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68% Bacon Score™
Norwegian Viva
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63% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Viva wins this matchup

Earns a +5% higher BaconScore than Pride of America. Based on 1692 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1692 creator reviews, Norwegian Viva holds a +5% BaconScore lead over Pride of America — 68% versus 63%. Norwegian Viva edges ahead on Room Service and Casino, while Pride of America leads on Excursions. Coverage spans 320 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

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
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 Viva
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
1089 videos
Distinct creators
177
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 Viva

Topic

Pride of America

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Where creators agree

  • Norwegian Viva:
    88 mentions
    Balcony CabinsBoth like it
    Pride of America:
    54 mentions
  • Norwegian Viva:
    88 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Pride of America:
    26 mentions
  • Norwegian Viva:
    153 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Pride of America:
    45 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Norwegian Viva:
    7 mentions
    Room Service0.64 gap
    Pride of America:
    8 mentions
  • Norwegian Viva:
    12 mentions
    Casino0.56 gap
    Pride of America:
    9 mentions
  • Norwegian Viva:
    86 mentions
    Excursions0.32 gap
    Pride of America:
    29 mentions
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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 Viva
“He was simply amazing. Every little thing we needed, he took care of.”
— Oakland Travel · 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 Viva
“this ship is an epic failure”
— Cruise With Ben and David · 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

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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 Viva68% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Norwegian Cruise LinePride of America63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Viva
We Go FIRST CLASS on the World's NEWEST $1 billion Cruise Ship58:10Review

We Go FIRST CLASS on the World's NEWEST $1 billion Cruise Ship

🏅Cruise With Ben and David · 1.0M views · 2 years ago
Positive
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Highly Positive
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Highly Positive

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