Each year the U.S. Travel Assn. hosts a month of deals called Daily Getaways that showcase discounts on hotel stays, entertainment, amusement parks and other travel-related services. The getaway for Wednesday (today) features the San Francisco CityPass for $84 that comes with a seven-day transportation pass, a cruise on the bay and admission to three museums.

The deal: I found it available at the Daily Getaways website and at the CityPass site too. It costs $84 per person for:

— A transportation pass good on Muni trolleys, buses and cable cars. (Individual rides cost $2 to $6 each.)

— Admission to the California Academy of Sciences, which usually costs $34.95 for adults.

— A one-hour Blue & Gold Fleet  trip out to Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz Island (usually $28 per adult), or a ride on the fast RocketBoat (usually $38 per adult).

— Admission to the Aquarium of the Bay ($18 for adults) in San Francisco or the Monterey Bay Aquarium ($34.95 for adults).

River cruise companies have been canceling and modifying cruises as flooding continues over a large swath of Central Europe, including Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland.

Viking Cruises, Tauck and others have been reaching out to customers and travel agents by email to tell them of the changes, according to company websites.

The BBC reports at least 19 people have died as of Tuesday, including 10 from the Czech Republic and five from Austria, after rivers rose to dangerously high levels.

In response to the crisis, Viking Cruises' website says it has canceled four cruises that were slated to sail this week: two between Nuremberg, Germany, and Budapest, Hungary, that were to leave Wednesday (today) and two between Berlin and Prague, Czech Republic, that were supposed to sail Saturday.

Another cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam is scheduled to sail Wednesday (today) aboard the Viking Sky but it will begin with a tour of Budapest and then transfer passengers to Vienna by...

In Moab, Utah, it's all about the desert. The small town on the edge of Arches National Park is the stepping-off point for remote canyons, amazing red-rock formations and a desert vibe best summed up in Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitaire."

An outfit called the Moab Adventure Center that specializes in desert doings offers a four-day Southwest Sampler designed as an introduction to the area. Participants spend two nights at the Gonzo Inn and spend one day touring the town and another hiking in the park to see some of the more than 2,000 sandstone arches. At sunset, there's an off-road tour of the back country, too.

On the third day, it's off to the Colorado River for an overnight rafting trip with a barbecue dinner among  red-rock cliffs and camping on the banks of the river. Then it's back to Moab by 2 p.m. for departure home.

Dates: Customized dates are offered March 1 through Oct. 31.

Price: $615 for adults 16 and older, $515 for children 5 to 15, based on double occupancy. It includes...

A real-world version of the "Resident Evil" video game coming to Universal Studios Japan this summer will arm theme park visitors with a gun and a limited amount of ammunition in a fierce battle against attacking zombie hordes.

Scheduled to debut in July, the new "Resident Evil: The Real" walk-through attraction at the Osaka movie theme park will let visitors step inside a lifelike re-creation of the survival horror video game series and film franchise, known as "Biohazard" in Japan. The summertime-only attraction is expected to close Sept. 8.

Located inside the park's Palace Theater, the 5- to 10-minute walk-through attraction will feature costumed actors portraying zombies and monsters along with lighting, sound and special effects.

Once inside the attraction, visitors will use realistic 25-ounce handguns similar to practice weapons employed in police and military training ranges to "shoot" zombies unleashed by the evil Umbrella Corporation.

Those brave enough to experience the...

The popular Hulkster will join a lineup of established wrestling stars, plus some newcomers, when the event gets underway at 7 p.m. at the arena. Others on the card include Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, world wrestling champion Bully Ray and “The Icon” Sting.

Sting, who has won the champion’s title several times, has defeated both Hogan and Angle in the past.

The matches will be recorded for broadcast July 4 and 11 on Spike TV.

Reserved tickets are priced from $15 to $75. They are available online or by calling (702) 284-7777.

Big-time fans can purchase front-row seats for $150. For the same price, guests can sit in the “Knockout Zone,” where food and talent appearances are included.

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Haven't made any vacation plans this summer? The CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, has a flash sale on rooms that takes at least 20% off the hotel's usual leisure rate. It also comes with breakfast for up to two adults and two children younger than 12.

The deal: In searching online, I found the Breakfast at the Beach offer for rooms starting at $90 a night plus tax. Use promo code 3CL when making a reservation by phone or online.

When: The offer is good until June 30 for stays Saturday through Oct. 31.

Tested: I found availability for July 3-6 for a garden view room with one king or two double beds (accommodates four people) for $111 a night plus tax. On the same nights for the same room, the hotel's nightly leisure rate is $139 and its breakfast-and-room rate is $159, excluding tax.

Info: CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa, (800) 228-9290

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What's collectively being called the Snow Summit Adventure Park in Big Bear Lake officially opens for summer on Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. and a live DJ too. The park has been open since May 25 on weekends only.

New summer activities at the ski resort include a downhill mountain bicycling course with features like the black-rated Miracle Mile and Cruiser trails dotted with berms and other features. The resort also plans to open a blue trail called Westridge and a green beginner run too.

Another new activity that has yet to open: the Flying Squirrel Zip Line that allows participants to zip through the forest at 35 mph side-by-side. The line runs 1,050 feet and costs $20 per person for a single ride.

The mile-long Scenic Sky Chair takes hikers or cyclists up to enjoy views of Big Bear and access trail heads in the San Bernardino National Forest and the Mountain Bike Park. The chair is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Saturdays when it's open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sky...

A single table at the restaurant, overlooking the kitchen and seating two to six people, is reserved for guests wanting to savor dishes from a special menu and Champagne pairings.

When Guy Savoy is in Las Vegas, he oversees the dining experience, which is limited to one seating per evening. Otherwise, he and Olivier Krug, the sixth generation director of Krug Champagnes, walk patrons through the experience using a customized iPad app.

The price varies, depending on how indulgent diners want to be. The basic menu, which includes glasses of Krug Champagne at the beginning and end of the meal, costs $500 a person.

Guests can choose as many as 13 courses. Savoy relies on seasonal availability of fresh ingredients, but a representative menu includes such offerings as a concasse of oysters with seaweed and...

Tons of fun await visitors to Cancun and Isla Mujeres, Mexico, later this month when the sixth annual Whale Shark Festival gets underway.

The event, rescheduled from July to June 21-23, celebrates the bus-size creatures, which range from 15 to 50 feet and weigh up to 15 tons.

More than  1,400 of the giant sharks — considered the biggest fish in the sea — pass through the waters near Isla Mujeres during the season, which runs May through September. 

“Whale shark season is becoming increasingly popular with tourists visiting Cancun and the surrounding islands of Holbox and Isla Mujeres,” said Jesus Almaguer, chief executive of the Cancun Convention & Visitors Bureau. 

“As interest in them grows, it is important to foster a commitment to conservation and social consciousness among tourists and locals alike. The festival is a great avenue to educate the public about the species while celebrating its magnificence and popularity —especially for children.&...

Set your clock for early Thursday to watch Kate Middleton, everyone's favorite royal, christen a cruise ship in Britain.

The duchess of Cambridge, due to deliver her first child next month, had been selected as godmother to the new Royal Princess from Princess Cruises. At 3:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Middleton will be in Southampton, England, and ready to smash a bottle of Champagne on the bow of the ship. (Go to Princess Cruises to watch the live stream.)

The Duchess follows Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher and others who have served as godmothers to ships in the Princess line. She also will bless the ship as part of her godmotherly duties.

British singer Natasha Bedingfield will perform during the event, and there will be plenty of pomp too with performances by the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Portsmouth (Royal Band) and the pipers of the Irish Guards.

The new ship will hold 3,600 passengers and features a large piazza-style atrium that will serve as a gathering point, a...