We had a 9A cabin on the Triumph and loved it! I'm not sure if the 9As on the Triumph will be comparable to those on the Conquest, but our cabin was great. I don't think the particular cabin we had was any larger then the category 8, (and it was an odd shape...however, the "normal shaped" 9A cabins were larger, but the balconies smaller) but the wrap around balcony was huge!! You can check out some pictures of our cabin/balcony here:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291987925
Happy Sailing,
Kristin : )