Norwegian BlissvsNorwegian Jewel

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

77% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Bliss

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64% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Jewel

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Bliss wins this matchup

Earns a +12% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Jewel. Based on 1793 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1793 creator reviews, Norwegian Bliss holds a +12% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Jewel — 77% versus 64%. Norwegian Bliss edges ahead on Water Park and safety medical, while Norwegian Jewel leads on crowd capacity. Norwegian Bliss sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Jewel is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 356 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.3K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Bliss

1.3K videos229 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+12%

Recommend

of 473 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Jewel

473 videos127 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Bliss	Specification	Norwegian Jewel
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
1320 videos	Creator reviews	473 videos
229	Distinct creators	127

Norwegian Bliss

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1320 videos
Distinct creators: 229

Norwegian Jewel

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 473 videos
Distinct creators: 127

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Bliss

Topic

Norwegian Jewel

Where creators agree

Both rate Balcony Cabins highly

Norwegian Bliss:
3 Happy Bacon
152 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Jewel:
3½ Happy Bacon
33 mentions
Norwegian Bliss:
3 Happy Bacon
201 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Jewel:
3 Happy Bacon
59 mentions
Norwegian Bliss:
3 Happy Bacon
114 mentions
Kids & FamilyBoth like it
Norwegian Jewel:
3 Happy Bacon
32 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Water Park

Norwegian Bliss:
3 Happy Bacon
145 mentions
Water Park0.72 gap
Norwegian Jewel:
½ Sad Bacon
2 mentions
Norwegian Bliss:
½ Sad Bacon
48 mentions
safety medical0.46 gap
Norwegian Jewel:
3 Sad Bacon
21 mentions
Norwegian Bliss:
2½ Happy Bacon
56 mentions
Embarkation0.44 gap
Norwegian Jewel:
Meh
17 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 Bliss

“I don't think I've ever had a better overall food experience than I did on this week on the Bliss”

— La Lido Loca · authority

Positive · Norwegian Jewel

“If you are ambassador level, meaning you have 700 or more points, true story, you guys, you get a complimentary 7-day cruise.”

— CruiseTipsTV · authority

Critical · Norwegian Bliss

“My friend was robbed on a recent cruise while visiting a cruise port in Mexico.”

— La Lido Loca · authority

Critical · Norwegian Jewel

“unfortunately today there's a breaking news story and yeah it's another passenger overboard around 7 p.m. on Sunday off the coast of New Zealand”

— 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 Bliss77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Jewel64% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Bliss

9:00Vlog

Norwegian Bliss Inaugural voyage from Miami

🥈Justin Hirsch Cruising · 1.1M views · 8 years ago

Highly Positive

2:15Vlog

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🏅Cruise News Today · 1.0M views · 1 years ago

Mixed

Norwegian Jewel

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🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 270K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

39:19Tips

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How To Have Fun Outdoors · 244K views · 4 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 BlissvsNorwegian Jewel

Norwegian Bliss wins this matchup

The specs