Question about 11 month booking

[SFlaDisneyfans]

I am currently shopping for my first DVC purchase. Do I need to have the points already in my bank to make book my reservation?

Example: Tomorrow I buy into DVC with a March use year and it has no points until Mar '14. I hypothetically want to book Xmas week of '14 at my home resort. Can I book my reservation on Jan 25 of '14 even though I wont have my points in the bank until my use year rolls around in March or do I need to wait until March?

Thanks.

ps.. How many days can I book at the 11 month window? In the example above can I book just Xmas day or can I book <x> number of consecutive days beyond it?

 

[rlovew]

You only need the points to be available at the time of travel. When you book doesn't make any difference (as far as what points you are using) it is just that you need availabel points for the time of travel.

 

[BlazerFan]

If you are booking on the first day of your booking window you can book 7 nights. If you need more would will have to call MS to add them as your window moves.

 

[chalee94]

Example: Tomorrow I buy into DVC with a March use year and it has no points until Mar '14. I hypothetically want to book Xmas week of '14 at my home resort. Can I book my reservation on Jan 25 of '14 even though I wont have my points in the bank until my use year rolls around in March or do I need to wait until March?

remember that UY has nothing to do with when you can call to book.

if you had bought a contract with no pts coming till march 2015, you could still call in jan 2014 to book dec 2014 with pts from that march 2015 UY.

start by looking at what UY the stay falls into: a dec 2014 stay is in your march 2014 UY. (note that a feb 2015 stay is STILL in your march 2014 UY. throw out calendar year when you are looking at UY.)

if a dec 2014 stay is in your 2014 UY, then you know you have access to banked 2013 UY pts (if any) + current 2014 UY pts + borrowed 2015 UY pts (if needed). if that is not enough pts, then you would have issues...but you can use up to 3 UYs worth of pts when you call to book.

but also remember that banking and borrowing are FINAL transactions. if you move pts with banking and borrowing, they cannot be put back or otherwise moved again, and will expire at the end of their new UY.

regardless, you can call 11 months out based on home resort...nothing at all to do with UY.

 

[SFlaDisneyfans]

Thank you everyone for the information. UY is still the one thing I dont have a solid handle on yet. I need to buy the dummie's guide to DVC UY

 

[CarolMN]

See if this helps:

Understanding Use Year

Feel free to ask more questions or for more examples.

 

[DebbieB]

I am currently shopping for my first DVC purchase. Do I need to have the points already in my bank to make book my reservation?

Example: Tomorrow I buy into DVC with a March use year and it has no points until Mar '14. I hypothetically want to book Xmas week of '14 at my home resort. Can I book my reservation on Jan 25 of '14 even though I wont have my points in the bank until my use year rolls around in March or do I need to wait until March?Thanks.

ps.. How many days can I book at the 11 month window? In the example above can I book just Xmas day or can I book <x> number of consecutive days beyond it?

I think one thing that confuses many new members is that they think your points "deposit" when your use year starts. Actually all your points are already in your account, so when you need to make a reservation, you can use whatever use years are available based on your date of stay.

 

[SFlaDisneyfans]

I think one thing that confuses many new members is that they think your points "deposit" when your use year starts. Actually all your points are already in your account, so when you need to make a reservation, you can use whatever use years are available based on your date of stay.

That makes sense. I was visualizing the UY as a bucket and if it was empty then you couldn't do much until it was filled again the following year.

Thanks

 

[chalee94]

That makes sense. I was visualizing the UY as a bucket and if it was empty then you couldn't do much until it was filled again the following year.

yep. as debbieb said, all the buckets are full through 2042 (or whenever your resort contract expires) when you buy the contract.

the only limitations are:

1) you can only borrow one UY ahead. you can move the 2015 UY bucket into the 2014 UY bucket, but not to the 2013 UY.

2) you can only book your home resort 11 months ahead, so the earliest you can book march 2015 is april 2014...regardless of which buckets are full.