COOL SUMMER

Swim against the current this summer by going north. Norwegian Bliss debuts out of Seattle as the largest cruise ship to Alaska, with a racetrack and laser tag for the kids, Jersey Boys and Margaritaville dining for grown-ups. Or catch some Yukon midnight sun: flights to Whitehorse are 2.5 hours from Vancouver or Victoria, and Dawson City a one-hour connection away. Plan around the eclectic Dawson City Music Festival from July 20 to 22, or the fiercely local Yukon Culinary Festival, August 23 to 26.