Norwegian DawnvsNorwegian Star

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

54% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Dawn

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69% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Star

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Star wins this matchup

Earns a +15% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Dawn. Based on 818 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 818 creator reviews, Norwegian Star holds a +15% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Dawn — 69% versus 54%. Norwegian Dawn edges ahead on Room Service, while Norwegian Star leads on disembarkation and Embarkation. Norwegian Dawn sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Star is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 229 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 408 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Dawn

408 videos117 channels5% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Divided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+15%

Recommend

of 410 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Star

410 videos112 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Dawn	Specification	Norwegian Star
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
408 videos	Creator reviews	410 videos
117	Distinct creators	112

Norwegian Dawn

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 408 videos
Distinct creators: 117

Norwegian Star

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 410 videos
Distinct creators: 112

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Dawn

Topic

Norwegian Star

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Dawn:
3 Happy Bacon
21 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Star:
3½ Happy Bacon
13 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
3½ Happy Bacon
28 mentions
Spa & FitnessBoth like it
Norwegian Star:
3 Happy Bacon
35 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
3 Happy Bacon
56 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Star:
3 Happy Bacon
52 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: disembarkation

Norwegian Dawn:
Meh
6 mentions
disembarkation0.65 gap
Norwegian Star:
3 Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
1½ Sad Bacon
21 mentions
Embarkation0.49 gap
Norwegian Star:
1 Happy Bacon
21 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
Meh
6 mentions
Booking0.48 gap
Norwegian Star:
2 Happy Bacon
3 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 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 Dawn

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

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Norwegian Star

“we feel we're being cheated being scammed”

— The Travel Scouts · 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 Dawn54% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Star69% 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 · 4 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 Star

2:37Tips

Passengers Stuck in Florida After Cruise Ship Breaks Down

🏅Cruise News Today · 414K views · 12 months ago

Mixed

19:06Review

One Cruise, Two Cabins: My Unexpected Favourite

🏅Emma Cruises · 378K views · 1 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 DawnvsNorwegian Star

Norwegian Star wins this matchup

The specs