Hey There, Hi There, Ho There, Patrick!
You are as welcome as can be here at planDisney! Patrick, one of the things I love about being a Disney Vacation Club Member for the last 22 years is having the flexibility to book the Disney vacation how I want and when I want. While the best use of your Disney Vacation Club Points is at the Disney Vacation Club Resorts, there are so many uniquely themed Resorts at Disney that make me want to stay in each and every one of them.
Patrick, as Disney's Port Orleans is not one of the
Disney Vacation Club Resorts, there is a different process for booking these Resorts with Disney Vacation Club Points. First, visit the Disney Vacation Club website, click on the "Destinations" tab, and go to
"Disney Resort Hotels Near & Far." Then, click on "View All Resorts." From here, you can scroll down to see the Vacation Points for each of the Disney Resorts. For Port Orleans, there is both
Port Orleans - Riverside and
Port Orleans - French Quarter. You can click the little blue link that says "View Points Charts" and here is where you will see the Vacation Points cost of your stay.
Once you are ready to book, you need to call
Member Services who then can check availability, change your Vacation Points into Reservation Points, and make the booking for you. There really isn't a way to check availability online using Vacation Points - just if you were going to be a cash-paying Guest. Member Services would need to assist you in checking for availability using Vacation Points.
I hope this helps you, Patrick! If you have any further Disney Vacation Club questions, soar back here to see me and I'll be so happy to help you.
See ya real soon!
Keri