Norwegian DawnvsNorwegian Joy

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

53% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Dawn

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76% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Joy

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

Earns a +23% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Dawn. Based on 1747 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1747 creator reviews, Norwegian Joy holds a +23% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Dawn — 76% versus 53%. Norwegian Dawn edges ahead on Wi-Fi and Room Service, while Norwegian Joy leads on Excursions and cruise topic. Norwegian Dawn sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Joy is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 353 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 410 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Dawn

410 videos118 channels5% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Divided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+23%

Recommend

of 1.3K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Joy

1.3K videos235 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Dawn	Specification	Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
410 videos	Creator reviews	1337 videos
118	Distinct creators	235

Norwegian Dawn

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 410 videos
Distinct creators: 118

Norwegian Joy

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1337 videos
Distinct creators: 235

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Dawn

Topic

Norwegian Joy

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Dawn:
3 Happy Bacon
21 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3½ Happy Bacon
105 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
3½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
drink packageBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
7 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
3 Happy Bacon
56 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
197 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Excursions

Norwegian Dawn:
Meh
31 mentions
Excursions0.56 gap
Norwegian Joy:
2½ Happy Bacon
42 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
Meh
2 mentions
cruise topic0.54 gap
Norwegian Joy:
2½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
1 Sad Bacon
20 mentions
Embarkation0.52 gap
Norwegian Joy:
1½ Happy Bacon
60 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 Dawn

“this is the biggest cruise ship suite at sea”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Positive · Norwegian Joy

“the Parker House rolls which which might be it might be the best thing to eat on the entire cruise ship they're just spectacular”

— Byte Size Cruises · authority

Critical · Norwegian Dawn

“A passenger has died after going overboard from Carnival Liberty during a cruise in the Bahamas.”

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Norwegian Joy

“a crew member has been assaulted and a crew member has even further been spit on by a guest”

— The Shiplife · 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 Dawn53% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Joy76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Dawn

10:08Tour

Cruise Ship vs 12-Force Storm | Norwegian Dawn Incident

The Microcosm · 394K views · 5 months ago

Very Critical

39:19Tips

20 Things To See in Bermuda

How To Have Fun Outdoors · 244K views · 4 years ago

Highly Positive

Norwegian Joy

24:05Review

My Luxurious Train Ride On The Rocky Mountaineer

🥈Jim Zim · 874K views · 7 years ago

Highly Positive

21:19Tour

Norwegian Prima | Full Walkthrough Ship Tour & Review | Wonderful New Ship | Full HD

🏅Cruises It · 509K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

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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 DawnvsNorwegian Joy

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

The specs