Norwegian GetawayvsNorwegian Pearl

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

72% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Getaway

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66% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Pearl

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Getaway wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Pearl. Based on 1491 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1491 creator reviews, Norwegian Getaway holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Pearl — 72% versus 66%. Norwegian Getaway edges ahead on Water Park and drink package, while Norwegian Pearl leads on crowd capacity. Norwegian Getaway sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Pearl is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 354 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

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+6%

Recommend

of 559 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Pearl

559 videos159 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Getaway	Specification	Norwegian Pearl
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
932 videos	Creator reviews	559 videos
195	Distinct creators	159

Norwegian Getaway

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

Norwegian Pearl

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 559 videos
Distinct creators: 159

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Getaway

Topic

Norwegian Pearl

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Getaway:
3½ Happy Bacon
60 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Pearl:
4 Happy Bacon
34 mentions
Norwegian Getaway:
3½ Happy Bacon
132 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Pearl:
3½ Happy Bacon
50 mentions
Norwegian Getaway:
3 Happy Bacon
76 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Pearl:
3½ Happy Bacon
34 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Water Park

Norwegian Getaway:
3½ Happy Bacon
81 mentions
Water Park0.76 gap
Norwegian Pearl:
½ Sad Bacon
3 mentions
Norwegian Getaway:
2 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
drink package0.72 gap
Norwegian Pearl:
2 Sad Bacon
2 mentions
Norwegian Getaway:
2½ Happy Bacon
14 mentions
Room Service0.48 gap
Norwegian Pearl:
Meh
6 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 Getaway

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

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Positive · Norwegian Pearl

“we recently went on a 7-Day Canada New England cruise and waking up to the beautiful scenery from our balcony cabin was amazing”

— Norwegian Cruise Line · authority

Critical · Norwegian Getaway

“i'm actually legitimately starting to get worried about all of my cruises that i have booked”

— Midships · authority

Critical · Norwegian Pearl

“if that was your first cruise i would never go on a cruise again”

— Byte Size Cruises · 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 Getaway72% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Pearl66% 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 Pearl

13:43Tips

11 "Adult" Cruise Tips Others Just Won't Share

🏅Cruzely.com · 567K views · 8 months ago

Highly Positive

8:21Tips

Where did they park 300 cruise ships during the COVID-19 pandemic?

🥈Chris Frame the Maritime Historian · 432K views · 5 years ago

Mixed

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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 Pearl

Norwegian Getaway wins this matchup

The specs