Norwegian BreakawayvsNorwegian Gem

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

75% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Breakaway

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66% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Gem

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Breakaway wins this matchup

Earns a +9% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Gem. Based on 1916 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1916 creator reviews, Norwegian Breakaway holds a +9% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Gem — 75% versus 66%. Norwegian Breakaway edges ahead on Wi-Fi and Embarkation, while Norwegian Gem leads on Room Service. Norwegian Gem sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 337 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.5K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Breakaway

1.5K videos207 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+9%

Recommend

of 429 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Gem

429 videos130 channels4% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Breakaway	Specification	Norwegian Gem
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
1487 videos	Creator reviews	429 videos
207	Distinct creators	130

Norwegian Breakaway

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1487 videos
Distinct creators: 207

Norwegian Gem

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 429 videos
Distinct creators: 130

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Breakaway

Topic

Norwegian Gem

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Breakaway:
4 Happy Bacon
73 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Gem:
4 Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Norwegian Breakaway:
3 Happy Bacon
186 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Gem:
3½ Happy Bacon
44 mentions
Norwegian Breakaway:
3 Happy Bacon
107 mentions
NightlifeBoth like it
Norwegian Gem:
3½ Happy Bacon
28 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Wi-Fi

Norwegian Breakaway:
1 Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Wi-Fi0.74 gap
Norwegian Gem:
3 Sad Bacon
4 mentions
Norwegian Breakaway:
2 Happy Bacon
59 mentions
Embarkation0.38 gap
Norwegian Gem:
Meh
18 mentions
Norwegian Breakaway:
3 Happy Bacon
73 mentions
Water Park0.34 gap
Norwegian Gem:
1½ Happy Bacon
5 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 Breakaway

“nothing is ever gonna spoil our cruise experience”

— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority

Positive · Norwegian Gem

“we are having a blast we were just doing a little road trip”

— CruiseTipsTV · authority

Critical · Norwegian Breakaway

“he ended up having his arm amputated at the elbow and he lost his arm all during this Christ”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Norwegian Gem

“This is a very sad tale and an unfortunate warning for you and your upcoming cruise.”

— JJ Cruise · 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 Breakaway75% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Gem66% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Breakaway

13:39Review

I Cruised in The WORLDS SMALLEST Cruise Ship Cabin (1 Guest Only)

🏅Emma Cruises · 885K views · 10 months ago

Highly Positive

13:03Tips

Stop Doing These 12 "Polite" Things Crew Actually Dislike

🏅Life Well Cruised · 723K views · 2 years ago

Positive

Norwegian Gem

2:35Tips

Cruise Passenger Jumps Off Cruise Ship, Found Alive During Search

🏅Cruise News Today · 366K views · 1 years ago

Mixed

39:19Tips

20 Things To See in Bermuda

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 BreakawayvsNorwegian Gem

Norwegian Breakaway wins this matchup

The specs