Norwegian SkyvsPride of America

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

63% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Sky

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Norwegian Sky and Pride of America have nearly identical BaconScores — 63% vs 63%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1098 creator reviews, Norwegian Sky and Pride of America post nearly identical BaconScores — 63% for Norwegian Sky, 63% for Pride of America. Norwegian Sky edges ahead on Casino and Room Service, while Pride of America leads on itinerary route and Booking. Norwegian Sky sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 309 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 495 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Sky

495 videos166 channels2% warn againstHigh data density

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 603 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Pride of America

603 videos143 channels4% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyDivided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Sky	Specification	Pride of America
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
495 videos	Creator reviews	603 videos
166	Distinct creators	143

Norwegian Sky

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

Pride of America

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 603 videos
Distinct creators: 143

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Sky

Topic

Pride of America

Where creators agree

Both rate Balcony Cabins highly

Norwegian Sky:
3½ Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Pride of America:
3½ Happy Bacon
54 mentions
Norwegian Sky:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Pride of America:
3 Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Norwegian Sky:
3 Happy Bacon
28 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Pride of America:
3 Happy Bacon
45 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Casino

Norwegian Sky:
2 Happy Bacon
15 mentions
Casino0.62 gap
Pride of America:
1 Sad Bacon
9 mentions
Norwegian Sky:
2½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Room Service0.41 gap
Pride of America:
½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Norwegian Sky:
2 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
cruise ship0.30 gap
Pride of America:
½ Happy Bacon
4 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 Sky

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

— Cruises It · authority

Positive · Pride of America

“the Habachi style Tepanyaki is a blast where you get to watch your entire meal prepare alaminute and then enjoy the mouthwatering flavors”

— Jason and Heidi's Popular Cruising · authority

Critical · Norwegian Sky

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

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Pride of America

“I had a flooded cabin on the Carnival Elation and it was horrible. It was you know, all of our stuff got flooded.”

— La Lido Loca · 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 Sky63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LinePride of America63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

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

Pride of America

12:31Tips

Solo Cruising Without The Double Price Tag

🥈Tips For Travellers · 201K views · 5 years ago

Highly Positive

18:06Vlog

Boarding NCL Pride of America - FOUR ISLAND Cruise Around HAWAII (+ Full Ship Tour)

🥈EECC Travels · 188K views · 4 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 SkyvsPride of America

Too close to call

The specs