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Andie272

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My husband and I just bought DVC last week on our cruise. We have a use year of April, we banked the 2016 points that we got when we signed up.

I wanted to look at the points needed for a cruise in 2018, Jan-Feb, which from what I understand was released today to the public. Where do I look on the DVC website for points needed?

Thanks
 
If you haven't done so already, may I suggest that you spend some time reading the threads in the DVC purchase section above. Lots of good info for the newbie like "using your points for anything other than DVC stays" and "cost savings of buying resale", and "rescinding a new purchase" to give yourself time to learn about the DVC and it's ins and outs.

:earsboy: Bill
 
Probably can look at the 2017 point requirements and add another 5-10 percent.

It looks like you cruise to vacation a lot. If you bought DVC to use for that I'd also strongly recommend recinding immediately if you are in the 10 day window. DVC greatly exaggerates that benefit and you will almost certainly be paying more for your cruise than just rebooking onboard. DVC also is only allocated a certain number of rooms and the point requirements can be whatever they decide upon. There was even a time approx 6 years ago that DVC bookings were put in hold so you couldn't book with points.

If your changing to WDW stays every year or two then DVC can definitely make sense. But don't buy to cruise.
 

Probably can look at the 2017 point requirements and add another 5-10 percent.

It looks like you cruise to vacation a lot. If you bought DVC to use for that I'd also strongly recommend recinding immediately if you are in the 10 day window. DVC greatly exaggerates that benefit and you will almost certainly be paying more for your cruise than just rebooking onboard. DVC also is only allocated a certain number of rooms and the point requirements can be whatever they decide upon. There was even a time approx 6 years ago that DVC bookings were put in hold so you couldn't book with points.

If your changing to WDW stays every year or two then DVC can definitely make sense. But don't buy to cruise.

Thank you, we did not buy to cruise, was just curious to see what a certain cruise in Jan 2018 would be. Thank you for the tip though.
 
Oh, and I was just on the website so I looked - the 2018 cruise charts are up for the spring at least. They are under the Disney Collection.
 
If you haven't done so already, may I suggest that you spend some time reading the threads in the DVC purchase section above. Lots of good info for the newbie like "using your points for anything other than DVC stays" and "cost savings of buying resale", and "rescinding a new purchase" to give yourself time to learn about the DVC and it's ins and outs.

:earsboy: Bill
Thank you Bill, I can not find these threads you mention, can you point me in the right direction so I can find them please.
 
http://www.disboards.com/threads/so...e-disney-vacation-club.3514582/#post-55842682

Direct price per point is $170 or so.

Resale prices can run half of that. Buying resale can save thousands.

But resale buyers do lose the annual pass discount and a few other discounts. Resale buyers also cannot trade directly for Disney cruises - but by renting their points and paying cash for cruises, they typically come out ahead financially.
 
I believe you have a 10 day rescission (cooling off) period for DVC. If you are within that period and have any reservations, you should cancel the contract and do some more research before committing to DVC. (It will still be there.)
 
In general, the point pricing for a cruise will be less competitive than booking cash on board your prior cruise, or booking via an agency with incentives (like Costco). Trade value for a DVC point for a cruise is about $7-8 if I recall the math correctly. Meanwhile, via a broker you can get $11-12/pp renting out that same point, and if it's a Poly point, you may be able to get $14-16 during home resort windows if you do your point rental privately.
 
In general, the point pricing for a cruise will be less competitive than booking cash on board your prior cruise, or booking via an agency with incentives (like Costco). Trade value for a DVC point for a cruise is about $7-8 if I recall the math correctly. Meanwhile, via a broker you can get $11-12/pp renting out that same point, and if it's a Poly point, you may be able to get $14-16 during home resort windows if you do your point rental privately.
Thank you, so is what you are saying it's better to rent my point instead of using them on a cruise, and then use the $ from renting to pay for the cruise?

I don't want to rescind my purchase, I was just curious as to how I would best use points IF we wanted to cruise one year instead of WDW or DL.
 
Thank you, so is what you are saying it's better to rent my point instead of using them on a cruise, and then use the $ from renting to pay for the cruise?

I don't want to rescind my purchase, I was just curious as to how I would best use points IF we wanted to cruise one year instead of WDW or DL.
That's pretty close to exactly what I'm saying. Generally, what you can get renting will be equivalent to the value you get exchanging for a cruise PLUS your dues per point. The negotiated rates tend to be the high end of what is charged for the cruises -- basically, it's a low value trade for rack rate. There are lots of ways to get discounts or incentives even on DCL bookings.
 



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