Norwegian EncorevsNorwegian Gem

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

77% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Encore

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66% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Gem

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Encore wins this matchup

Earns a +11% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Gem. Based on 1953 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1953 creator reviews, Norwegian Encore holds a +11% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Gem — 77% versus 66%. Norwegian Encore edges ahead on Wi-Fi and itinerary route. Norwegian Encore sentiment is trending up while Norwegian Gem is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 354 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.5K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Encore

1.5K videos224 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Divided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+11%

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 Encore	Specification	Norwegian Gem
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
1524 videos	Creator reviews	429 videos
224	Distinct creators	130

Norwegian Encore

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1524 videos
Distinct creators: 224

Norwegian Gem

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

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Encore

Topic

Norwegian Gem

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Encore:
4 Happy Bacon
109 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Gem:
4 Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Gem:
3½ Happy Bacon
28 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
3 Happy Bacon
88 mentions
Spa & FitnessBoth like it
Norwegian Gem:
3½ Happy Bacon
35 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Wi-Fi

Norwegian Encore:
Meh
29 mentions
Wi-Fi0.63 gap
Norwegian Gem:
3 Sad Bacon
4 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
2½ Happy Bacon
229 mentions
itinerary route0.31 gap
Norwegian Gem:
1 Happy Bacon
89 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
2½ Happy Bacon
104 mentions
Water Park0.29 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 Encore

“I'm loving the indulge food haul. I'm going to give it a 10 out of 10 experience.”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Positive · Norwegian Gem

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

— CruiseTipsTV · authority

Critical · Norwegian Encore

“he proceeded to attack her with a pair of scissors stabbing her in the arm arm back and head”

— 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 Encore77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Gem66% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

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Norwegian Gem

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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 EncorevsNorwegian Gem

Norwegian Encore wins this matchup

The specs