Norwegian Luna

Luna’s main pool deck is bigger than on Prima and Viva, with a large LED screen for parties and movies, a shallow entrance around the pool, and hot tubs on either side with infinity views. Waves Bar keeps the drinks coming. Above it all runs the Aqua Slidecoaster, a solo raft ride that is part rollercoaster, part water slide, and it’s included. A full-body dryer waits at the exit, and Haven guests get a special entry.

The top decks hold more to do than any Norwegian ship before. The Glow Court has an interactive LED floor, so a tap of the screen turns it into soccer, basketball and more. Tee Time is an interactive mini golf course where the ball knows who you are and counts your strokes. There are also ping pong, foosball, two kinds of shuffleboard, the Bullseye Bar with darts, and The Drop, a slide where the floor falls away beneath you.

The Haven is Norwegian’s ship-within-a-ship for suite guests. A concierge handles reservations and shore excursions and works with your butler. The Haven Lounge and Bar is a quiet gathering spot that Danny calls Cheers at sea. The Haven Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, inside or alfresco. Outside, the sundeck has an infinity pool facing the wake, a sauna and snow grotto, a second bar and an adults-only upper deck with hot tubs.

The Mandara Spa has a gents’ barbershop, a full salon, a med-spa with acupuncture, and treatment rooms for massages, facials and wraps. Danny calls the Thermal Suite the best in the industry. It has a large hydrotherapy pool, an aromatherapy steam room, charcoal, Finnish and clay saunas, a salt room, experience showers and an ice grotto. Heated loungers line the relaxation room across the front of the ship. Thermal Suite access is a separate pass.

Indulge Food Hall is a complimentary food hall all the way aft, with individual stations and an iPad at every table. Tap your order and the food usually arrives within two to three minutes. Stations include Tamara for Indian food, Q Texas Smokehouse, Seaside Rotisserie, Tapas, Planterie for plant-based dishes, noodles and Just Desserts. Menus change between lunch and dinner, and there is seating inside and out, plus the Luna Bar.

All the way aft, the Soleil Bar has sofas, daybeds and tables that all face the wake, and the Luna statue nearby is even prettier at night. Along Deck 8, Infinity Beach has loungers in sun and shade, a shallow pool with water around the daybeds, and infinity pools that look right off the side of the ship. Ocean Boulevard wraps the deck, with the glass-floored Ocean Walk, La Terraza and outdoor seating for The Local.

Danny says there’s no better place to watch a show in the cruise industry. The Luna Theater & Club is wrapped in LED lights and a huge LED screen. Shows include ELTON: A Celebration of Elton John, the high-energy acrobatic show Hiko, and an Eagles tribute. After the last show, the seats push back and the room becomes a nightclub. Syd Norman’s Pour House adds live rock every night, and The Improv hosts comedy.

Palomar is a seafood-forward Mediterranean restaurant with an open kitchen and floor-to-ceiling windows, and Danny has had some of his best meals at sea here. Luna’s other specialty choices include Sukhothai for Thai, Onda by Scarpetta for handmade pasta, Cagney’s Steakhouse, Le Bistro, Nama sushi, Los Lobos and Hasuki, the largest teppanyaki at sea with 20 tables. Complimentary options include Hudson’s, the Commodore Room, Surfside and The Local, which serves late into the night.