Anchors Aweigh, Elaine!
Welcome to planDisney. Thank you so much for cruising by with your question. How exciting that you are thinking about using your
Disney Vacation Club Points to sail to dazzling places you never knew. Our family has done this several times and it's such a wonderful way to take advantage of the flexibility Disney Vacation Club Membership.
Elaine,
eligible Disney Vacation Club Members can use their available Disney Vacation Club Points to pay for a Disney Cruise. It's as easy as Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo! Here's how to do that.
First, I recommend visiting the Disney Vacation Club website and going to the "Destinations" tab. Click on
"Disney Cruise Line" and then click the blue button that says
"View All Points Charts." From here, you can click on a sailing that interests you and check out the Vacation Points cost per person for the type of sailing and stateroom that interests you. The Vacation Points required will vary depending on the season, length of cruise, stateroom category, etc.
Once you have found the sailing of your dreams and you are ready to book, Elaine, call
Member Services. They will wave their magic wands to convert your Vacation Points into Reservation Points and make the Disney Cruise Line reservation for you. Please note that to make the booking, there is a non-refundable $95 registration fee (subject to change) required at the time of booking.
Here's a hidden gem for you, Elaine. If you don't have enough Vacation Points to cover the entire cost of the cruise, you can use Banked or Borrowed Vacation Points. But, you can also do a combination of
cash and Reservation Points. With this option, at least one person must be paid in full using Reservation Points. You just can't split a Guest's cost with Reservation Points and cash. We did this for our trip last year and used Reservation Points to pay for one member of our party and paid cash for the rest. It helped make the trip more affordable so that we could maximize our Membership - and our wallets - to enjoy the vacation of our dreams.
I hope this helps you, Elaine. If you have any further Disney Vacation Club questions, sail back here to see us - we know the way to help you plan your magical Disney adventure!
Bon Voyage,
Keri