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

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75% Bacon Score™
Norwegian Prima
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70% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Prima wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Spirit. Based on 2258 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2258 creator reviews, Norwegian Prima holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Spirit — 75% versus 70%. Norwegian Prima edges ahead on cruise news and Booking, while Norwegian Spirit leads on Wi-Fi and Value. Norwegian Spirit sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 364 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.8K reviews
1.8K videos270 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Prima

Holding steadyModerate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 435 reviews
435 videos94 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Spirit

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown slightly • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Prima
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
1823 videos
Distinct creators
270
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Norwegian Spirit
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
435 videos
Distinct creators
94

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Norwegian Prima

Topic

Norwegian Spirit

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Where creators agree

  • Norwegian Prima:
    119 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Norwegian Spirit:
    20 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    275 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Norwegian Spirit:
    54 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    46 mentions
    ExcursionsBoth like it
    Norwegian Spirit:
    13 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Norwegian Prima:
    30 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.55 gap
    Norwegian Spirit:
    5 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    23 mentions
    cruise news0.50 gap
    Norwegian Spirit:
    4 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    44 mentions
    Value0.39 gap
    Norwegian Spirit:
    13 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 Prima
“Palomar. We did make it into This is a Mediterranean restaurant. The food is spectacular. It's my favorite meal that we had on board this ship”
— Byte Size Cruises · 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 Prima
“if I were to write a message and put it in a bottle and swim myself from Europe all the way over back to the United States I would get there faster than any text message any email Facebook message Instagram DM”
— The Shiplife · authority
Critical · Norwegian Spirit
“Norwegian Cruise Line is ripping passengers off maybe in the worst way possible over in the UK”
— Midships · 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 Prima75% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Spirit70% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Prima
I Spent 7 Days on a $1,000,000,000 Luxury Cruise Ship25:08Review

I Spent 7 Days on a $1,000,000,000 Luxury Cruise Ship

🏅Emma Cruises · 1.3M views · 3 years ago
Highly Positive
I Took a Futuristic Cruise From New York City22:54Review

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🏅Emma Cruises · 1.0M views · 3 years ago
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Norwegian Spirit
I Tried a Strange "Inside" Cabin on The Worlds Last Ocean Liner11:56Review

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🏅Emma Cruises · 1.5M views · 1 years ago
Positive
Japan by Sea: I Took a Cruise Like No Other (Norwegian Spirit)32:13Review

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🏅Emma Cruises · 855K views · 1 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 →