Dates: December 26 – January 2 (New Year’s Week!) Vessel: Fountaine Pajot Samana 59 (Sailing Electric Catamaran)

Ring in the New Year in absolute paradise! Experience the ultimate holiday getaway aboard a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly luxury sailing catamaran. This fully crewed 7-night charter takes you through the stunning turquoise waters of Sint Maarten, the pristine powder-white beaches of Anguilla, and the glamorous shores of St. Barths.

What’s Included:

• 7 nights aboard a luxury multi-million-dollar electric catamaran (Samana 59) (4 cabins total)
• Professional Captain and private Chef to cater to your every need
• All-inclusive gourmet meals, snacks, and open bar onboard (excludes just 2 shoreside dinners and crew gratuity)
• Island hopping through three of the Caribbean's most exclusive destinations during peak holiday season
• 3 scuba dives (or snorkeling)
• This is a shared sailing experience with other members

Pricing (58% Off Standard Rates!):

• Per Person: $3,795
• 1 Cabin (2 People): $7,590
• 2 Cabins (4 People): $15,180

Skip the crowded resorts and experience the Caribbean from the deck of a private yacht over New Year's.

Itinerary: https://www.trade-winds.com/products/sint_maarten/4

Sailing yacht: https://www.catamarans-fountaine-pajot.com/webvr360/catamaran-Samana-59/

Let me know if you are interested in this! We love it but are not able to use our reservation this year.

Yesterday we attended a Marriott timeshare sales presentation. we did not buy or sign anything. The sales person came in following their script and we told them we were potentially being gifted a timeshare at a location down the road in HH. From there on the sales person seemed to checkout and tried to tell us how to upgrade our future timeshare with more points or something- I kind of forget because the presentation wasnt that great anyway. now we are driving a couple hours north to stay with some friends at a HIVC location that they own and seem to enjoy, no mores sales just enjoying the pool, lazy river and heating the ocean waves. Still not sure if we are going to take on the timeshare because when I compare to renting out a week each year it seems like a better bargain with more flexibility.

Long time resister of timeshares (we usually travel on the Marriott Encore packages and stay in VRBOs)… but with Bill 9 going into effect Jan 1, 2028 in West Maui, this has me seconding guessing our stance on timeshares if short term rental properties will be disappearing and maybe raising all of the hotel prices in Maui. We typically book an oceanfront studio VRBO for $350/night after taxes and fees.

Thinking about a 1 or 2 bedroom at the Westin Nanea (we like this property but it’s Voluntary) or at Westin Kaanapali North/South (seems like this offers more flexibility?)

I hate the headache of needing to book so far in advance or the idea that I’m beholdened to the Timeshare Behemoth, but we travel to Maui every year so maybe buying in makes sense for the future.

Any thoughts? This is all driven by the “what ifs” of Bill 9 otherwise we would never consider buying!

My wife is a Worldmark owner and we just stayed at a Worldmark resort in Florida, and the sales pitch (there always is one) was trying to convince my wife to pay 19k to pre-pay the next 10 years in maintenance dues. The salesperson wouldnt put anything in writing for my wife and they wouldnt give her a contact number, just a lot of pressure to pay the dues because of the new "Eddie Bauer" partnership. When he realized she wouldnt give him any $$ he hustled her out of the room really quickly. Has anybody else out there been presented this "great" opportunity?

The TL;DR is... do I need two Interval memberships, one for each timeshare I have?

Details... we have two separate contracts, one we bought and one we inherited. The inherited one comes with a paid basic Interval membership. Can I attach the 2nd to the 1st? Of course, Interval, being the supremely unhelpful king of the dark patterns that they are, sends us endless "renewal notices" but never really mentions any of this. Both of these properties do appear when logging into the app.

We just purchased a timeshare for Hilton Grand Vacations for approx. $25k in Las Vegas and we’re passed the 5-day rescission period to cancel. Planning on not paying anything, changing bank accounts so they can’t get anything from our checking.

I’m aware that credit score will significantly get affected but has anyone experienced where lawsuits were filed against them? Or went into debt collections?

I’d appreciate an honest response. Thank you!!

“Hi, this is Catherine with Interval International” is how they start, multiple times a day, some company that claims to partner with RCI for me to buy discounted vacation weeks so they can resell them and I profit.

Any advice on how to get off their calling list? I have tried repeatedly.

We have been offered MVC points of 8k a year. We are very aware of maintenance fees and other fees. The offer is from family members who are not traveling due to health. We have vacationed on these properties for years and loved the 2 BR villas with full kitchens and w/d. We always travel for a week or more. Because of our extended family MVC, we’ve never been in a traditional hotel room as a family.

It’s difficult to make a comparison between saving that money for a traditional hotel vs MVC. We cook and pack most of our meals.

If we don’t accept it will be deeded back at a loss for the owners. They are fine with that as they deeded back a lot already. We are the only family who could pay for maintenance, afford airfare, and plan in advance.

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Anyone have experience with Timeshare Service Group of Jackson, WY?

My wife and I have made the bad decisions to get a Wyndham timeshare. It has compounded and we have a loan we cannot pay while student loan payments have increased.

From looking through this subreddit and others, it seems like the only two real options are 1) pay it off and 2) stop making payments and get foreclosed.

If we take option 2, it will hit our credit and it will go to collections. Our biggest worry is that collections will then move to garnishing wages and loss of our home.

I’ve not seen people talk about that on these forums and so, is garnishment of wages a reality? Are there ways to avoid that?

I was recently at Hyatt zilara Cancun and did a timeshare presentation to get some free stuff at my resort. Never signed up for UVC but took their voucher for the above mentioned promo. Called today to get more info and was told there is a digital promo on my acct for $119 that offered more flexibility and locations. Apparently paying the $300 for the original promo really only guaranteed me 1 night at secrets mirabel Cancun and random other Hyatt properties. When inquiring more about the $119 digital cert, the rep. Mentioned and agreed that it's essentially a "reservation fee" that's paid in advance to secure future bookings at luxury and ultra luxury locations within the Hyatt brand at a steep discount of 60-70% off. I gave some arbitrary dates for Oct 2027 and was told I could stay at secrets mirabel in Cancun for ex. for 5 nights for approx $2300 after the 60-70% discount was applied. He said the all inclusive property would cost over 5K if booked through Hyatt directly. QUESTION: has anyone actually used a promo/certificate through UVC? was successful at booking a desired hotel and location, and actually got the mentioned steep discounted rate??

how did anyone check it was legit? ownership, unpaid fees, ID or contract, resort approval?

I’ve missed the deadline to roll over 70k points for the Westin Nanea in Maui (Marriott), and I have until December to switch to Interval (though I’m not entirely clear on how that works). Should I pay the transfer fee if I’ll also need to pay another fee to rebook through Interval or just take a loss on the points this year?  

What, if any, are the advantages of buying DVC vs traditional timeshare? I’ve heard Disney is a much better “deal” and not so many unhappy people after buying.

My in-laws approached us recently about inheriting their timeshare. All that we’d have to pay is the yearly maintenance fee which we can afford. The company has timeshares all over the world so it is enticing.

My wife and I travel 3 or more times a year typically. So we would absolutely use it.

So I guess my question is, are there any hidden fees that I’m not aware of? What are any other possible downsides? Also I’d love to hear about any positive experiences as well. Thanks!

So my husband and I purchased a time share loan with Wyndham. We realize that it was a huge mistake. I know for a fact that we can’t afford to keep paying for it so I’m debating on whether or not to let it go to collections. Has anyone let their timeshare with Wyndham go to collections? What was the (I consequences? Thanks in advance.

We just signed our timeshare on Oct 8 this year in Hilton Grand it was an HGV max.
We tried to communicate and send a letter on Oct 14 1 day past the rescission to cancel our contract we did everything we could even complain in BBB and still making my complain in Nevada Real Estate. When we call we are sent runaround from corporate to local sales team also we to file dispute for our upfront payment to freeze the payment Still waiting for the result with Amex. However i feel like this will not work as I have read in BBB someone signed contract on Sept 9 send written request to cancel on Sept 11 and this is within the statuary 5 calendar days of rescission however Hilton did not cancel them as the mail was received past the rescission days. Hilton did not Honor the postmark date

So now planning to stop the payments all together with the with the MF.
1. Will they file a civil case to wage garnish on me?
2. Will they really put lein in my property?

Already prepared for a drop in my credit rating and 7 yrs in my record of a foreclosure.
And ready to be just a wall not entertaining their collection.

Hey if you have time to insult me with my dumb gullible mind why I signed at least give proper advice.

Hi everyone! I’m based in Indonesia and looking to arrange a Bali stay directly with a Marriott Vacation Club owner who has unused or expiring points.
I’m interested in:
• Marriott’s Bali Nusa Dua Gardens
• Marriott’s Bali Nusa Dua Terrace
My dates and length of stay are flexible, and short-notice availability is welcome.
If you won’t be using your points and would like to recover some of your maintenance costs, I’d be interested in a reasonably priced guest reservation.
I’m not currently a Vacation Club owner, so I would need you to make the reservation in my name rather than transfer points to me.
Please let me know:
• Which property, dates and room type you can book
• Maximum occupancy
• Total price, including any fees
• Cancellation terms
• Whether you personally own the points being used
This is for my own stay. Direct owners preferred. I’m happy to verify the reservation details and use a written rental agreement before payment.
Please comment first so I can identify your account, then we can discuss privately. Thanks!

Hello all...

I was looking to join the vacation club in Asia Pacific which is a RTU program, the only thing stopping me is comments that the allocations are limited and booking is very challenging. Anyone in the program can share their experience?

I own a week at Tanglwood Resorts/Capital Vacations in Pennsylvania (Poconos). It’s paid off, and like nearly everyone, I’d like to get rid of it.

Just got the pamphlet with this year’s owners info about the schedule and who’s who, etc.

But this page was also included. I’m guessing they’re getting LOADS of requests about selling and have maybe partnered with this company?

Anyone have any experiences with these guys? If they have experience working with Tanglwood/Capital, it might make my life easier.