AS THE WORLD TURNS's Van Hansis (Luke) was navigating New York's Union Square (and passing actress Kirsten Dunst!) while he dished Luke's upcoming story with Weekly. He also raved about attending a recent soap cruise from March 20 to 23.

Soap Opera Weekly: Did you have fun on the cruise?
Van Hansis: Yeah, I did! I still feel like I'm rockin' right now. I'm walking down the street and I still feel like I'm on a boat. I haven't got my land legs back.

Weekly: Was it great to hang out with all the fans?
Hansis: The best part about it was that you kind of got to know the fans a little bit more, because it wasn't so rushed. You were there for three days. So that was cool.

Weekly: I was reading a few cruise recaps on various sites and apparently you and Jake (Silbermann, Noah) had some fun with bears?
Hansis: With some teddy bears! Fans made us Build a Bears. They made one for Noah and one for Luke, and we reenacted [scenes] with teddy bear Luke and Noah.

Weekly: Well, there were definitely rave reviews of your appearance!
Hansis: I'm glad. We had a good time, and I think we even made some new fans!

Weekly: And you got to hang out with people from other shows, too, right?
Hansis: My favorite person on [the cruise] was Melissa Egan (Annie, AMC). She's awesome. We all hung out and — Kirsten Dunst just walked by!

Weekly: Neat! I never have sightings like that in the city!
Hansis: In Union Square, Kirsten Dunst...who knew?

Weekly: I never notice famous people walking around.
Hansis: I rarely notice, but I did that time!

Weekly: You probably don't realize that people are noticing you, going, "Oh, Van Hansis just walked by!"
Hansis: [laughs] Yeah, right.