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

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76% Bacon Score™
Norwegian Joy
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68% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

Earns a +8% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Viva. Based on 2426 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2426 creator reviews, Norwegian Joy holds a +8% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Viva — 76% versus 68%. Norwegian Joy edges ahead on drink package and Value, while Norwegian Viva leads on Wi-Fi and Room Service. Norwegian Joy sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 412 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.3K reviews
1.3K videos235 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Joy

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 1.1K reviews
1.1K videos177 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Viva

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Joy
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
1337 videos
Distinct creators
235
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Viva
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
1089 videos
Distinct creators
177

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Norwegian Joy

Topic

Norwegian Viva

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Where creators agree

  • Norwegian Joy:
    105 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Norwegian Viva:
    88 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    197 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Norwegian Viva:
    153 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    119 mentions
    Balcony CabinsBoth like it
    Norwegian Viva:
    88 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Norwegian Joy:
    23 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.46 gap
    Norwegian Viva:
    8 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    17 mentions
    Room Service0.46 gap
    Norwegian Viva:
    7 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    7 mentions
    drink package0.45 gap
    Norwegian Viva:
    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 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 Viva
“He was simply amazing. Every little thing we needed, he took care of.”
— Oakland Travel · 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 Viva
“this ship is an epic failure”
— Cruise With Ben and David · 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.

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Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Joy76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Viva68% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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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 →