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

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76% Bacon Score™
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63% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Joy wins this matchup

Earns a +13% higher BaconScore than Pride of America. Based on 1940 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1940 creator reviews, Norwegian Joy holds a +13% BaconScore lead over Pride of America — 76% versus 63%. Norwegian Joy edges ahead on Casino and drink package, while Pride of America leads on disembarkation and Embarkation. Norwegian Joy sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 378 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 603 reviews
603 videos143 channels4% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Pride of America

Holding steadyDivided opinion

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
Pride of America
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
603 videos
Distinct creators
143

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Norwegian Joy

Topic

Pride of America

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Where creators agree

  • Norwegian Joy:
    105 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Pride of America:
    26 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    119 mentions
    Balcony CabinsBoth like it
    Pride of America:
    54 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    180 mentions
    ActivitiesBoth like it
    Pride of America:
    25 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Norwegian Joy:
    34 mentions
    Casino0.60 gap
    Pride of America:
    9 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    7 mentions
    drink package0.50 gap
    Pride of America:
    8 mentions
  • Norwegian Joy:
    18 mentions
    disembarkation0.38 gap
    Pride of America:
    3 mentions
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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
“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
Positive · Pride of America
“some of the best Italian food we've ever had at Sea like classic beef kacho and an extraordinary osoo”
— Jason and Heidi's Popular Cruising · 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 · Pride of America
“the government of canada has announced a one-year ban for pleasure craft and cruise vessels”
— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

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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.

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Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Joy76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Norwegian Cruise LinePride of America63% 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 →