Eariler this year we took an Alaska trip on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship Pearl. I truly loved it. I had did my research on other cruiselines but this one caught my eye -- Freestyle cruising ((what I want)). This was my first cruise so it was going to be Alaska. The ship was hugh and it was beautiful. The staff was very friendly and made you feel right at home. I would have to say that the fact that you didn't have a certain time (time scedule) to go eat was great.It gave us the joy of doing what we wanted when we wanted and that included eating. Although we had excursions on every port therefore...