Norwegian JadevsNorwegian Spirit

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

68% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Jade

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70% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Spirit

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Spirit have nearly identical BaconScores — 68% vs 70%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1023 creator reviews, Norwegian Jade and Norwegian Spirit post nearly identical BaconScores — 68% for Norwegian Jade, 70% for Norwegian Spirit. Norwegian Jade edges ahead on cruise news, while Norwegian Spirit leads on Room Service and cruise topic. Norwegian Spirit sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 228 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 435 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Spirit

435 videos94 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown slightly • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Jade	Specification	Norwegian Spirit
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
588 videos	Creator reviews	435 videos
134	Distinct creators	94

Norwegian Jade

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

Norwegian Spirit

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 435 videos
Distinct creators: 94

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Jade

Topic

Norwegian Spirit

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Jade:
3½ Happy Bacon
36 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Spirit:
4 Happy Bacon
20 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
3½ Happy Bacon
23 mentions
NightlifeBoth like it
Norwegian Spirit:
3½ Happy Bacon
19 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
3 Happy Bacon
66 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Spirit:
4 Happy Bacon
54 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Room Service

Norwegian Jade:
2 Happy Bacon
9 mentions
Room Service0.34 gap
Norwegian Spirit:
3½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
1½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
cruise topic0.30 gap
Norwegian Spirit:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Norwegian Jade:
1 Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Wi-Fi0.29 gap
Norwegian Spirit:
2 Happy Bacon
5 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 Spirit

“I would 100,000% recommend if you are looking to get a dog um a rescue doggy like this it's just he's just so perfect”

— Emma Cruises · 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 Spirit

“Norwegian Cruise Line is ripping passengers off maybe in the worst way possible over in the UK”

— Midships · 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 Spirit70% 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 Spirit

11:56Review

I Tried a Strange "Inside" Cabin on The Worlds Last Ocean Liner

🏅Emma Cruises · 1.5M views · 1 years ago

Positive

32:13Review

Japan by Sea: I Took a Cruise Like No Other (Norwegian Spirit)

🏅Emma Cruises · 855K views · 1 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 Spirit

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The specs