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[Q=andrewg61] Could someone please explain to me the difference between floating weeks and a fixed week. I'm looking to purchase a Marriott resale timeshare in Florida for my first purchase. My holiday weeks leave moves every year, so i don't have a fixed date when i'm always off, therefore would the floating week option be better? Marriott tried to sell me the Grande Vista & the Horizons resorts, both double the price of resale. What would your advice be to a first timer looking to purchase, ideally I would need a lock off villa aswell. Thanks for any replies[/Q] Andrew: A "fixed" week is the same week number each and every calendar year (although the actual dates will vary by a few days from one year to the next -- see example in a preceding post by jayjay). A "floating" week (sometimes called a "flex" week) is variable from year to year. You make a reservation based upon your chosen week for any given year. HOWEVER ---- one VERY IMPORTANT thing to watch out for in the fine print is that some resorts "black out" (restrict) certain weeks from being reserved by "float" week owners. For example, at many resorts in coastal Florida, a "float" week owner cannot EVER make a reservation between weeks 5-15. That time period covers most of the winter! Just make sure that if you buy a "float" week, you know CLEARLY AND BEFORE PURCHASE what reservation restrictions exist for "float" week owners at the resort in question.