Norwegian JoyvsNorwegian Sky

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

76% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Joy

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63% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Sky

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

Earns a +12% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Sky. Based on 1832 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1832 creator reviews, Norwegian Joy holds a +12% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Sky — 76% versus 63%. Norwegian Joy edges ahead on drink package and Buffet, while Norwegian Sky leads on Embarkation and disembarkation. Norwegian Joy sentiment is trending up while Norwegian Sky is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 401 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

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

Winner

BaconScore+12%

Recommend

of 495 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Sky

495 videos166 channels2% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Joy	Specification	Norwegian Sky
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
1337 videos	Creator reviews	495 videos
235	Distinct creators	166

Norwegian Joy

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

Norwegian Sky

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 495 videos
Distinct creators: 166

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Joy

Topic

Norwegian Sky

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Joy:
3½ Happy Bacon
105 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 mentions
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
119 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3½ Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
197 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Sky:
3 Happy Bacon
28 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: drink package

Norwegian Joy:
3 Happy Bacon
7 mentions
drink package0.42 gap
Norwegian Sky:
1 Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Norwegian Joy:
1½ Happy Bacon
60 mentions
Embarkation0.27 gap
Norwegian Sky:
3 Happy Bacon
12 mentions
Norwegian Joy:
2½ Happy Bacon
93 mentions
Buffet0.26 gap
Norwegian Sky:
1½ Happy Bacon
36 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 Joy

“the Parker House rolls which which might be it might be the best thing to eat on the entire cruise ship they're just spectacular”

— Byte Size Cruises · authority

Positive · Norwegian Sky

“I highly recommend that you come on in here and order one of their steaks”

— Cruises It · 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

Critical · Norwegian Sky

“people were left stranded in Florida with no way home”

— Don's Family Vacations · 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 Joy76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Sky63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

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

Norwegian Sky

7:44Review

Couple Outraged After Being Stranded in Cuba ~ Norwegian Sky

🥈Destinations with Sal & Debi Pitera · 504K views · 7 years ago

Critical

27:02Vlog

So About Aruba

🏅La Lido Loca · 268K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

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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 JoyvsNorwegian Sky

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

The specs