Norwegian GetawayvsNorwegian Joy

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

72% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Getaway

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76% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Joy

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Norwegian Getaway and Norwegian Joy have nearly identical BaconScores — 72% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2269 creator reviews, Norwegian Getaway and Norwegian Joy post nearly identical BaconScores — 72% for Norwegian Getaway, 76% for Norwegian Joy. Norwegian Getaway edges ahead on cruise news, while Norwegian Joy leads on drink package. Norwegian Getaway sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Joy is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 430 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 932 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Getaway

932 videos195 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 1.3K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Joy

1.3K videos235 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Getaway	Specification	Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
932 videos	Creator reviews	1337 videos
195	Distinct creators	235

Norwegian Getaway

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 932 videos
Distinct creators: 195

Norwegian Joy

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1337 videos
Distinct creators: 235

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Getaway

Topic

Norwegian Joy

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Getaway:
3½ Happy Bacon
60 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3½ Happy Bacon
105 mentions
Norwegian Getaway:
3½ Happy Bacon
81 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3½ Happy Bacon
83 mentions
Norwegian Getaway:
3½ Happy Bacon
132 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
197 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise news

Norwegian Getaway:
1 Happy Bacon
9 mentions
cruise news0.27 gap
Norwegian Joy:
½ Sad Bacon
8 mentions
Norwegian Getaway:
2 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
drink package0.22 gap
Norwegian Joy:
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.

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Standout creator quotes

Positive · Norwegian Getaway

“I have never seen anything like it in my whole entire life”

— 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 Getaway

“it's absolute chaos down there apparently there is a free shuttle”

— Cruise With Ben and David · 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

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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 Getaway72% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Joy76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Getaway

1:23

This water slide starts with a terrifying drop and a lot of SCREAMING!

Jim Zim · 12.1M views · 11 years ago

3:52Vlog

Man Falls Off Cruise Ship!!!

🥈Very unOfficial Travel Guides · 455K views · 10 years ago

Positive

Norwegian Joy

24:05Review

My Luxurious Train Ride On The Rocky Mountaineer

🥈Jim Zim · 874K views · 7 years ago

Highly Positive

21:19Tour

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

🏅Cruises It · 509K views · 3 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 GetawayvsNorwegian Joy

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The specs