Want to go on a cruise? Like to save a buck? Then you are going to have to hustle.

Norwegian Cruise Lines launches a three-day NOW sale, and I guess it’s pretty well named. You have to act now–June 16-19. The cool part about this summer sale is that it covers a whole range of destinations: Alaska, Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean, Canada, Mexican Riveria, and even South America.

The sale includes reduced cruise fares, onboard spending credits (up to $250), 50% off cruise deposits, and the ability to add third to eighth guests for $99 per person.

Adding guests is a phenomenon in which you agree to add people to your cabin. If you can book a double stateroom and sleep three, that third person can travel for $99. And if you ever wanted a suite, it might make sense if you can get enough guests in the suite … remember guests 3 to 8 ride for $99.

By the way, Norwegian also offers a 10% savings on cruises to U.S. military personnel … and that’s in addition to NOW sales deal.

In case you’re not a cruise junkie, Norwegian offers 11 Freestyle cruise ships and the sale applies to nine of them. If you want to check out the specifics deals, call Norwegian (866-234-7350), visit the website, or contact a travel agency.

But hurry … it’s over on Friday!!

Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) has been talking a lot about its newest ship, the Epic. Don’t look for the ship to set sail until about a year from now (May 2010), but the company is already taking reservations. And in case you want to reserve the Owner’s Suite–the poshest accommodations onboard–here’s a shot. It’s not the whole suite, it’s just the part with the best view.

Actually, all of the NCL staterooms have a “New Wave” design with curved walls. And if you’re one of those luxury lovers, you can book one of the 60 suites and villas on two private decks (a “ship within a ship”).

The Epic is going to be a very large ship–it is designed to accommodate 4,200 passengers. It’s got some cool new amenities, including an ice bar. Ice bars have been popular for a while, particularly in Scaninavia. They’re facilities made entirely of ice. Here’s a look at the Epic’s ice bar. It’s one of 18 bars on board.

By the way, the Epic is set to sail year-round in the Eastern and Western Caribbean, home port in Miami.

Norwegian Cruise Lines has announced that starting May 21, 2009, it will start taking reservations for its newest and grandest ship, the Norwegian Epic, which debuts in the 2010-2011 season, based in Miami, Florida, and doing an Eastern and Western Caribbean run. If you’ve traveled with NCL before, you probably know that they’re pretty well known for some bold art on the outsides of their ships. However, no two ships look alike and the Epic art is a pretty radical departure from some of their other ships. The marketing team behind the design says that it borrows from the modern, sophisticated look of the ship’s interior and is meant to help convey the “freestyle” theme of the cruise line.

This is a big ship (4,200 passengers) and it is the line’s newest and swankiest ship. Besides the usual amenities (spa, family-friendly attractions, pools), there are some new things. Epic boasts the first “ice bar”  at sea, the only tube slide and largest bowl slide on a cruise ship, the first ever rappelling wall (for rock climbers) at sea, and lots of bowling (six lanes in two locations).