Do you get any other special offers for cruises using DVC points? I've been tempted to buy in but haven't been satisfied with the information on their website.
Other than special "Welcome Home" magnets on the door, a small gift on our bed one day, and a special invite to a meeting that showed us stuff about Aulani (that was probably not too different from the one for non-members), no, I noticed nothing too different.
Oh, there might have been a free pin exclusive for DVC members, too, but I'm not sure. And we got DVC member hats at the meeting...
There are spirited arguments, err, discussions regarding the use of points for booking cruises. One camp is of the opinion that it is a waste of money, and either A) you pay more for the points than just paying cash for the cruise or B) you can rent your points out for more money than you'd pay to book the cruise, and you can use the rest of the cash for spending money. This, of course, depends on the price of the cruise. I'd bet that those who book early at the best rates, or use the on-board 10% discount, etc, are correct, but the DVC points for a cruise never change where the prices do. Also remember that there are a limited number of cabins available for DVC bookings, so while off-season cruises like ours are easier to book, the summer & holiday ones can be hard to get unless you book REALLY early! The other camp is that DVC is a great way to budget for regular
Disney vacations, and when compared to the total cost of using your points at the park + tickets + food, etc, it's a nice break between park trips. I'm partly of both camps - mostly the latter, but I did sell some extra points to a friend for enough to cover the fee to book the cruise through DVC & our hotel the night before departure...
We bought in at Florida's Saratoga Springs from
Disneyland, intending to use our points to stay mostly at DL, as financially, it made sense for us. Then, when they opened the Grand Californian DVC, we bought there, too, for the earlier booking window. We are taking this cruise on DVC points, but will be cash booking our next while onboard to get the best prices for 2013 AND to save our DVC points for the grand opening of Carsland at DL next summer. In the future, we'll use our Florida points to stay at WDW, Hawaii, and ever Paris DL when we go to London in 2015, and use our CA points for yearly trips to DL. Then, once DD is out of the house for college but before grandkids (big gap, I hope), we'll probably do more cruises and RCI trades for travel...
Anyone who wants a (mostly) unbiased opinion of DVC, let me know - I'll give you all the good points, and a few bad ones that I've found along the way. I've literally sold members on it poolside at the Grand drinking Guinness, and have talked people out of it because it was the wrong thing for them...
One thing we will still need...your room number if you have it. I have a copy of the spreadsheet if you'd like me to send it to you. 
