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Come Hungry for Southern Cuisine and Soulful Music to New Orleans, Louisiana for Four Days & Three Nights at Either the Windsor Court Hotel, the Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans, or the Maison Dupuy Hotel for Two, Including a Dinner Jazz Cruise, a Demonstration Class at the New Orleans School of Cooking and Your Choice of a Tour of the City or a Swamp and Bayou Sightseeing Boat Tour (Land Only)

Riverboats, jazz, Creole cuisine and Mardi Gras have given "The Big Easy" its flamboyant reputation, and that rich heritage continues today. Let your dinner jazz cruise take you back to a time when life was as slow and graceful as the current on the Mississippi! A demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking, and either a tour of one of America's most colorful cities or a swamp and bayou boat tour are the finishing touches on your trip to the one and only New Orleans.

Music is always nearby, supplied by the tolling bells of St. Louis Cathedral, the clanging of streetcars, and the rhythms of Dixieland Jazz. Stop for a café au lait and beignets at a sidewalk café. Your thorough and fascinating introduction to the endless variety that is New Orleans on your city tour includes such highlights as the Superdome, St. Charles Avenue, the French Quarter and Jackson Square. Or discover the mystique of the swamps and bayous on a sightseeing boat tour from New Orleans. Travel deep into the secluded bayous across the Mississippi River to witness Cajun life and spot native wildlife. Your guide will provide commentary on Cajun culture and the myth‐laden swamps while you snap photos of alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles, and native birds.

From Cajun to Creole, and French to fabulous, New Orleans is a city of flavors! As the evening sets in, take a lazy ride down the Mississippi in an authentic paddlewheel riverboat for your dinner jazz cruise. The entertaining demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking is held in a renovated molasses warehouse, built in the early 1800s in the heart of the French Quarter. The popular lunch class includes generous samplings of the demonstrated items as well as recipes, coffee, iced tea and beer.

You have three fantastic options for accommodations around the grand city of New Orleans, each offering a unique experience. Step into timeless hospitality at the elegant Windsor Court Hotel, where you'll find luxury, essential amenities, a superb art collection dating back to the 17th century, and the hotel's impressive collection of awards. Laissez le bon temps rouler (Let the good times roll) at the fully restored and completely renovated Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans. Renowned as one of the landmark hotels of the French Quarter, this stately hotel is located adjacent to famed Bourbon Street within walking distance of the city's most popular attractions. Or experience one of the most unique New Orleans hotels in the French Quarter, the Maison Dupuy. As one of a small handful of hotels set inside the city's Vieux Carré district, and located only two blocks from the heart of Bourbon Street, this upscale hotel beckons you to relax and escape the hustle of modern life, offering guests a distinct mixture of history and luxury unlike any other.

Your trip for two includes:
4 days/3 nights accommodations at Either the Windsor Court Hotel, the Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans, or the Maison Dupuy Hotel
All room-related taxes
Dinner Jazz Cruise, including a lavish Creole buffet
Choice of either the Gray Line New Orleans-Super City tour or a Swamp and Bayou Sightseeing Boat tour
Demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking
Free concierge reservation service

Terms and Conditions
Travel package is non-refundable and subject to availability. Certificates/gift cards cannot be replaced. Tour runs on specific days of the week and at specific times. If tour is not available, it may be substituted with equal or similar experience. Hotel may be substituted with equal or similar accommodations. Blackout dates: Jan 1, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Jul 2-5, Oct 29-31, Dec 31. Dinner Jazz Cruise runs on specific days of the week and at specific times. A minimum 45 day advance reservation is required. Please email us at auction@stmaryhs.org to find out deadline to travel.