7 Night Glacier Bay Cruise sailing from Seattle roundtrip aboard Norwegian Pearl.

Norwegian Pearl will bowl over the cruise competition with a "striking" innovation - a full size, four lane, ten-pin bowling alley. The bowling alley is part of an all-new, all-day entertainment, sports bar and nightclub complex called Bliss. This beauty will also feature all the attributes of NCL's dynamic modern Freestyle Cruising fleet including multiple restaurants, vibrant public rooms, versatile, family-friendly accommodations and NCL's popular new style of accommodations - Courtyard Villas - which along with each ship's two Garden Villas make up the biggest, most luxurious, most innovative suite complexes at sea..

Alaska
Head's up, there's a whale on your bow. Take it all in aboard the award winning Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Star or Norwegian Sun. Not much has changed here in the last 400 years. Rugged coastlines. Huge glaciers. Wolves, moose, sea lions, sea otters and grizzly bears, oh my. Choose to sail from either Vancouver or Seattle. And that's just the beginning. Freestyle Cruising puts you at the helm on board and in port. Choose what you want to do in each port city ahead of time or see what each day brings.

Highlights of this cruise:

Inside Passage
Don't even bother trying to count the wildlife along the 1,000-mile-long Alaskan Marine Highway. The calm, protected waters are filled with sea lions, sea otters and migrating whales; the sky with soaring eagles. On beaches and in coves on shore, moose, deer and bears forage for food. Relax and enjoy.

Juneau, Alaska
Accessible only by water and air, it's not surprising that wildlife thrives in Juneau's stunning frontier landscape. In fact, it's the only state capitol whose governor's mansion sits less than one mile from prime grizzly bear habitat.

Skagway, Alaska
It all started in 1896, when gold was discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River and tiny Skagway quickly grew to 20,000 residents. By 1900, the White Pass and Yukon Route railway began carrying the more fortunate gold seekers over the mountain pass. The real gold, some say, never left Skagway. It's still here in the matchless golden sunrises and sunsets.

Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan's 19th-century commercial fishing, canning and logging industries drew hearty workers who added a raucous side to the city's history. The infamous restored "red light" district with its bordello-turned-museum is a present-day testament to that era.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
The British monarch not withstanding, Victoria is home to a rich diversity of cultures. It's also the launch pad for trips into the Canadian wilderness. Ferries ply the straits between the island and the mainland, bringing people for a pleasant afternoon amid the museums, flower gardens and galleries. Much like Canada's friendly population, this seaside city has a sunny disposition. Its mild climate promotes lush vegetation and countless parks. Now wonder Victoria's nickname is "City of Gardens."