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Disney Vacation Club Expert shares Disney Cruise Tips!

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Creator's Key Takeaways

If you're looking at Disney Vacation Club, do not give your points away to Disney for their swaps. Rent your points, get twice as much money, and go on a twice better cruise experience.

The only way that I figured out how to do it is there's two tricks. And one of them is at opening day when they start to release a new set of cruise itineraries is the lowest price you will find on the Disney cruise.

The other thing to do is to actually go on a Disney cruise and do something called a placeholder, which is where you spend $250 per cabin... you get 10% off the published rate at the time you go to book that cruise.

I've never been to a funeral home... where I haven't seen at least one Disney photo up on the wall, right? Because it's that type of key magical memories that this organization builds.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Rent your DVC points for cash rather than swapping them directly for Disney cruises to get better value.
Book Disney cruises on opening day to get the lowest price.
Purchase a placeholder on a short Disney cruise to get 10% off a future sailing.
Do not buy DVC until you fully understand the product.
Join the My DVC Points community to ask real members questions.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Timeshare stigma/shameDisney Vacation Club is different from other timeshares due to the strong resale market and location quality.
Cost of Disney cruisesUse placeholders and book on opening day to secure the best pricing.
Rocking motion on shipsBook midship on lower decks to minimize movement.

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow to rent Disney Vacation Club points for a better cruise?
QWhat is the cheapest time to book a Disney cruise?
QHow does the Disney Vacation Club point swap system work?
QWhat are the benefits of Disney Vacation Club vs. renting?
QHow to save money on Disney Cruise Line bookings?

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YouTube Video Description

This week on the show, Chad Pennycuff from My DVC Points joins Sheri on the show to talk about the complex (and niche!) world of Disney Vacation Club points. We chate about renting points for a better cruise, what's the cheapest time to book a Disney cruise, and the future of Disney cruise ships. Download our shore day bag checklist and more cruise packing and planning checklists & videos by joining the CruiseTipsTV Academy at https://academy.cruisetipstv.com