Norwegian Cruise Line Sets September Opening Date for Massive New Waterpark
If you're booked on a Norwegian sailing visiting Great Stirrup Cay on or after September 4, 2026, you can purchase day passes and cabana rentals starting Thursday, May 28. Norwegian Luna sails first, departing Miami August 29 via Puerto Plata, St. Thomas and Tortola before reaching the island. Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Prima, Norwegian Aqua, Norwegian Joy and Norwegian Jewel follow in September and October. Check your sailing date and book early, since pricing varies by date, holidays and ship traffic.
Norwegian is opening day-pass sales three months ahead of the September 4, 2026 debut, which tells me they expect strong demand and want deposits locked in early rather than leaving cabana and pass revenue to chance on embarkation day. The 170-foot Tidal Tower and a Caribbean-first like the 4-person Great Slide are clearly built to be Instagram bait that differentiates Great Stirrup Cay from rival private islands. Norwegian Luna getting the christening run, followed quickly by Getaway, Prima, Aqua, Joy and Jewel through October, shows the line is rotating a good chunk of its fleet through the island fast to capture peak Caribbean season. Winners are early bookers on those September and October sailings who can snag cabanas before prices climb with holiday demand; latecomers may find the best cabana spots picked over. My take: if you're on one of those named ships this fall, buy your pass the moment your sailing window opens on May 28.</reasoning> </invoke>