Emerald Luna Ship Tour

Hank Schrader, USMA '71, Europe Destination & Europe River Cruise Expert

Anne Schrader, Certified Travel Counselor & Certified Luxury Cruise Specialist

www.dreamdestinations.com

The Emeral Luna is a 135-meter ship (443 ft) that has 91 stateroom cabins with 180 guests at full capacity and a crew of 51. It is a traditional 4-decker ship, with cabins on the 3 lower decks. It is the 9th Star ship of the Emerald fleet and put in service in 2022.

Deck 1 is the Riveria deck; deck 2 is the Vista deck and deck 3 is the Horizon deck. Deck 4 is the sun deck.

The reception and lobby area are quite striking.

Photo Hank Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com

The atrium chandeliers in the 3-deck atrium area. I really like this area!

The lobby reception area

The top deck, the Sun Deck is an observation area and also is the ship’s bridge for the navigation of the ship.

The ship bridge can pop down to help navigate under low bridges on the rivers

The top observation deck also is used for Al fresco eating area and outside barbecue depending on the weather.

The Reflections Restaurant

Breakfast and lunch on the Luna are primarily buffet. Dinner is served by the waitstaff at your table.

We had a chance to eat lunch on the Luna during the 2026 ASTA River Cruise Expo.

Here are some pictures of our meal.

Photo Anne Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com

The tables are comfortable and contemporary.

A typical lunch table set up

The chef is making stir fried noodles. Photo Hank Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com

This is the hot food prep area.

Part of the lunch buffet area

More of the buffet area

Part of the desserts on buffet area

The ice cream sundae station

Our Lunch Meal

The lunch menu. There are several appetizers. Note there is a sandwich of the day, a pasta station and 3 options for lunch. Nice variety.

Beer and wine are included at lunch and dinner meals. Photo Hank Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com

Information about the wines for this lunch menu

A small salad for me to start from the buffet

Anne’s Mexican inspired dish.

My banger and mash. It was very good

My dessert

Horizon Bar and Lounge

The lounge area seating

A good bar area

Ship Staterooms

There are 5 Cabin categories.

The Owner’s One-Bedroom Suite (315 square feet) 4 staterooms

The owners suite display cabin.

The bedroom area owners suite

Shower area owners suite

Sink area owners suite

Balcony and seating area owners suite. The balcony is inclosed by glass. It can be lowered to an open air halfway. Great concept!

Closets in the owners suite

Grand Balcony Stateroom (210 sq ft) 8 cabins Horizon Deck 3

This is a picture of the Emerald Sun with almost identical layout to the Emerald Luna

Emerald Panorama Balcony Suite (180 square ft) 60 cabins

The Panorama Balcony Suite display stateroom

The bedroom area. In the background is the balcony seating area with the innovative half balcony. Protected in poor weather and with a push of a button, opens halfway for a open balcony.

Another view of the bedroom area

The bathroom sink area on a Panorama suite

Photo Hank Schrader www.dreamdestinations.com. Yes that is my refection on the shower window!

Shower area

Closet area Panorama Suite

Fixed Window Cabins Deck 1

Emerald Stateroom (162 square feet) 17 cabins

This is a picture of the Emerald Sun with almost the same cabin layout as the Emerald Luna

All these are on the Riviera deck 1.

Emerald Single Stateroom 117 sq ft only 2 on the Riviera deck.

Emerald Sun Single Cabin. The layout is similar to the 2 single staterooms on the Emerald Luna

Ship Facilities

Massage/Spa area on the Luna

Exercise area on the the Emerald Luna

The pool is my favorite feature on this ship. It is a pool by day and a cinema by night. The pool can be transformed into a small movie theater on select evenings. It also has a retractable roof. Awesome!

It also has e-bikes for guests.

Our Final Thoughts

I have always liked the ship layout of Emerald Space Ships. It just doesn’t seem crowded even though max capacity is 180 passengers. This brand offers a good value and we are very comfortable recommending them.

We hope you find this blog interesting and meaningful to you. This ship is a good option for a European River Cruise.

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ANNE has earned a degree from the University of Houston in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Serving as the President of Visit Dream Destinations, LLC, since 2016, she is uniquely experienced professional travel advisor with over 30 years’ experience in the travel industry. Among her numerous certifications, she is a Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) by the Travel Institute, considered the gold standard in travel agent certification and she is also an Accredited Cruise Counselor (ACC) by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), as well Luxury Cruise Specialist also from CLIA. Having traveled often to Europe since 1989, she has expanded on her certification as a Destination Specialist in Western Europe (DS) with extensive first-hand experience in luxury vacations. She holds numerous other specialty designations from individual vendors. An expert photographer, she delights in capturing the true essence of destinations to share with all.

HANK is a certified Western European Destination Specialist (DS) who has been traveling to Europe for 55 years. He is also an Accredited Cruise Counselor (ACC), conferred by the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA). His last major certificate is a Verified Travel Advisor (VTA) certificate earned from the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA). This recognized expert in cruise and leisure travel is a retired Army Officer, and taught World Geography for 8 years. He is a `71 graduate of West Point and has earned 2 master’s degrees. His other Certifications:

AmaWaterways River Cruise Specialist
Avalon Waterways Specialist
CLIA Riverview Certificate
Emerald Waterways Specialist
Riverside Luxury Cruise Specialist
Scenic River Cruise Specialist
Viking River Cruise Specialist
Brit Agent

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