TRAVEL BARGAINS\Holland America offers cruise savings.

Byline: Daily News

On cruises to the Caribbean in March and April, Holland America Line-Westours Inc. offers 45 percent savings on 10-day trips and 50 percent discounts on seven-day sailings for most stateroom categories.

Per person, double occupancy, fares begin at $689 for seven-day March sailings and $1,179 for 10-day March sailings; April cruises begin at $659 for seven-day sailings and $1,149 for 10-day sailings. Ships depart from Tampa, New Orleans and Fort Lauderdale; air fare to departure points is not included in the cruise price. Information: [phone].

Hit the slopes: Skican Ltd. offers a "Whistler Express" package that provides seven nights' lodgings at Whistler/Blackcomb, 75 miles north of Vancouver, and six days of lift tickets starting at $625. Round-trip air fare from Los Angeles to Vancouver is included. Information: [phone].

Winter in Vegas: The Mirage hotel and resort on The Strip offers a "Winter Paradise Package" that includes two nights' lodgings, two breakfasts, one dinner and a pass to the Dolphin Habitat for $99 per person, double occupancy, through Jan. 18, subject to availability. Information: [phone].

Imperial rates: Through Feb. 29, the Imperial Hotel Hong Kong offers rooms starting at about $90, including daily American breakfast and 4 p.m. checkout. Information: 2366-2201.

Vegas savings: The Sahara Hotel & Casino is offering a "Bed and Breakfast" package for guests during January and February. Room rates are $24 per night, single or double occupancy, Sundays through Thursdays and include a free breakfast buffet. The package is available for $39 per night the weekends of Jan. 12-13 and 26-27. Information: [phone].

Fore: The Marriott Casa Magna Puerto Vallarta offers its "Mexico Golf Tour" package through April 6. The package includes a night's lodgings, a round of golf at the seaside Marina Vallarta Golf Club, caddie and cart fees, bucket of range balls and breakfast for $199 for one golfer or $269 per night for two golfers. Information: [phone].

Tour of Spain: Petrabax Vacations offers a one-week tour of Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo beginning at $399 per person, double occupancy. Air fare from Los Angeles adds $630. Departures are scheduled every Tuesday through March 26. Included are six nights' lodgings, six breakfasts, three dinners, roundtrip airport transfers, bilingual guides for city sightseeing, tour director on the motorcoach trip from Madrid, hotel service charges and taxes. Information: [phone].

Fitness escape: Castle Creek Inn Resort & Spa offers a two-day, one-night "Spa Great Escape" priced at $125 per person per night, double occupancy. Included are lodgings, dinner for two, continental breakfast, a choice of one spa treatment, and use of the resort's swimming pool, sauna, fitness center and tennis courts. Information: [phone].

London overnights: CIE Tours International offers a three-night stay in London starting at $350 per person. The package, available through March 31, includes three nights' lodgings, daily breakfast, round-trip airport transfers, a theater pass for one show, half-day sightseeing tour, discount shopping and restaurant card, and London Visitor Card good for four days' unlimited bus and subway transportation. Air fare to London is not included. Information: [phone].

Jet to Europe: FinnWay Inc. offers an eight-day package that includes sightseeing in Budapest and Vienna; departures are from mid-January to mid-May.

Cost starts at $999 per person, double occupancy, and includes round-trip air fare from New York, a four-hour train ride from Budapest to Vienna, airport and railway station transfers, sightseeing in both cities and lodgings. Information: [phone].