Norwegian EpicvsNorwegian Sky

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

65% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Epic

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63% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Sky

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Sky have nearly identical BaconScores — 65% vs 63%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1461 creator reviews, Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Sky post nearly identical BaconScores — 65% for Norwegian Epic, 63% for Norwegian Sky. Norwegian Epic edges ahead on drink package and Booking, while Norwegian Sky leads on disembarkation and Room Service. Norwegian Epic sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 371 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 966 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Epic

966 videos205 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Divided opinion

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 495 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Sky

495 videos166 channels2% warn againstHigh data density

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Epic	Specification	Norwegian Sky
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
966 videos	Creator reviews	495 videos
205	Distinct creators	166

Norwegian Epic

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 966 videos
Distinct creators: 205

Norwegian Sky

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

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Epic

Topic

Norwegian Sky

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Epic:
3½ Happy Bacon
38 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
3 Happy Bacon
33 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3 Happy Bacon
16 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
3 Happy Bacon
92 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3 Happy Bacon
28 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: disembarkation

Norwegian Epic:
1½ Sad Bacon
11 mentions
disembarkation0.70 gap
Norwegian Sky:
2 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
3 Happy Bacon
11 mentions
drink package0.43 gap
Norwegian Sky:
1 Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
1½ Happy Bacon
12 mentions
Booking0.42 gap
Norwegian Sky:
Meh
7 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 Epic

“it's the most coolest slide ever so what's your favorite slide at sea”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Positive · Norwegian Sky

“I highly recommend that you come on in here and order one of their steaks”

— Cruises It · authority

Critical · Norwegian Epic

“the entertainment was genuinely quite terrible”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Critical · Norwegian Sky

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

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Drill Deeper

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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 Epic65% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Sky63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Epic

1:45:49

AIDAprima: Morr-Rundgang

Matthias Morr · 1.1M views · 10 years ago

13:39Review

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

🏅Emma Cruises · 885K views · 10 months ago

Highly Positive

Norwegian Sky

7:44Review

Couple Outraged After Being Stranded in Cuba ~ Norwegian Sky

🥈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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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 EpicvsNorwegian Sky

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The specs