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

77% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Aura

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60% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Sun

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Aura wins this matchup

Earns a +18% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Sun. Based on 446 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 446 creator reviews, Norwegian Aura holds a +18% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Sun — 77% versus 60%. Norwegian Aura edges ahead on Ship Condition and Booking. Norwegian Aura sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 155 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 35 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Aura

35 videos25 channels0% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+18%

Recommend

of 411 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Sun

411 videos130 channels3% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyDivided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Aura	Specification	Norwegian Sun
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
35 videos	Creator reviews	411 videos
25	Distinct creators	130

Norwegian Aura

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 35 videos
Distinct creators: 25

Norwegian Sun

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 411 videos
Distinct creators: 130

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Aura

Topic

Norwegian Sun

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
10 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Norwegian Sun:
3½ Happy Bacon
17 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Norwegian Sun:
3½ Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
3½ Happy Bacon
10 mentions
Kids & FamilyBoth like it
Norwegian Sun:
3 Happy Bacon
17 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Ship Condition

Norwegian Aura:
4 Happy Bacon
9 mentions
Ship Condition0.49 gap
Norwegian Sun:
1½ Happy Bacon
75 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
2½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Booking0.35 gap
Norwegian Sun:
½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Norwegian Aura:
3½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Shows0.35 gap
Norwegian Sun:
2 Happy Bacon
12 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.

About our Bacon Score methodology

Standout creator quotes

Positive · Norwegian Aura

“This is the biggest ship Norwegian's ever built. Quite revolutionary with a lot of new concepts on board.”

— Harr Travel · authority

Positive · Norwegian Sun

“that bath that really has changed everything for me now I know what is possible”

— Emma Cruises · authority

Critical · Norwegian Aura

“The Maritime Union of Australia is accusing Carnival Cruise Line of exploiting crew members aboard ships homeported in Australia, claiming some workers earn as little as 250 an hour while working extremely long shifts.”

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Norwegian Sun

“you don't expect a literal part of a ship to fall off the ship”

— 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.

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Aura77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Sun60% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Aura

0:47Tour

Norwegian Aura™ | Norwegian Cruise Line

🏅Norwegian Cruise Line · 53K views · 4 months ago

Highly Positive

2:58Tips

Carnival Accused of Paying Cruise Workers $2.50 an Hour

🏅Cruise News Today · 40K views · 4 months ago

Mixed

Norwegian Sun

13:54Review

I Booked The CHEAPEST and SMALLEST Cabin on a Cruise

🏅Emma Cruises · 992K views · 3 years ago

Positive

22:41Review

I Took a Cruise on a Ship Designed in The 1990s | NCL Sun

🏅Emma Cruises · 668K views · 3 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 →

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Norwegian Aura wins this matchup

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