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

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71% Bacon Score™
Icon of the Seas
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63% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Icon of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +7% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Sky. Based on 6729 creator reviews.

Lead+7%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 6729 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas holds a +7% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Sky — 71% versus 63%. Icon of the Seas edges ahead on Wi-Fi and cruise news, while Norwegian Sky leads on Value. Norwegian Sky sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 696 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 6.2K reviews
6.2K videos536 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Icon of the Seas

Holding steadyDivided opinion
Recommend
0%
of 484 reviews
484 videos160 channels2% warn againstHigh data density
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Sky

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
6245 videos
Distinct creators
536
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Sky
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
484 videos
Distinct creators
160

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Royal Caribbean Group logo

Icon of the Seas

Topic

Norwegian Sky

Norwegian Cruise Line logo

Where creators agree

  • Icon of the Seas:
    307 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Norwegian Sky:
    15 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    322 mentions
    dining bars drinksBoth like it
    Norwegian Sky:
    16 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    209 mentions
    NightlifeBoth like it
    Norwegian Sky:
    25 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Icon of the Seas:
    77 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.51 gap
    Norwegian Sky:
    12 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    110 mentions
    cruise news0.49 gap
    Norwegian Sky:
    8 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    125 mentions
    Booking0.46 gap
    Norwegian Sky:
    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 · Icon of the Seas
“what a show what a day what a night what a dinner everything was incredible”
— Griff & Alyssa · authority
Positive · Norwegian Sky
“Norwegian is a real firm favorite with us and we look the flexibility and the free at sea options”
— Cruise With Ben and David · authority
Critical · Icon of the Seas
“American Airlines shame on you”
— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority
Critical · Norwegian Sky
“I got a warning out there today about some scams that are going on and one in particular that has just pleaded guilty to scamming people on a cruise”
— Don's Family Vacations · 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.

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Royal Caribbean GroupIcon of the Seas71% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Sky63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

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Icon of the Seas
🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™→

Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
11,509 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Wonder of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,443 videos
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Allure of the Seas
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↓

Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,017 videos
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Harmony of the Seas
🥓 74% Ship BaconScore™↓

Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,268 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Oasis of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,168 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Adventure of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Adventure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
7,929 videos

Other Norwegian Cruise Line ships

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Norwegian Prima
🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™→

Norwegian Prima

Norwegian Cruise Line
2,898 videos
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Norwegian Breakaway
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Norwegian Breakaway

Norwegian Cruise Line
2,828 videos
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Encore
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Norwegian Encore

Norwegian Cruise Line
2,411 videos
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Viva
🥓 68% Ship BaconScore™→

Norwegian Viva

Norwegian Cruise Line
2,328 videos
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Epic
🥓 64% Ship BaconScore™→

Norwegian Epic

Norwegian Cruise Line
2,083 videos
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Bliss
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Norwegian Bliss

Norwegian Cruise Line
1,979 videos

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Norwegian Sky
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Critical
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How this comparison is built

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 →