Norwegian GemvsNorwegian Joy

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

67% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Gem

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76% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Joy

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

Earns a +9% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Gem. Based on 1724 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1724 creator reviews, Norwegian Joy holds a +9% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Gem — 76% versus 67%. Norwegian Gem edges ahead on Room Service and cruise news, while Norwegian Joy leads on Wi-Fi and Water Park. Norwegian Gem sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Joy is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 357 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 422 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Gem

422 videos126 channels4% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Divided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+9%

Recommend

of 1.3K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Joy

1.3K videos231 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Gem	Specification	Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
422 videos	Creator reviews	1302 videos
126	Distinct creators	231

Norwegian Gem

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 422 videos
Distinct creators: 126

Norwegian Joy

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1302 videos
Distinct creators: 231

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Gem

Topic

Norwegian Joy

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Gem:
4 Happy Bacon
25 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3½ Happy Bacon
100 mentions
Norwegian Gem:
3½ Happy Bacon
43 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
188 mentions
Norwegian Gem:
3 Happy Bacon
30 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
170 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Wi-Fi

Norwegian Gem:
3 Sad Bacon
4 mentions
Wi-Fi0.46 gap
Norwegian Joy:
½ Sad Bacon
22 mentions
Norwegian Gem:
3 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Room Service0.31 gap
Norwegian Joy:
1½ Happy Bacon
17 mentions
Norwegian Gem:
2 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Water Park0.29 gap
Norwegian Joy:
3½ Happy Bacon
81 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 Gem

“we absolutely love the Freestyle way of quizzing yeah it's just so flexible it completely breaks all tradition”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Positive · Norwegian Joy

“I just did it myself and absolutely loved it and I'll be doing it again when I get back on the ship”

— Harr Travel · authority

Critical · Norwegian Gem

“it is possibly the worst internet at Sea that we've ever used it's horrible”

— Grounded Life Cruises · authority

Critical · Norwegian Joy

“a crew member has been assaulted and a crew member has even further been spit on by a guest”

— The Shiplife · 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 Gem67% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Joy76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Gem

2:35Tips

Cruise Passenger Jumps Off Cruise Ship, Found Alive During Search

🏅Cruise News Today · 366K views · 11 months ago

Mixed

39:19Tips

20 Things To See in Bermuda

How To Have Fun Outdoors · 244K views · 4 years ago

Highly Positive

Norwegian Joy

24:05Review

My Luxurious Train Ride On The Rocky Mountaineer

🥈Jim Zim · 874K views · 6 years ago

Highly Positive

21:19Tour

Norwegian Prima | Full Walkthrough Ship Tour & Review | Wonderful New Ship | Full HD

🏅Cruises It · 503K 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 GemvsNorwegian Joy

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

The specs