booking at 7 AND 11 months, how should I do this?

[Disney52303]

Forgive me if I don't explain this well. We just added on at AKL (yay!!)) thanks to an onboard DCL promotion and we already own at SSR and BLT (minimal there). We are thrilled about AKL!

We're planning a May 2013 long weekend trip and will book at our 7 month mark (late October) and we're hoping for a BWV or BCV studio, but we're not picky honestly if we end up someplace else. Right now I have 110 AKL points for 2012 and 160ish points for 2013. I have borrowed 27 2013 points for 2 nights at OKW in December, which I did before our AKL add on last month.

In December 2012, we're planning on booking AKL for November 2013, at our 11 month window. Hoping for a club level studio but we're not expecting it and will be thriled with a savanna view.

My question is... should I book the May reservation using BORROWED points and save my 2012 AKL points for December since I will likely use most or all of them? Can I do that? Once I have both booked, if I have 2012 points left could member services help me straighten out borrowed and current use year if necessary or would I be out of luck if I borrow?

Or, do I have to book October for May using my 2012 points and then not have enough for for AKL booking two months later?

We've never booked this many frequent trips so this is all new for us.

Thank you for any advice you can provide!

 

[disneynutz]

You will need your AKV points and book at 11 months for any chance of getting CL.

Bill

 

[bobbiwoz]

You will need your AKV points for the CL booking. What UY are you? What UY year will your 2013 CL reservation be in. You may need to bank the 2012 AKV points so you have them available for that reservatin.

 

[dvcterry]

In December 2012, we're planning on booking AKL for November 2013, at our 11 month window. Hoping for a club level studio but we're not expecting it and will be thriled with a savanna view.

My question is... should I book the May reservation using BORROWED points and save my 2012 AKL points for December since I will likely use most or all of them? Can I do that? Once I have both booked, if I have 2012 points left could member services help me straighten out borrowed and current use year if necessary or would I be out of luck if I borrow?

I am assuming you have a December UY? One thing to remember, borrowing is a final transaction. So if you borrow points, they remain in that UY, so if you borrow from 2013, they will stay in 2012 and must be used by the end of the UY.