Which would you choose and why?: capt.'s chairs in 2nd row OR bench seat

We've narrowed down our selection for a new vehicle but are still waffling on which type of seats to get in the 2nd (of 3 rows). The captain's chairs would give us one less seat overall, but I've heard that the ability to move "through" the vehicle is nice if you need to pull off on long road trips (without getting out) or even sometimes when loading everyone in and closing the door behind you to keep the kids corralled.

Any experiences/suggestions would be welcome help here. Thanks in advance for your input! :)