Heritage Privileges
I, too, received a call from the Royal Resorts offering a membership in their Heritage Privileges program, which I was told offers Royal Mayan owners a way to remain in the Royal family.
I asked a lot of questions, and as far as I can tell, here's how it works:
The membership cost for 10 years is normally $9,999, but as a Royal Mayan member the cost to me would be $6,999, and I could apply my residual check to reduce the cost even further.
I would receive 20 certificates--10 for an A side unit, and 10 for a B side lock-off. Each is good for a week at any of the Royals EXCEPT the Royal Haciendas. These certificates are good for 10 years and can be combined, so if I want the full 2-bedroom villa, I could use 1 A-side certificate and 1 B-side.
I can make reservations through
www.heritageprivileges.com (the website is powered by Lifestyle Collection) or by phone. The fees associated with making a reservation are as follows:
When reserving the B side: $360
When reserving the A side: $670
To reserve A & B together: $1030
I also confirmed that the all-inclusive would be optional. The real question in my mind is how will the cost and availability of online rentals/exchanges be affected by the closing of the Mayan. At this point, we are planning to take our residual check and hope that we will be able to exchange or rent as usual.