You can lodge at a hotel or do the whole Airbnb thing when visiting the City of Brotherly Love to see the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church — or — you can crash in a bunk on a retired United States Navy battleship for just $75 a night between September 22 and September 26. Maybe live like a sailor for a few days?
No joke. This can be your reality for a few days because the USS New Jersey, docked in Camden right across the river from Philadelphia and about a mile from the Ben Franklin Bridge, is offering this rare and unusual accommodation for his excellency’s appearance in the old American capitol.
The price even includes breakfast and dinner, a tour of the museum and even a ride on a flight simulator — according to the Associated Press.
Only catch? You’ll have to bathe in the Delaware River. No showers are available on the relic warship.