Can I rent points rom a DVC owner to book a Disney cruise?

[Ernie S.]

Is it possible to book a cruise renting points from an owner? Thank

 

[Missyrose]

Is it possible to book a cruise renting points from an owner? Thank

In all but a few cases, the cash price for a cruise is much lower than the points cost.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

I'm sure you could. But you would overpay hellaciously.

It's kind of like sticking a fork in your eye. You could. It's probably not the best use of the fork or your eye, though.

 

[BillPA]

If you can rent for about $6.50 a point, then you should at least break even. You will find cash is the best way to get a deal on Disney cruises.

 

[wilkeliza]

As others have said sure you can but points are a terrible way to book a cruise. Most DVC owners actually rent out their points to be able to pay their cruise in cash because it costs less dollars than points to go on a cruise usually.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Being able to rent points at $6.50 per point as a renter happens mostly for last-minute deals, or your aunt is a DVC member and you are her favorite (or you have pictures of her doing something extremely blackmail worthy!).

 

[drusba]

Maybe I am reading it wrong but it appears renting the Disney Cruise using points is prohibited under the Membership Extras Acknowledgment and Disclosure Statement, which you can find online at the member site by going to "MY DVC Membership" -- "Important Membership Documents" -- "Access to Membership Extras." The Disney Cruise and other Disney Collections are incidental benefits, which cannot be assigned or transferred, and although the Cruise and other Disney Collections can be used by "Members or their guests," they are for personal use only and cannot be "rented."

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

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Maybe I am reading it wrong but it appears renting the Disney Cruise using points is prohibited under the Membership Extras Acknowledgment and Disclosure Statement, which you can find online at the member site by going to "MY DVC Membership" -- "Important Membership Documents" -- "Access to Membership Extras." The Disney Cruise and other Disney Collections are incidental benefits, which cannot be assigned or transferred, and although the Cruise and other Disney Collections can be used by "Members or their guests," they are for personal use only and cannot be "rented."

yes it is true renting any DVC points out is frowned apon but its done by 100's of people a day. Don't disclose to member services that it what you are doing.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

To answer the OP question. If you find a deal on points for $6.50 a point the owner of the contract may have restrictions if they bought their contract on the resale market I believe its after 2012. Disney does not allow resale points after that year to be used for cruises.

 

[supersnoop]

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yes it is true renting any DVC points out is frowned apon but its done by 100's of people a day. Don't disclose to member services that it what you are doing.

Renting out a reservation booked with points is specifically allowed in the legal terms of the DVC agreements.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

The contract explicitly permits rental.

What the contract does not permit is the transfer of points for $$. So when two members are doing a points transfer, they should not discuss the $ online with Member Services.

Disney don't want to get involved in potential disputes between members.

 

[drusba]

The contract/official documents specifically permit your rental of a DVC room, not anything else. See §5.1 of the Disney Vacation Club Membership Agreement attached to the Declarations ("A Club Member may make a reservation to use the Vacation Homes for the Club Member's own use, make their use available to family or friends or guests, or rent them solely through the Club Member's own efforts"). The cruise and other Disney Collections are "incidental benefits" for which Disney gets to set its owns rules, and the applicable rule allows you to reserve the cruises for youself or guests as long as you are not renting to the guest but it prohibits rentals. Whether Disney can easily determine if something is a rental and thus enforce the no rental rule is a different issue.

 

[bumbershoot]

The contract/official documents specifically permit your rental of a DVC room, not anything else. See §5.1 of the Disney Vacation Club Membership Agreement attached to the Declarations ("A Club Member may make a reservation to use the Vacation Homes for the Club Member's own use, make their use available to family or friends or guests, or rent them solely through the Club Member's own efforts"). The cruise and other Disney Collections are "incidental benefits" for which Disney gets to set its owns rules, and the applicable rule allows you to reserve the cruises for youself or guests as long as you are not renting to the guest but it prohibits rentals. Whether Disney can easily determine if something is a rental and thus enforce the no rental rule is a different issue.

I don't think the last few people are contradicting you, but are contradicting the other statement that renting points is frowned upon.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Exactly.

Renting points isn't frowned upon, within the defined contract that says you can rent a room reservation.

Selling points for transfer is frowned upon, and Disney Collection/RCI/DCL may be an issue (although I've seen people renting that before, right or wrong).

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Exactly.

Renting points isn't frowned upon, within the defined contract that says you can rent a room reservation.

Selling points for transfer is frowned upon, and Disney Collection/RCI/DCL may be an issue (although I've seen people renting that before, right or wrong).

Documents restrict it actually, not just frown upon it. You are not supposed to take payment. Of course policing that is particularly difficult but if it were mentioned during a transfer that payment had been received then it's perfectly legitimate for DVC to refuse to transfer.

The Disney collection doesn't come up too often because it really makes no sense to rent for that unless an owner were renting for less than they pay MF's.

 

[DebbieB]

If you can rent for about $6.50 a point, then you should at least break even. You will find cash is the best way to get a deal on Disney cruises.

Also factor in a $95 transaction fee.