Tips & Trips
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AMUSEMENT PARK
Temple of the Tiger, a new 33,000-foot exhibit at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., is adding a live show to its entertainment program, “Spirit of the Tiger,” a Broadway-style fusion of music, dance, and animal athleticism featuring Bengal tigers, stilt walkers, dancers, body balancers, and percussionists. Young adult tigers Balin, Faruk, Hara, and Chandi, along with extremely rare golden tabby cubs Kingda Ka and Raina and white Bengal cub Kiril, will share the spotlight in multiple daily performances. “Spirit of the Tiger” is scheduled to being previews March 25, in expectation of a grand opening in May.
For more information, call 732-928-1821 or visit www.sixflags.com/greatadventure.
WALKING TOUR
Visitors to Washington, D.C., can now take advantage of a cell-phone walking tour narrated by none other than talk show host Larry King, a 20-year Beltway resident. The latest tour from Talking Street (another features Boston, hosted by rocker Steven Tyler), it includes 15 stops augmented by Mr. King’s lively three-minute commentaries. Armed with a map available at hotels and tourist destinations or downloaded from the Talking Street Web site, visitors can visit the sites in whichever order they please. The introductory fee of $5.95 gets billed to a credit card or the cell phone itself. Once begun, the tour is available for seven days.
For more information or a free preview, call 202-396-TOUR or visit www.talkingstreet.com.
CRUISES
Having trouble finding a cabin on a popular cruise line? CruiseCompete.com has introduced a new service, SoldOutShips, to help. Since travel agencies commonly buy blocks of cabins on the most popular sailings (often at a discount), they occasionally have unadvertised inventory available. Through SoldOutShips, would-be passengers simply visit the Web site to review available listings, click on the cruise they’d like to travel on, submit a “Quick Quote Request,” and wait to receive e-mail from travel agencies. From there, they can compare cruise offers and phone the agency to arrange a booking. More than 100 top cruise aggregators have teamed with CruiseCompete to list cabin inventory.
For more information, visit www.soldoutships.com.
