What's the Deal?

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LAND

· Take the family to the five-star Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland, for spring break and get 20 percent savings on one room and 40 percent off the second . From April 13 to 18, the first room starts at about $288 and the second room at about $179 (taxes are $2 extra per person per night). The deal includes a treasure hunt and flower-arranging lesson for children. Info: 800-223-6800, http://www.brp.ch/ .

· Shoreham Hotel in Manhattan has a "Memorable Memorial Day" deal May 21-30. For $239 a night, two guests receive a deluxe room and $137 worth of extras, including continental breakfast, a one-day MetroCard and tickets to the Museum of Modern Art, Central Park Zoo and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Usual room-only rate ranges from $289 to $359. Taxes are 13.4 percent extra, plus $3.50 per night. Info: 800-255-5167, http://www.shorehamhotel.com/ .

· The Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago has a " Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Package " during the Field Museum show (May 26-Jan. 1). Stay on a Friday or Saturday night for $229 for two and get a $25 credit toward breakfast and two exhibit tickets, worth $31 each. Room-only rate usually starts at $249. Call 312-567-1234 to reserve. Info: http://www.hyatt.com/ .

SEA

· A seven-night Bermuda cruise on the Celebrity Zenith -- including motorcoach transportation from D.C. or Baltimore to the departure port in Bayonne, N.J. -- starts at $625 per person double (plus about $98 taxes). The CruiseDeals.com deal also includes 15 percent off a future Celebrity cruise and an on-board coupon book worth $150. Departures are Sept. 2 or 9; book by Tuesday. Cruise fare alone usually starts at $870. Info: 800-668-6414, http://www.cruisedeals.com/ .

· Attention teachers, firefighters, police officers and active duty military personnel. Travel Direct Corp. has a " Salute to America's Finest" discount on more than 150 Holland America cruises. For example, a seven-night Caribbean cruise on the Westerdam departing Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Oct. 22 starts at $499 per person double (plus $71 taxes); rate usually starts at $673. Book at 800-365-1445. Info: http://www.cruisedirectonline.com/community_appreciation_cruise_deals.htm .

· Take a six-night cruise on France's Seine and Oise rivers aboard the 50-passenger Anacoluthe with a deal from France Vacations. The $2,599 per person double package includes round-trip air from D.C., five nights at the Duquesne Eiffel hotel in Paris and transfers; deal applies to April 19 departure. Taxes are $198 extra. Priced separately, air would be at least $652, the cruise $1,990 and the hotel about $154 a night -- for a total savings of more than $600 per couple. Other cruises departing April 26, May 4 and May 17 are similarly priced. Info: 800-332-5332, http://www.francevacations.net/ .

AIR

· Fly to Iceland in April and May with a sale from Icelandair. The round-trip fare from BWI to Reykjavik is $458, plus $83 in taxes, for travel departing April 3-May 31; 30-day maximum stay. No advance purchase necessary; book by March 26. Info: 800-223-5500, http://www.icelandair.com/ .

· Aer Lingus is the first airline to offer summer sale fares across the pond. Fly round-trip from Reagan National or BWI to Ireland (Shannon or Dublin) starting at $659, including taxes of $101. Travel June 21-Aug. 31; book by March 21. Info: 800-474-7424, http://www.aerlingus.com/ .

PACKAGES

· Get every third night free when you book a package to Jamaica with Air Jamaica Vacations. The deal, good for travel April 23 through Aug. 31, applies to dozens of resorts. For example, stay at Wyndham's all-inclusive Rose Hall Resort for seven nights, and pay $1,089 per person double, plus $143 in taxes; deal includes air from BWI and transfers. The package priced separately would cost about $1,443 per person. Book by April 5 at 800-568-3247, http://www.airjamaicavacations.com/ .

· A six-night "Postcards From Italy" tour departing New York on May 26 is now $1,299 per person double. The package from Club ABC Tours includes round-trip air to Naples with return from Rome, three nights at the Santa Lucia Hotel in Naples, three nights at Rome's Duke Hotel, breakfasts, bus transfer from Naples to Rome, and airport transfers. Taxes are $190 extra, and club membership is $30 per household. Book by April 1. Priced separately, air starts at about $861 and the hotels average $325 a night, for a total cost of about $1,836 per person. Info: 888-868-7722, http://www.clubabc.com/ .

-- Carol Sottili

Prices were verified and available on Thursday afternoon when the Travel section went to press. However, deals sell out quickly and are not guaranteed to be available. Restrictions such as day of travel, blackout dates and advance-purchase requirements sometimes apply.

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