Ron - think you are right
I could be wrong, but the 25 year renewal for MP is 5X the MF in those before 2002 contracts. It's the transfer to another that is 1 MP.
To the OP, you can bank your MP week(s) into RCI and then try a trade to a GM, which would give you access to MP and GM pools.
Or, you can bank into RCI and trade into a number of other Mexican resorts that don't restrict your pool usage as Vidanta does. For example, trade into Pueblo Bonito resorts in Mazatlan or Cabo San Lucas which are excellent resorts.
Don't upgrade until you have tried some of the above. It's a whole lot less expensive than upgrading through sales.
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I think I did mixed up the 25 year renewal and the transfer price to a new owner
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My point to JBug423 was to read your contract carefully as older Vidanta contracts ( may ) have " benefits " available that are not offered now in either new or upgrades
When golf is $ 200 per round the savings of 50% is close to equal to the daily MF of my contract . I doubt that that is continued if I were to upgrade - unless I spent a lot of time negotiating addendums with member services .
By the way member services will email you a PDF of your contract if you contact them
. My contract includes the ability to book next year using this years week(s)
I had thought reservations was just being nice and letting me use up weeks ( and charge my credit card for the use ) but this use is actually in my contract - so our Feb 2016 Sea Garden usage was booked in Dec 2015 (VF week- 45 days out ) based on availability . On Jan 1 the 2015 VF week would have expired but it could be used to Dec31 to book into 2016 . same with my residence week .
I think this is in many Vidanta contracts - as are many other benefits and/ or addendums but if you " upgrade " you probably want to be very carefull to make sure that all are carried over in the new contract .
Mikenk has written in this forum ( many times) how he made sure that in his upgrade to Grand Luxxe from Grand Mayan : " that after the initial 10 years expires that one of his "optional " weeks takes on all the benefits of the original residence week in all the 10 year renewals -
( if my Vidanta terminology is not 100% correct - please forgive )
Jbug423 - these are really nice, well kept resorts - from Sea Garden to Grand Luxxe and I am sure you will enjoy your ownership by using it " on site"
PV Marina - NV - RM - Acapulco - Mazatlan -Puerto Penasco - and Cabo
and even though Cabo is Grand Mayan - Mayan Palace owners were sent a letter in 2007 saying usage of GM Cabo was available to them on an "if availability exists basis" ( ie similar to a VF week / 45 days out or similar ) TUG member PLittle has that information posted in an older thread.
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