Cruising on points booking window?

[shelly3girls]

Sorry, I tried to find the answer to this but couldn't. I see conflicting answers on the DVC website. In the points review section is says I can book any cruise departing 1/1/09 or earlier. In the booking windows section it says that I can book 11 months in advance. Which is it, 2 years or 11 months?

If the answer is 2 years does anyone know the point requirements for the 12/26/09 7-day Western cruise?

TIA!

 

[CarolAnnC]

I have always read 11 months booking window for the DCL.

There was a poster on here earlier who said he booked DCL with points for 2009. Since the point charts for 2009 are not out yet, I would call MS and inquire. Typically, if they could book it, it would be subject to adjusting the points up or down once the point charts were published.

I have not inquired of MS about this recently, so who knows. Give it a try. Good luck!

 

[podsnel]

It's 2 years. I had asked my guide last month and that was his answer.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

It has been a number of years (maybe 5), but we booked outside the 11 month window.

 

[eva]

The real answer seems to be as soon as the point charts are available. But it is rare that you find them posted more than 2 years out. The points for 2009 will probably not be released for another month or two.

 

[disneymom8589]

We booked a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise for the summer of 2009 using DVC points. Our "My DVC" section said that we could book a cruise through 12/09, so it must be a 2 year window. When I booked last Wednesday, the CM I talked to in MS said they just got the 2009 points chart book that day. I know the points needed for a category 8 Oceanview room went up considerably from the 2007 & 2008 points.

 

[eva]

We booked a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise for the summer of 2009 using DVC points. Our "My DVC" section said that we could book a cruise through 12/09, so it must be a 2 year window. When I booked last Wednesday, the CM I talked to in MS said they just got the 2009 points chart book that day. I know the points needed for a category 8 Oceanview room went up considerably from the 2007 & 2008 points.

Yikes! I'm off a year, aren't I. They may not have all of 2009 available yet, but I would call and ask. It could be some time before they are on the website.

 

[shelly3girls]

Thanks for the help. I was able to book a Dec '09 cruise. I was quite surprised at the large increase in points from '08 as there did not seem to be so much of an increase the previous year.

 

[LoriLuvsDisney]

Thanks for the help. I was able to book a Dec '09 cruise. I was quite surprised at the large increase in points from '08 as there did not seem to be so much of an increase the previous year.

I just called today about a June 2009 Eastern (Tortola) and was also surprised at the jump in points - though I was happy to see that the cash price was actually reasonable (that is for the adult passenger). No bargains for the kids.