Norwegian DawnvsNorwegian Star

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

52% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Dawn

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69% Bacon Score™

Norwegian Star

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Norwegian Star wins this matchup

Earns a +17% higher BaconScore than Norwegian Dawn. Based on 553 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 553 creator reviews, Norwegian Star holds a +17% BaconScore lead over Norwegian Dawn — 69% versus 52%. Norwegian Dawn edges ahead on Room Service and Suites, while Norwegian Star leads on Embarkation and disembarkation. Norwegian Dawn sentiment is cooling off while Norwegian Star is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 164 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 263 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Dawn

263 videos85 channels5% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Divided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+17%

Recommend

of 290 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Norwegian Star

290 videos79 channels4% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Norwegian Dawn	Specification	Norwegian Star
Norwegian Cruise Line	Cruise line	Norwegian Cruise Line
263 videos	Creator reviews	290 videos
85	Distinct creators	79

Norwegian Dawn

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 263 videos
Distinct creators: 85

Norwegian Star

Cruise line: Norwegian Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 290 videos
Distinct creators: 79

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Norwegian Dawn

Topic

Norwegian Star

Where creators agree

Both rate Specialty Dining highly

Norwegian Dawn:
3½ Happy Bacon
32 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Norwegian Star:
3 Happy Bacon
31 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
3 Happy Bacon
19 mentions
Spa & FitnessBoth like it
Norwegian Star:
3 Happy Bacon
24 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
3 Happy Bacon
33 mentions
Pool DeckBoth like it
Norwegian Star:
3 Happy Bacon
39 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Embarkation

Norwegian Dawn:
1 Sad Bacon
10 mentions
Embarkation0.64 gap
Norwegian Star:
2 Happy Bacon
11 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
Meh
4 mentions
disembarkation0.57 gap
Norwegian Star:
2½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Norwegian Dawn:
½ Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Nightlife0.53 gap
Norwegian Star:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 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 Dawn

“this is by far the best cabin we have ever ever stayed in”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Positive · Norwegian Star

“I would book this Cruise again just for that stake seriously”

— CruiseTipsTV · authority

Critical · Norwegian Dawn

“A passenger has died after going overboard from Carnival Liberty during a cruise in the Bahamas.”

— Cruise News Today · 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

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 Dawn52% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Norwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Star69% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Norwegian Dawn

10:08Tour

Cruise Ship vs 12-Force Storm | Norwegian Dawn Incident

The Microcosm · 381K views · 2 months ago

Very Critical

39:19Tips

20 Things To See in Bermuda

How To Have Fun Outdoors · 243K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

Norwegian Star

2:37Tips

Passengers Stuck in Florida After Cruise Ship Breaks Down

🏅Cruise News Today · 414K views · 10 months ago

Mixed

11:43Review

Norwegian Cruise Ship Faces PASSENGER REVOLT [Cruise News]

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

Very 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 →

Norwegian DawnvsNorwegian Star

Norwegian Star wins this matchup

The specs