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If I try to book on the RC website, I have to sign into C&A first and then click the "Book a new cruise" button to see the C&A rates. Then on the booking I have to click on the "Apply a promo code and exclusive rates discounts" button (on the first page that shows the cruise and date) for my C&A number to be recognized and for the C&A rates to load. If I wait for the page that asks how many guests per stateroom to click the "Apply a promo code and exclusive rates discounts" it says my C&A number is invalid. Or if I try to look up my C&A number by putting in my name, birthday, address, etc...it says there is no C&A number for this passenger. That said, I discovered the glitch on their website when my TA was out of the office for a few days and I wanted to price check a couple cruises. When my TA was back, he was able to access some promo prices that were combinable with my C&A discount and book the cruise without any difficulty or error messages regarding my account.

We haven't been to Labadee post covid, but we're going in 2023. I was wondering about the shade situation. Last time we were there the free lounge chairs did not have umbrellas so you had to rent a bed, cabana, etc to get some shade. We got a cabana at Columbus Cove and loved it. The sand wasn't too rocky and the cabanas are at the end of the beach so the sand in front of them was roped off to keep it semi private.

We had a cabana at Barefoot Beach several years ago (7?). It was nice, we were back a little ways, not right on the water. The service and food were great. The location was perfect and we really enjoyed it. That said, we had a strange situation on the ship that led to us getting the cabana at a very reduced rate so it made it that much more enjoyable. I wouldn't do an over the water cabana, unless something has changed there recently. They're high up on a cliff and there isn't a beach there. So you are either in the cabana or in the water. We also got a cabana at Columbus Cove once when we had our kids with us. It was really nice. They don't have the fancy food like at Barefoot Beach, but they do rope off a portion of the beach to keep it private and you do have an attendant there. I think those cabanas were the better value for the money spent. That's my opinion, I hope it helps. I was actually looking on these boards to see if anything has changed recently at Labadee because we haven't been post covid and we're going next year.