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

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72% Bacon Score™
Norwegian Prima
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69% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Star have nearly identical BaconScores — 72% vs 69%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1443 creator reviews, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Star post nearly identical BaconScores — 72% for Norwegian Prima, 69% for Norwegian Star. Norwegian Prima edges ahead on Excursions and Room Service, while Norwegian Star leads on disembarkation and Value. Norwegian Star sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 272 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.2K reviews
1.2K videos193 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Prima

Holding steadyModerate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 290 reviews
290 videos79 channels4% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Norwegian Star

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Prima
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
1153 videos
Distinct creators
193
Norwegian Cruise Line logo
Norwegian Star
Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews
290 videos
Distinct creators
79

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Norwegian Prima

Topic

Norwegian Star

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Where creators agree

  • Norwegian Prima:
    181 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Norwegian Star:
    31 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    77 mentions
    Spa & FitnessBoth like it
    Norwegian Star:
    24 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    105 mentions
    Balcony CabinsBoth like it
    Norwegian Star:
    30 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Norwegian Prima:
    12 mentions
    disembarkation0.60 gap
    Norwegian Star:
    5 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    33 mentions
    Value0.30 gap
    Norwegian Star:
    5 mentions
  • Norwegian Prima:
    31 mentions
    Excursions0.22 gap
    Norwegian Star:
    10 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
“we've had the most fantastic day on board celebrity Beyond honestly celebrity you have really really impressed us so far they have really surpassed all expectations”
— Cruise With Ben and David · authority
Positive · Norwegian Star
“I would book this Cruise again just for that stake seriously”
— CruiseTipsTV · authority
Critical · Norwegian Prima
“The Improv Comedy Lounge is even smaller... it is such a shame and such a mistake.”
— Cruise With Ben and David · authority
Critical · Norwegian Star
“Norwegian has now changed the entire itinerary for the Norwegian Star it is now going to do seven different countries and by the way not one of them is Ireland”
— Don's Family Vacations · 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 Prima72% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Star69% 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 · 2 years ago
Highly Positive
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 · 994K views · 2 years ago
Positive
Norwegian Star
Passengers Stuck in Florida After Cruise Ship Breaks Down2:37Tips

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🏅Cruise News Today · 414K views · 10 months ago
Mixed
Norwegian Cruise Ship Faces PASSENGER REVOLT [Cruise News]11:43Review

Norwegian Cruise Ship Faces PASSENGER REVOLT [Cruise News]

🏅The Travel Scouts · 366K views · 2 years ago
Very Critical

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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 →