Outside 7 month window

[kcdisneymom]

I have always booked in 7 month window but this time I need a 1 bdrm before a cruise at CCV next June. Can you waitlist something like that or would I need to transfer/rent points from a CCV owner?

 

[BillPA]

I would book my home resort then at 7 mo look for a unit at CCV

 

[Frederic Civish]

You cannot waitlist it, unless you own at CCV. June is in the 7 to 11 month window. Since a waitlist would be 'filled' (theoretically) if it became available, you would need to have 'Home Resort Advantage.' So, I agree, book now at your home resort, then try to pick it up exactly at the 7 month date, or rent or transfer points from someone else who has CCV as their home resort.

You are looking for June, so the changes of getting it at the 7 month window probably won't be great. So, how much do you want it, and are you willing to pay cash for it?

 

[Bing Showei]

Several elements will play in your favor here and you will likely have no trouble getting the room you need.

1- June is not high DVC season, as point costs are higher, and will not be in high demand.
2- You want a 1BR which is a booking category that tends book up well into the 7 month window in June because of the low “value” proposition (sleeps same as studio at more than twice the points in some cases - like CCV in mid-June)
3- There are likely to be a couple more declarations (if not the balance of held units) by then so there is likely to be increased availability.
4- This is between 4 and 6 months before the scheduled opening of SWGE and a lot of once-in-a-life-timers may wait until the next summer to make their trek to WDW (rental demand lower than once SWGE open).
5- The average temp in Central Florida in June is 218F/103 C (found on Wikipedia). Public buildings shut down and citizens are ordered to shelter in place as to avoid people’s faces melting off their heads, so a lot of sane DVCers (who’s points stop working above 85F) avoid walking around for six hours under the face-melting sun just to watch their Mickey bars vaporize before it reaches their lips.

So yeah, book your home resort, modify at 7-months. You should be* fine.

ETA: *Who knows if they suddenly announce a MM event during your stay (for all he reasons listed above) which would throw a wrench in your plans, so do book your home resort as a backup.