Norwegian EpicvsNorwegian Sun

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

65% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Epic

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58% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Sun

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Epic wins this matchup

Earns a +7% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Sun. Based on 1396 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1396 creator reviews, Norwegian Epic holds a +7% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Sun — 65% versus 58%. Norwegian Epic edges ahead on drink package and cruise news, while Norwegian Sun leads on crowd capacity and Embarkation. Norwegian Epic sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 340 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

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Divided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+7%

Recommend

of 430 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Sun

430 videos135 channels3% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Epic	Specification	Norwegian Sun
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
966 videos	Creator reviews	430 videos
205	Distinct creators	135

Norwegian Epic

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

Norwegian Sun

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 430 videos
Distinct creators: 135

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Epic

Topic

Norwegian Sun

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Epic:
3½ Happy Bacon
38 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Sun:
3½ Happy Bacon
19 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
3 Happy Bacon
92 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Sun:
3½ Happy Bacon
29 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
3 Happy Bacon
33 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Norwegian Sun:
3 Happy Bacon
12 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: crowd capacity

Norwegian Epic:
Meh
69 mentions
crowd capacity0.42 gap
Norwegian Sun:
2½ Happy Bacon
11 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
3 Happy Bacon
11 mentions
drink package0.36 gap
Norwegian Sun:
1½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Norwegian Epic:
1½ Happy Bacon
31 mentions
Embarkation0.35 gap
Norwegian Sun:
3 Happy Bacon
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.

About our Bacon Score methodology

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 Sun

“you're gonna have Butler Service 24 hours a day you're going to love everything that your butler can do for you whether it's making Reserve invasions drawing a bubble bath or just handling all the details while you Cruise”

— Harr Travel · authority

Critical · Norwegian Epic

“the entertainment was genuinely quite terrible”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Critical · Norwegian Sun

“I would absolutely never do this again”

— Cruise Blog · 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 Epic65% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Sun58% 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 Sun

13:54Review

I Booked The CHEAPEST and SMALLEST Cabin on a Cruise

🏅Emma Cruises · 993K views · 3 years ago

Positive

22:41Review

I Took a Cruise on a Ship Designed in The 1990s | NCL Sun

🏅Emma Cruises · 675K 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 EpicvsNorwegian Sun

Norwegian Epic wins this matchup

The specs