posted 04-05-2005 10:45               

Are there week 53's every year? I thought it averaged once every 7 years.

Brian

posted 04-05-2005 11:33               

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Originally posted by pwrshift:
Are there week 53's every year? I thought it averaged once every 7 years.

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In theory yes. Actually, about once every 5.6 years because of the extra days from leap years.

And it would likely work that way if it weren't for the various different days of the week on which someone can check-in for a week's stay.

Example: At Grande Ocean, Friday, December 31 started the 53rd week of 2004. Thus, Friday check-ins on December 31 were weeks 53 at GO. For 2005, Saturday, December 31 starts the 53rd week at GO and that week has been designated as a week 53. Similarly, for 2006 weeks starting on Sunday, December 31 will be week 53 at GO.

End result? GO will have three consecutive years of week 53s.

posted 04-05-2005 11:42            

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Originally posted by Quilter:
I emailed my VOA about this. She thinks it's for those with 11 weeks or more.

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I'd love to have that much vacation time as well as the small fortune it takes to buy that many weeks.

posted 04-05-2005 13:35               

The calendar cycles every 28 years. Every 28 years there will be a total of 35 extra days. (One for each of the 28 years + 7 for the 7 leap years.) This comes out to exactly 5 ectra weeks. 28/5 = 5.6.

posted 04-05-2005 13:44            

Divide this by 7 and there are 208.714 weeks every 4 years.

Multiply 52 times 4 and that gives you 208. 208-208.714 gives you 0.714 of an extra week every 4 years.

posted 04-05-2005 13:46            

I honestly didn't see her post beforehand as I was working out the math on my post. We figured it out differently anyway.

DaveM, which method did you use?

posted 04-05-2005 14:03               

Perry

posted 04-05-2005 15:15               

Definition of week 53:
Generic timeshare calendars count the first check-in day of the year as week 1. So the 1st Saturday of the year starts week 1, this is the same for Sunday, Monday….Friday.

Why is there a week 53?
Simple; 7 days * 52 weeks = 364 days. But there are AT LEAST 365 days in the year – we are off at least 1 day per year.

Now that week 53 could be a Sunday, Monday…Saturday.

But there will ALWAYS be a week 53 for some day of the week each year.

========== If NO leap year ==============
If there were NO leap year then every 7 years there would be a week 53 for any day of the week. (Saturday check-in for example):

If you had a week 53 for the last Saturday of the year, this year you would have the next one 7 years for the next week 53.

So week 53 is Saturday this year, and Sunday is week 53 the next year, then Monday is week 53 the year after that.

In 7 years the cycle would repeat – Saturday will again be week 53.

The smallest cycle time for this scenario is 7 years before we repeat. In those 7 years we will then have 7 extra days and thus the cycle repeats.

============ throw in leap year =============
BUT there is a leap year each 4 years.
In those years there are 366 days or 2 extra days that year. So how to account for this?

You must look at the smallest cycle time until the calendar repeats which is 28 years. 7 different days of the week times a 4 year leap cycle = 28 years before the calendar finishes the cycle and repeats.

In those 28 years leap year will happen 7 times (28/4).

So in 28 years there will be 28 normal extra days (4 weeks) plus 7 extra leap year days (1 week).

Now we take the ratio of the 4 normal extra weeks and divide by the 5 actual weeks = a ratio of 80%.

Take this ratio and multiply it by the 7 days in a week = 5.6 Years, on the average, before the cycle repeats.

Perry

Ok I changed days to years.

Do I need a 3rd edition?

posted 04-05-2005 15:24               

Having a week 53 every 5.6 days is a good change that should allow all of us to take advantage of the additional weeks!

posted 04-05-2005 16:29               

Imagine 11 maintenance fees a year!

Brian

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Originally posted by Quilter:
I emailed my VOA about this. She thinks it's for those with 11 weeks or more.

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posted 04-05-2005 21:31               

On a more personal note, we bought weeks with the plan to travel during the winter months once our youngest was in college and my husband was semi retired (or retired). Therefore, we have weeks that are banked, have been rented or used by friends. When we bought our Aruba week it was with the plan it would be rented for the first 4 years. (We currently have a contract with Marriott for year 3). After that, maybe we'll keep it, maybe we'll sell.

posted 04-07-2005 07:16               

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posted 04-07-2005 08:09               

I think it's poorly worded and means something other than what you concluded. I believe it means that Marriott may be reconsidering what to do with week 53s for 2005!

I believe all 2005 week 53s are Saturday check-ins and all 2006 week 53s are Sunday check-ins. The letter clearly states that Marriott "is considering a type of lottery for Saturday check-in for week 53...."

posted 04-07-2005 09:28               

Until now Marriott has only allowed one owner to have special privileges over another Marriott owner in one case - the 13 month booking rule. There are no discounts offered to Marriott owners who own 10 weeks or 1 week or even to brand new owners.

I personally think that Marriott is headed down a very slippery slope by pitting one owner against another owner. However, many developers do encourage a certain group of owners be given privileges over another group of owners.

But the least Marriott can do is to announce this new privilege – if it does indeed exist.