Norwegian EncorevsNorwegian Sky

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

77% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Encore

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63% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Sky

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Encore wins this matchup

Earns a +14% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Sky. Based on 2019 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2019 creator reviews, Norwegian Encore holds a +14% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Sky — 77% versus 63%. Norwegian Encore edges ahead on Booking and cruise ship, while Norwegian Sky leads on Embarkation and disembarkation. Norwegian Encore sentiment is trending up while Norwegian Sky is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 390 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+14%

Recommend

of 495 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Sky

495 videos166 channels2% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Encore	Specification	Norwegian Sky
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
1524 videos	Creator reviews	495 videos
224	Distinct creators	166

Norwegian Encore

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

Norwegian Sky

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 495 videos
Distinct creators: 166

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Encore

Topic

Norwegian Sky

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Encore:
4 Happy Bacon
109 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3½ Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
3½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
first cruiseBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3 Happy Bacon
4 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Booking

Norwegian Encore:
1½ Happy Bacon
19 mentions
Booking0.39 gap
Norwegian Sky:
Meh
7 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
4 Happy Bacon
6 mentions
cruise ship0.35 gap
Norwegian Sky:
2 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Norwegian Encore:
2½ Happy Bacon
229 mentions
itinerary route0.32 gap
Norwegian Sky:
1 Happy Bacon
97 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 Sky

“the ship's very friendly staff and over all excellent service”

— Jason and Heidi's Popular Cruising · 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 Sky

“people were left stranded in Florida with no way home”

— Don's Family Vacations · 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 Sky63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Encore

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Highly Positive

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Highly Positive

Norwegian Sky

7:44Review

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🥈Destinations with Sal & Debi Pitera · 504K views · 7 years ago

Critical

27:02Vlog

So About Aruba

🏅La Lido Loca · 268K views · 2 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 EncorevsNorwegian Sky

Norwegian Encore wins this matchup

The specs