Northern Lights Cruises 2024 Alaska. If seeing the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, is on your travel list, you've probably already looked into the best places to see them: The sister of 2024's sun princess, star princess provides additional viewing opportunities like the dome, a geodesic structure up top and foward, and the sphere, with its big walls of glass flanking the midship piazza.

T he northern lights — or aurora borealis — are undoubtedly one of nature’s most dazzling displays. With dozens of tour operators and some pretty significant unknowns in the world of hunting the aurora borealis (particularly if it’s your first time visiting alaska in the winter) including what equipment you may need, when to go, and the best.