Norwegian JadevsNorwegian Pearl

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

68% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Jade

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66% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Pearl

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Pearl have nearly identical BaconScores — 68% vs 66%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1147 creator reviews, Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Pearl post nearly identical BaconScores — 68% for Norwegian Jade, 66% for Norwegian Pearl. Norwegian Jade edges ahead on drink package and Room Service. Norwegian Pearl sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 293 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

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Holding steadyModerate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

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 Jade	Specification	Norwegian Pearl
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
588 videos	Creator reviews	559 videos
134	Distinct creators	159

Norwegian Jade

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

Norwegian Pearl

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

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Jade

Topic

Norwegian Pearl

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Jade:
3½ Happy Bacon
36 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Pearl:
4 Happy Bacon
34 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
3 Happy Bacon
66 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Pearl:
3½ Happy Bacon
50 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
3 Happy Bacon
40 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Pearl:
3½ Happy Bacon
34 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: drink package

Norwegian Jade:
3 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
drink package0.95 gap
Norwegian Pearl:
2 Sad Bacon
2 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
2 Happy Bacon
9 mentions
Room Service0.41 gap
Norwegian Pearl:
Meh
6 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
1½ Happy Bacon
9 mentions
disembarkation0.33 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.

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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 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 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 Pearl

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

— Byte Size Cruises · 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 Jade68% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Pearl66% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Jade

39:19Tips

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

Highly Positive

34:38Vlog

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TheTimTracker · 224K views · 2 years ago

Highly 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

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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 Pearl

Too close to call

The specs