Here is the post from their website. For some reason the page will not update on chrome, so you get a cached version of the page. If you clear your browser history of SBR, or use another browser you will get the updated page. Regardless, Here is the text from the 5th update
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"Fifth update, published September 20, 12:40 pm, CST.
Dear Members,
As you are all now aware, St. Maarten suffered catastrophic damage as a result of Hurricane Irma. Practically every building on the island was damaged in some way, and power and water still only function sporadically. Other government functions have also been severely impacted by the storm. The military has taken over some police functions and a curfew has been imposed.
Even though we continue to assess the damage at Simpson Bay Resort and work to repair and reopen the resort, because of the extensive damage to the island's infrastructure, we do not believe that the island or the resort will be ready to receive tourists for at least six months. Therefore, members with fixed weeks during this period have the following choices:
First, a member may bank their week for use when the resort reopens for tourism. Members who choose to bank their week will be able to book after the resort reopens for any week except for the high season weeks of Week 51 - Week 16.
Second, our members or Royal Resorts Caribbean Club members who are also members of Interval International can exchange their weeks for vacations at other resorts in the Interval International network. Normally, an exchange requires that the member's home resort have a week to provide to Interval International in exchange for the week Interval International provides at another resort; however, we are happy to report that we have negotiated with Interval International to have this requirement waived at the present time. Our members will therefore have the ability to exchange despite the fact that it will be some time before our resort is able to reopen for tourism and provide weeks to Interval International in return for the exchanges our members receive. Exchanges and use of RRCC points at other resorts shall be subject to all terms and conditions of Interval International's exchange program.
Third, our members who are not members of Interval International and who have not previously been members of Interval International in the past can join for two years at a special rate of $89.00. This represents a substantial discount from the normal enrollment fee, and will allow the member to exchange as described above.
Note that members who wish to exchange must be up-to-date on all fees due to the resort prior to exchanging.
We are committed to doing our part to help restore our St. Maarten home. In the meantime, however, we want our members to be able to enjoy their scheduled vacations. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Reservations Center at 1-888-721-4407.
Sincerely,
Simpson Bay Resort & Marina.
We'd like to take this opportunity to once again thank all the incredible staff of Simpson Bay Resort & Marina that took care of the guests during this crisis. They performed at the highest level and are an amazing crew that we're honored to have. As you might have seen in videos, the storm devastated the island and many of them have lost everything, including their homes. We stand beside them at this time, helping them to reorganize. For those of you that wish to help these efforts of rebuilding for the employees, we've established a Simpson Bay Resort & Marina Hurricane Relief Fund that you may find here:
www.simpsonbayresort.com/hurricane-donations.html.
