Why I Should Not Join??

[JonHM]

Oh yes, that seems to be one of the most frequently used methods. You book your home resort for what you want at 11 mo., then call right at 7 mo. and try to get what you want at the other resort. If it's available, you just switch your ressies. If it's not, you get right on the waitlist for what you want. I know that the waitlist doesn't work out for *everyone*, but I *think* that it works out for many, many people, particularly ones who get on the list right at the 7 mo. point. Of course, it also depends what you need. Something like a Grand Villa or an extraordinarily long stay might be harder to get off of the wait list. But then, there is *also* further flexibility in using this method:

You can call day by day, meaning exactly seven months from each individual day that you need, and then just link them together.

You can also, when on the waitlist, let them know if they want to give you individual days from the range you have requested, or only make the reservation for you if all of the days you want come open. This leads some people to split some trips between two DVC resorts. Again, if you're working very close to the 11 and 7 month windows, you should have a much easier time than if you're trying to book later on.

If you want to find out more on this, do a search on 'wait list' or 'waiting list' - there have been many threads on the different methods used to secure the reservations that you want.

 

[DVCDAVE]

TEDHOWE, SYNONUMUS et. al.,

My understanding has been that CRO does not get the rooms unless the room is not booked 60 days out. The way prior posts (in another thread) described the way exchanges in to DC works was is differant (some sort of cash exchange based on discounted rack rate). I have not heard of this method before. Are you sure what you are describing is correct, and if so what type of booking window does CRO enjoy? If this is described in our documents, I either didn't understand it, or missed it completely.

 

[DVCDAVE]

Thank You JONHM, I didn't know about this method until this AM when PAMOKW posted it in another thread. I understand now, and it also releaves some of the anxiety I have had recently.