. This was a big problem on the pirate night when they had a 11:15 PM -1:45 AM showing of On Stranger Tides.