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

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75% Bacon Score™
Norwegian Breakaway
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68% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Breakaway wins this matchup

Earns a +7% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Star. Based on 1901 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1901 creator reviews, Norwegian Breakaway holds a +7% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Star — 75% versus 68%. Norwegian Breakaway edges ahead on Wi-Fi, while Norwegian Star leads on disembarkation and Value. Norwegian Star sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 319 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.5K reviews
1.5K videos207 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Breakaway

Holding steadyModerate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 414 reviews
414 videos112 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Star

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Breakaway
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
1487 videos
Distinct creators
207
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Star
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
414 videos
Distinct creators
112

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Norwegian Breakaway

Topic

Norwegian Star

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Where creators agree

  • Norwegian Breakaway:
    73 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Norwegian Star:
    13 mentions
  • Norwegian Breakaway:
    73 mentions
    Water ParkBoth like it
    Norwegian Star:
    3 mentions
  • Norwegian Breakaway:
    107 mentions
    NightlifeBoth like it
    Norwegian Star:
    16 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Norwegian Breakaway:
    15 mentions
    disembarkation0.51 gap
    Norwegian Star:
    8 mentions
  • Norwegian Breakaway:
    22 mentions
    Value0.29 gap
    Norwegian Star:
    8 mentions
  • Norwegian Breakaway:
    26 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.23 gap
    Norwegian Star:
    11 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.

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Standout creator quotes

Positive · Norwegian Breakaway
“nothing is ever gonna spoil our cruise experience”
— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority
Positive · Norwegian Star
“we actually saw the Northern Lights at glacier lagoon which was probably the moto was our first time seeing there are the lights and it was one of the most incredible days of my life”
— Grounded Life Cruises · 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 Star
“a nightmare cruise is going on right now”
— Don's Family Vacations · authority

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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.

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Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Breakaway75% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Star68% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Breakaway
I Cruised in The WORLDS SMALLEST Cruise Ship Cabin (1 Guest Only)13:39Review

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

🏅Emma Cruises · 885K views · 10 months ago
Highly Positive
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Positive
Norwegian Star
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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 →