Norwegian JadevsNorwegian Joy

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

68% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Jade

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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 +7% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Jade. Based on 1925 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1925 creator reviews, Norwegian Joy holds a +7% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Jade — 76% versus 68%. Norwegian Jade edges ahead on operational issue and crowd capacity, while Norwegian Joy leads on cruise ship and cruise topic. Norwegian Joy sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 369 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 588 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Jade

588 videos134 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+7%

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 Jade	Specification	Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
588 videos	Creator reviews	1337 videos
134	Distinct creators	235

Norwegian Jade

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 588 videos
Distinct creators: 134

Norwegian Joy

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

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Jade

Topic

Norwegian Joy

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Jade:
3½ Happy Bacon
36 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3½ Happy Bacon
105 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
3 Happy Bacon
66 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
197 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
3 Happy Bacon
40 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
119 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise ship

Norwegian Jade:
½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
cruise ship0.33 gap
Norwegian Joy:
2½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
1 Sad Bacon
3 mentions
operational issue0.32 gap
Norwegian Joy:
3 Sad Bacon
2 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
2 Happy Bacon
36 mentions
crowd capacity0.30 gap
Norwegian Joy:
½ Happy Bacon
101 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 Jade

“We've loved this cruise. We can't say it enough.”

— Bryan and Jaidyn · 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 Jade

“people were just saying what what are you doing what are you doing Norwegian Cruise Line that's a ridiculous offer”

— Don's Family Vacations · 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 Jade68% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Joy76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Jade

39:19Tips

20 Things To See in Bermuda

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

Highly Positive

34:38Vlog

Our Summer Vacation Disney Fantasy Cruise 2024 Embarkation Day! | Royal Court, Silent Disco & Trivia

TheTimTracker · 224K views · 2 years ago

Highly 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 JadevsNorwegian Joy

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

The specs