Time Share Trading

rogue · June 26, 2005

Has anyone ever traded a timeshare week for a cruise? If so, do you think that you got a good deal? We have a timeshare in the Pocono Mountains that was great when the kids were young, but now we seldom use it. We were thinking of selling it, but I know that we'll get practically nothing for it. We would keep it if it had any value toward a cruise.

Howard

JoeyandDavid · June 26, 2005

Hey howard do they have a time share on a cruise ship? that acutally saes to destinations>?

rogue · June 26, 2005

There are timeshare trading companies that will give you a cash credit for your timeshare week that you can use toward a cruise. I just don't know how well you really do. If I could trade my week straght up for a 7-day cruise, that would be great. I haven't heard of anyone doing that yet.

Howard

JohnG · June 27, 2005

I have an RCI membership for a timeshare that my mother passed to us. I am also a cruise travel agent. In my opinion, exchanging the week for cruise credit is not a good deal. It means you give up your week and still have a hefty price to pay for the balance of the cruise. You can do better purchasing a cruise outright. But if you haven't joined and exchange organization like RCI, you should do so and just exchange your week in the Poconos for a week in Cancun, the Caribbean, or somewhere else in the US where you want to go.

rogue · June 27, 2005

WE do have an RCI membership, but we also have a timeshare week in Sanibel FL and we don't have enough weeks vacation for everything. We have traded extensively over the years, and we actually feel that timeshare owing was a good way for us to go. I guess that we will eventually be able to use more vacation time, and that's the reason we haven't sold it yet. Thanks for your input. I have heard before that trading for cruises was not very good. Oh, well, it was just a thought.

Howard

TheSkipper · June 29, 2005

We have two timeshares and are RCI members. Never have found a good deal on an exchange for a cruise!! JohnG is absolutly correct. We trade ours to other local locales. Were in Hilton Head, SC a couple of weeks ago. Those exchanges work great, but there are too many good deals on cruises that exceed anything offered through RCI for a cruise trade. :undecided: