Thanks for explaining that. Two questions:
1) If you own an EOY, I assume that you would get the DC points EOY. Do they have to be used in the same year or can you borrow or bank to another year?
2) We own WKORVN - OF. In addition to our own resort, skim makes it so that we wouldn't be able to book high season at MOC or other MVC top resort because our points would be less than what's needed? It would only work with shorter stays or shoulder season?
1) Yes. Ask vacationtime1 said, with an EOY ownership, you would only get DC points EOY, but you can bank/borrow some or all into another year.
2) If things played out like my example (obviously, that's just speculation, so no idea what will really happen), and your WKORVN-OF got 7475 assigned DC Points like the MOC new towers do, you are correct that it would
not be enough to book high season OF at MOC Lahaina/Napili Villas (takes 8650 points). But with 7475 DC points at your disposal, you could book almost everywhere else in almost any season/view with no problem (and in many cases, with significant points left over). For example, here are some high season points costs for the top view category at a few other top MVC 2BR locations:
Hilton Head Grande Ocean (OF): 5400
Myrtle Beach Oceanwatch (OF): 4675
Marco Island Crystal Shores (Gulf Front): 7350
Orlando Grande Vista: 3175
Orlando Lakeshore Reserve: 4175
Palm Beach Ocean Pointe/Oceana Palms: 5900
Newport Coast Villas: 4725
Lake Tahoe Timber Lodge: 5000
Las Vegas Grande Chateau: 3675
Park City Mountainside: 6900
Hawaii Big Island Waikoloa (OF): 7125
Hawaii Maui Ocean Club - Original Towers (OF): 7450
Hawaii Maui Ocean Club - Lahaina/Napili Villas (OF): 8650
Hawaii Kauai Beach Club: 5900
Hawaii Kauai Lagoons: 7050
Hawaii Kauai Waiohai (OV): 5875
Hawaii Oahu Ko'olina (OV Penthouse): 6875
Aruba Ocean Club/Surf Club (OF): 5900
St. Kitts Beach Club (OS): 4525
St. Thomas Frenchman's Cove: 5675
Gold Coast Australia Surfers Paradise: 6600
Ritz Carlton Club- Lake Tahoe: 6875
Ritz Carlton Club San Francisco: 6875
Ritz Carlton Club Aspen: 7725
Ritz Carlton Club Vail: 7950
Ritz Carlton Club St Thomas: 5675
At some of these resorts, there are some holiday weeks - July 4, Presidents Day, Christmas/New Years - that require higher points than what is shown above. But other than holiday weeks, the above numbers are for the top view 2BR in high season.
As you can see from the above list, if your WKORVN-OF got the same DC Point allocation as a MOC Lahaina/Napili, even with the MVC skim, you would have enough points to book anything in the MVC system except MOC Lahaina/Napili High Season and High Season at the Ritz resorts in Aspen and Vail. You would also be short at some of the other places for certain holiday weeks. But other than these exceptions, OF in Hawaii is pretty much top of the food chain in the Marriott DC system. IF they do offer a DC option for WKORV and WKORVN, I would expect those owners to fare very, very well.