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Show H6 The Salt Lake Tribune TRAVEL Sunday, July13, 1997 McCarthey: Discovering New Orleans Fabulous Tours, (504) 482-2259. tainment scene revolves around the historic French Quarter. Here you will find Bourbon Street, Royal Street, Jackson Square, St ®@ Continued from H-1 doopriestess is buried As I learnedonthis trip, voodoo Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo and Ursuline Convent A stroll through the Quarter alongits compact streets reveals is morethan sticking long needles into rag dolls, It is a religion, still colorful Creole cottages and appealing commercial buildings. Much of the 88-block area is resi- brought to Louisiana, via the French West Indies, by slaves Orleanians perched on lacy-rail- practiced, which originatedin Da homey, West Africa, It was and incorporated characteristics of the Catholic Chureh. Local loreis replete with tales of slave gatherings in Congo Square and dark, ritualistic cere monies on the lakefront of Pont chartrain, The Voodoo Queen dential, so youare apt to see New ing-lined balconies smirking down at passersby Interestingly, the French Quar- ter contains mostly Spanish archi- tecture, Two devastating fires at the end of the 18th century eliminated the original French flavor. Nevertheless, the Quarter is a Na tional Historie Landmark and is danced with a large snake to the beat of congo drums. In front of one of ens, black cats, frogs and snakes must see Bourbon Street her was a flaming bonfire and a boiling cauldronfilled with chick Her followers, working them selves into a trance, sometimes drank animal blood, Marie Laveauandher daughter of the same nameare legends in the city. Voodoo queens they were. Mother Marie reigned over elaborate ceremonies, terrified locals with hoodooism and con- trolledpolice and politicians with hexes, She died in 1881 and was bur- ied in an above-groundtombin St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Believers {ill leave offerings to Laveauin the form of candles, flowers and bottles of wine. Unfortunately, the cemetery gets vandalized from time to time. And a pe ritual has defaced the Laveau-Glapion tomb. It seems that if you mark three Xs on the tomb with chalk or rock, good luck comes to you. Withthe tomb’s continuing deterioration, you almost hope a spell of bad luck comes to the vandals. For an excellent tour of the voodoo haunts, try Absolutely Cruising Solo? Your Fare Doesn’t Have to Be So High FRENCH QUARTER Most of the NewOrleans’ enter- the most extraordinary places in this country And as tacky as it is, visitors at night There are saloons, night clubs, discos, faurants and T-shirt shops packed one against another. Music blares from open doors; raucous chatter spills from bars; hordes of people, armed with BY LARRY FOX and BARBARA RADIN FOX SPECI LTO THE WASHINGTONPOST ings are light for the cruise you One of the banesof cruising is the dreaded “single's supplement” — a surcharge that solo travelers must pay to get a cabin of their own. On many cruises, Take advantage of singleshare programs, ‘‘Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Carnival Cruise Line offer a this cost of privacy is onerous: It can run as much as double what a single share program,” says Perry. “This program also is based on availability. Using this program, a single cruiser would pay the perperson, double-oceupancy rate” couple would pay, per person, for the same cabin. So howcansolotravelers beat — or at least reduce — the sin- gle’s supplement? There are ways, says Patty Perry, of Cruise and then be matched with a cabin mateby thecruiseline. If a match Among her suggestio: isn’t found, Perry says, you might get the cabin by yourself at the matching-program price, al- Holidays in Rockville, Md @ Ask about guaranteed single rates. “You pay a fixedprice though “there are limited num- whichis set in the cruise brochure bers of cabins on sailings." Amongthecriteria considered in and is usually closeto the per-person, double occupancy rate,” says Perry. ‘The caveat is that you do matching cabin matesare sex, age and smoking preferences. And it apparently works, Perry adds: ‘I not have a choiceof a cabin and have had good experience with tal Cruises, American Hawaii Cruises and Orient Lines have low selected sailings this summer. (usually 10 percentto 25 percent) singles’ supplements. These fares may be limited to certain cabin Perry (301-217-9474) or see @ travel agent and aska lot of questions. classes anditineraries, And seyeral lines — Costa, Cunard, Holland America, KD River Cruises and Radisson Seven Seas — charge less than 25 percent extra for sin- gles to have their own cabin. These surcharges can vary by ship, cabin class and itinerary, @Look for ships with single cabins. Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth lebrity, Clipper, Club Med, Commodore, Costa, Delta Queen, Dolphin, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Orient, Premier, Royal Olympic, Seawind, ments. Only one cruise line, World Explorer Cruises, charges accept such a reservation if book- Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Crys- hoee eeee) Somecruiselines do not offer the rate in their brochures, but will nothing extra for singles who want their own cabin. Seabourn @ Answers to Where Are You? Everybody prancing around as if they have not a care in the Royal Streetis the city’s Main The Map: The mapis a section of the Florida Panhandle at Street, and contains numerous galleries and antique shops. Jack- the Georgia border. The small town of Cypress can be seen at son Square, left. at the center of the Quarter, is a stimulating concoe- tion of culture andschlock. Tarot card readers, mimes, street musicians and artis ie forthe attendrawn to St, Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo and Presbytere museums, or the Ursuline Convent, one of the fewsurviving examples of French Colonial architecture. 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