Deals: Ski, cruise and Hawaii

At Bear Valley Mountain Resort, where April is Learn to Ski/Ride Month, skiers and riders can get four hours of lessons, rentals, lunch and a voucher to use on another day of skiing for $99 a person (a savings of up to $125). Deal valid for ages 4 and up, and family members can take their lessons together. Bear Valley will remain open through April 27, with lifts operating seven days a week until April 13, and then on Friday, Saturday and Sunday until closing. (209) 753-2301, www.bearvalley.com.

Pleasant Holidays has a two-for-one air fare promotion for travel through June 5 on some United Airlines flights from San Francisco to Oahu or Maui. Prices, including three nights' accommodations, start at $299 to Oahu and $349 to Maui. The company is also offering a complimentary activity for two on Oahu or Maui and a free rental car on Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. (800) 742-9244, www.pleasantholidays.com.

In Hawaii, kids under 12 eat free at the Hyatt Regency Maui when accompanied by a paying adult on a minimum four-day stay. Deal valid June 1-Sept. 7. The hotel also offers a family plan: Book one room at the rack rate and get a second one for 50 percent off. (800) 233-1234, www.maui.hyatt.com.

Get $25 to $150 in onboard credit per stateroom on select Norwegian Cruise Line sailings to Alaska, Europe and the Bahamas. Credit depends

on size of stateroom. Must book with eCruises.com. by April 13. Rates start at $549 per person, based on double occupancy, for a seven-day Alaskan cruise. (800) 223-6868, www.eCruises.com.

Already booked on a cruise? Viator is offering 8 percent discounts on shore excursion bookings of $200 or more. For example, a four-hour SUB (Scenic Underwater Bubble) Bahamas Adventure, usually priced at $103 per person, is $190 for two after the discount; booked through the cruise line, the excursion is about $119 per person. Book by April 30 at www.viator.com. using promo code SHORETRIP.

Save $200 per couple when you book a 2009 European river cruise with CIE Tours International a year ahead of time - by May 31 of this year. Departures available from May 2, 2009, till November 2009. Must use code 053108RCEBD and buy a CIE travel protection plan covering the trip. (800) CIE-TOUR, www.cietours.com.

From Mercury News staff and wire reports