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Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.

78% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Aura

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Norwegian Aura and Norwegian Encore have nearly identical BaconScores — 78% vs 77%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1519 creator reviews, Norwegian Aura and Norwegian Encore post nearly identical BaconScores — 78% for Norwegian Aura, 77% for Norwegian Encore. Norwegian Aura edges ahead on Water Park and Pool Deck. Norwegian Aura sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Encore is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 241 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 36 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Aura

36 videos25 channels0% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Moderate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 1.5K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Encore

1.5K videos216 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Aura	Specification	Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
36 videos	Creator reviews	1483 videos
25	Distinct creators	216

Norwegian Aura

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 36 videos
Distinct creators: 25

Norwegian Encore

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1483 videos
Distinct creators: 216

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Aura

Topic

Norwegian Encore

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
10 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Encore:
4 Happy Bacon
106 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Encore:
3½ Happy Bacon
157 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
3½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Norwegian Encore:
3 Happy Bacon
192 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Water Park

Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
14 mentions
Water Park0.29 gap
Norwegian Encore:
2½ Happy Bacon
99 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
12 mentions
Pool Deck0.27 gap
Norwegian Encore:
2½ Happy Bacon
181 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
9 mentions
Ship Condition0.21 gap
Norwegian Encore:
3 Happy Bacon
233 mentions

How to read the Trip Bacon Score

Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect

Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this

Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

About our Bacon Score methodology

Standout creator quotes

Positive · Norwegian Aura

“Ocean Heights made for smiles of every size. Find all the space to connect and disconnect.”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Positive · Norwegian Encore

“I'm loving the indulge food haul. I'm going to give it a 10 out of 10 experience.”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Critical · Norwegian Aura

“The Maritime Union of Australia is accusing Carnival Cruise Line of exploiting crew members aboard ships homeported in Australia, claiming some workers earn as little as 250 an hour while working extremely long shifts.”

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Norwegian Encore

“he proceeded to attack her with a pair of scissors stabbing her in the arm arm back and head”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Drill Deeper

See the full creator breakdown

Each detail page has the full creator panel, topic heatmap, monthly trends, audience breakdown, and verbatim quotes — far more than fits in this comparison.

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Aura78% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Encore77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Aura

1:55:01

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Matthias Morr · 64K views · 1 months ago

0:47Tour

Norwegian Aura™ | Norwegian Cruise Line

🏅Norwegian Cruise Line · 59K views · 6 months ago

Highly Positive

Norwegian Encore

25:37Review

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🏅Emma Cruises · 755K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

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🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 702K views · 6 years ago

Highly Positive

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How this comparison is built

Scores aggregate every cruise creator review we've indexed for each entity, weighted by creator expertise and capped per channel so no single voice dominates. Read the full methodology →

Norwegian AuravsNorwegian Encore

Too close to call

The specs