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A POD IN THE BIG APPLE
A MICRO-hotel has opened in the heart of Manhattan.
The technology-rich Pod Times Square at West 42nd Street has 665 rooms and 45 Pod Pads for extended stays.
Guests can relax in the Tiki Bar and refuel in the Parm Italian-American restaurant.
Rooms start at a very Big Apple budget-friendly $75 a night. Visit thepodhotel.com
GET ON BOARD
PRINCESS Cruises’ first-ever round-trip sailing to Canada and New England from Britain is breaking records. The 24-day voyage from Southampton is the line’s best-seller of 2019 with bookings coming more quickly than any other Princess sailing in the past five years.
Sapphire Princess departs on September 14 next year, with ports of call for the the 2,670passenger ship including Boston, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and two days in New York City.
A spokesman said: ‘’Our Canada and New England sailing has really captured the imagination of both new and past guests alike.’’
Fares start at £2,499pp. Visit princess.com
SAVER FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS
THE River Cruise Line has waived single supplements on a short trip along the Danube this summer, meaning solo travellers can save up to £522 per person. The offer means that the six-day Taste of the Danube cruise aboard the four-star MS Serenity will cost from £895 per person.
This bite-size trip starts in Budapest and follows this magnificent river upstream through Bratislava and Vienna. Departing on June 20, the price is based on twin share or single occupancy of a main deck en-suite cabin, full board, including return flights from London Heathrow, coach transfers and services of a cruise manager/ director. Visit rivercruiseline.co.uk or call 01858 435 655.