Warning: Legacy Vacation Club = Celebrity Resorts

[lizrose]

I contacted II. they didn't know anything about Legacy dropping them as of Oct 1.But said that if that is what they told me then it must be true. I still have weeks with II. I did not speak with anyone that called from Legacy. They have been calling constantly for weeks. When I found this site I told them I would get back to them. I own at the Spas in Kissimee and would like to find someone else who has a timeshare there to compare notes. So you are saying the converstion to points would cost me!! I know people who have Disney points and have no problems. We don't use our week at all and have had trouble exchanging over the years. I'd likew to get rid of this monkey on my back and be done with it.

 

[theo]

A last thought...

I contacted II. they didn't know anything about Legacy dropping them as of Oct 1.... I did not speak with anyone that called from Legacy.... I own at the Spas in Kissimee.....So you are saying the converstion to points would cost me!! I know people who have Disney points and have no problems. We don't use our week at all and have had trouble exchanging over the years. I'd like to get rid of this monkey on my back and be done with it.

I (...once again) suggest that you call the Spas resort (i.e., not Celebrity / Legacy corporate) directly.
If the II affiliation is dissolving in 3 days, surely someone at the facility knows this. Who exactly was it that claimed to you that Legacy was "dropping" II as of October 1 in the first place? Frankly, I find that claim hard to believe (...but not at all hard to believe if was actually II doing the "dropping").

If Legacy wanted to affiliate with RCI they likely could do so with relative ease without dropping II and then just be "dual affiliated". After all, II affiliation standards have historically always been higher than RCI's.
RCI will allow any facility, no matter how dumpy, to be "RCI affiliated". The questionable claim of Legacy "dropping" II (a claim whose origins are not at all clear to me from your posts) is truly a bit suspect.

Regardless of the above, yes you most certainly will have to pay serious money to convert to points.
That's the whole idea --- they're trying to raise cash from exisiting owners. Your reference to "people you know who have Disney points and have no problems" is (no disrespect intended) irrelevant, comparing apples to hub caps --- you're not getting "Disney points" (an entirely different and completely unrelated system) out of a Celebrity / Legacy ownership.

Your mileage (and your patience and cost investment) may vary, but my solution to the ongoing comic tragedy of Celebrity / Legacy was to just give the damned thing away for free, and even pay the $200 transfer fee myself to be rid of it. I didn't pay much for it (in the resale market, of course) to begin with.
Good Riddance forever to Jared Meyers and all of his assorted cronies and lackeys!

 

[FireAlan]

I'm not sure that I am correctly deciphering your question, but each individual resort, whatever and wherever it may be, is affiliated with either RCI or II --- maybe both --- as an exchange company.

Call and find out directly from the individual resort what their affiliated exchange company (...or maybe companies, plural) is / are. That is the company (...or maybe companies, plural) with which you can exchange (and in which you must of course purchase and maintain an active membership in order to do so).

In any event, if you now own a fixed week, it's going to cost you money (likely around $2,000 or more) to convert that particular ownership to points. That fact alone should greatly influence whether or not you want to even consider "converting". If your ownership is with Celebrity / Legacy, that conversion cost alone would likely far exceed the total current value of the entire ownership in the first place!

You should have gotten letters from II and Legacy by now stating that there was an error about using II. I actually took advantage of their offer of a 2 year for $89 deal.

 

[berkshiregal]

I contacted II. they didn't know anything about Legacy dropping them as of Oct 1.But said that if that is what they told me then it must be true.

I own at the Oaks at Resort World and received a letter at the end of Sept. stating that 'some inaccurate information may have left you confused about the status of your II membership after October 27, 2011."

The letter goes on to state that they will continue to honor all II confirmations after Legacy's affiliation with II ends in October and II has agreed to honor confirmations issued after the October date.

I finally spoke with someone at Owner Services, who turned extemel rude (of course) when I told them I would not pay one penny to convert to the points system. He told me I was being recorded (illegal, since he never told me that at the start of the call) and that after 1/1/2012 I couldn't exchange anywhere but within the Legacy system.

Anyone else have this experience?

 

[Judy]

I finally spoke with someone at Owner Services, who turned extemel rude (of course) when I told them I would not pay one penny to convert to the points system. He told me I was being recorded (illegal, since he never told me that at the start of the call) and that after 1/1/2012 I couldn't exchange anywhere but within the Legacy system.

Are you sure the person you spoke with was in OS? Those comments sound like they came from a sales person. What was OS doing trying to sell Points, I wonder? In any case, I think he/she was lying.

Can you come to the Owners Meeting tomorrow? I'm going. I'd like to throw shoes at the management team.

 

[kaio]

Ah.... Legacy.... or Celebrity... Came across an estoppel this morning for an ownership that was filled out inaccurately by Celebrity (now legacy)... which has created quite the problems this morning... and headaches on my part. Never cared much for this management company.

 

[theo]

Very charitably spoken...

Legacy.... or Celebrity... Never cared much for this management company.

These might be the kindest words I've ever actually seen expressed in regard to the timeshare band I personally tend to think of as "Jared and the Lackeys".

 

[berkshiregal]

Are you sure the person you spoke with was in OS? Those comments sound like they came from a sales person. What was OS doing trying to sell Points, I wonder? In any case, I think he/she was lying.

Can you come to the Owners Meeting tomorrow? I'm going. I'd like to throw shoes at the management team.

Sorry, I missed your post. I'm in MA, so I never go to the meetings. The person I spoke to very clearly told me that he was in Owner Services. Probably to entice me to listen to him.

 

[sugareboo]

don't know if this is the proper place for this but couldn't find any other place we own a week at reno spa resort(original name) don't use and arer behind in maintenance fees want to dump it yada yada yada anyway got a call from legacy vacation club offering to take it off our hands for $1000. plus 499 to file a quit claim deed and we would be rid of it once and for all we already wasted $800 years ago and are suspicious but they said they are the new owners of celebrity any ideaxs if this is for real i git the email stating this but no quitclaim with it my thoughts is i want the quit claim in my hands before i send money sounds like a new wrinkle on the same old quilt thanksm for any help
sugareboo

 

[sugareboo]

legacy agreeing to take back deed

we own at reno--behind in m/f was contacted by legacy who out of the goodness of their hearts will agree to take back our u.nit for $1000 and $500 for filing fees and we will give them a quitclaim deed and then will nolonger be under any financial obligation to legacy vacation club

any input anyone?? we are behind in m/f bymore than that ????good deal or BS???

 

[somerville]

don't know if this is the proper place for this but couldn't find any other place we own a week at reno spa resort(original name) don't use and arer behind in maintenance fees want to dump it yada yada yada anyway got a call from legacy vacation club offering to take it off our hands for $1000. plus 499 to file a quit claim deed and we would be rid of it once and for all we already wasted $800 years ago and are suspicious but they said they are the new owners of celebrity any ideaxs if this is for real i git the email stating this but no quitclaim with it my thoughts is i want the quit claim in my hands before i send money sounds like a new wrinkle on the same old quilt thanksm for any help
sugareboo

Legacy is the name Celebrity adopted after taking Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. As far as I know it is the same management team and ownership. Has the resort already reported you delinquent to credit reporting agencies. If so, what do you get by paying Legacy $1500? $499 to file a quitclaim deed sounds pretty high, given the developer is in the business of buying and selling property. If your credit rating is in the toilet (or is not important to you), I would offer to deed it back to the HOA at no cost.

 

[theo]

My $0.02 worth...

we own at reno--behind in m/f was contacted by legacy who out of the goodness of their hearts will agree to take back our u.nit for $1000 and $500 for filing fees and we will give them a quitclaim deed and then will nolonger be under any financial obligation to legacy vacation club

any input anyone?? we are behind in m/f bymore than that ????good deal or BS???

If you are behind more than $1k in unpaid fees and can get out from under permanently for $1k, then my recommendation is to by all means do it!

That said, I also strongly recommend that you get that alleged "offer" expressed in writing, since I wouldn't trust anything stated by Jared Meyers' lackeys unless it was also clearly reflected in writing and under authorized signature.

You likely can't even give a Legacy ownership away for free --- maybe not even by offering to pay someone to take it, particularly if you already owe in excess of $1k in unpaid fees. By any and all lawful and available means, GET YOURSELF OUT!