Success! Cancelled June St. Thomas and booked Surf Watch in July

[Wahoo Josh]

We had 4 nights at the St. Thomas Ritz-Carlton Club, followed by 7 nights at Frenchman's Cove (6/15 to 6/26) booked on MVC points. It appeared USVI would begin accepting travelers again on June 1. We held on until Delta changed our flight from ATL to STT from 6/15 to 6/14. I knew the chances of further changes and an ultimate fiasco were high.

I was worried about canceling through MVC's online contact form, wondering how long it would take my 4950 points to appear in a holding account for rebooking. I spotted a 7-day opening at Surf Watch (Hilton Head) 7/18-25 last week, and called the MVC phone number. Lo and behold - an agent picked up the phone and did both transactions for me! Delighted with this outcome, as we can drive from Virginia to HHI.

 

[Wahoo]

Glad you were able to work something out! Also, like your user name

 

[Theiggy]

That’s great that it worked out for you. We had to cancel an April week at Frenchman’s Cove and a July week in Aruba. We still have an August week at Barony in HHI. We could possibly drive from NY, long drive but I don’t want to fly right now. Do you think HHI is safe? I see the beaches are open. I’m wondering if I should still go. What are your thoughts about HHI? Obviously looks good to you bc you booked it!


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[gln60]

We had 4 nights at the St. Thomas Ritz-Carlton Club, followed by 7 nights at Frenchman's Cove (6/15 to 6/26) booked on MVC points. It appeared USVI would begin accepting travelers again on June 1. We held on until Delta changed our flight from ATL to STT from 6/15 to 6/14. I knew the chances of further changes and an ultimate fiasco were high.

I was worried about canceling through MVC's online contact form, wondering how long it would take my 4950 points to appear in a holding account for rebooking. I spotted a 7-day opening at Surf Watch (Hilton Head) 7/18-25 last week, and called the MVC phone number. Lo and behold - an agent picked up the phone and did both transactions for me! Delighted with this outcome, as we can drive from Virginia to HHI.

Really nice to hear some good news...Congratulations,enjoy

 

[Fasttr]

Sounds like a smart move, and hopefully allows you to still have some relaxing vacation time with reduced risk.

 

[Wahoo Josh]

That’s great that it worked out for you. We had to cancel an April week at Frenchman’s Cove and a July week in Aruba. We still have an August week at Barony in HHI. We could possibly drive from NY, long drive but I don’t want to fly right now. Do you think HHI is safe? I see the beaches are open. I’m wondering if I should still go. What are your thoughts about HHI? Obviously looks good to you bc you booked it!


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I have stayed for weeks at HHI multiple times (Harbour Club, Grande Ocean x2, Barony x2), just not in the last 8 years or so. Summers are hot and steamy, so the beach and pool are necessary. I expect the beach to be safe by mid-July, but there may be restrictions on pool occupancy. We love to golf, and understand we will be hot-hot-hot that time of year. I recall the golf course marshals coming around with welcoming cold towels - maybe not with a COVID-19 threat. There are many excellent restaurants, but we will be prepared to cook in our villa more often if social distancing reduces the opportunities to eat out.