Rick Steves' Europe
🥉Knowledgeable Creator195 Cruise Videos on Trip Bacon2,063 Total Videos on YouTube2.1M subscribers
Rick Steves' Europe description on YouTube:
Explore Europe with Rick Steves, best-selling travel author and host of public television's "Rick Steves' Europe" and public radio's "Travel with Rick Steves." www.ricksteves.com Rick Steves advocates smart, affordable, perspective-broadening travel. As host and writer of the popular public television series "Rick Steves' Europe," and best-selling author of over 50 European travel books, he encourages Americans to travel as "temporary locals." He helps American travelers connect much more intimately and authentically with Europe — and Europeans — for a fraction of what mainstream tourists pay.
Queen Victoria16 videosP & O Cruises11 videosViking Cruise Lines18 videosCunard Line17 videoscruise ship63 videos
Catalogue Coverage
Developing read · Rick Steves' Europe
We’ve analysed 195 of 2,100+ videos so far.
Published
195
analysed and live on Trip Bacon
On YouTube
2,063
total catalogue
Catalogue coverage9.5%
Topic and audience patterns reflect this sample. We're still building toward a confident creator-authority read.
Annual Activity
Rick Steves' Europe’s output · year over year
How cruise-focused are they, and how much of it have we analysed?
YearDiscoveredCruise Coverage(cruise-related ÷ discovered)Trip Bacon Coverage(analysed ÷ cruise-related)
- 2026813%1 of 8100%1 of 1
- 20255112%6 of 51100%6 of 6
- 2024442%1 of 44100%1 of 1
- 20233327%9 of 33100%9 of 9
- 2022356%2 of 35100%2 of 2
- 20213811%4 of 38100%4 of 4
- 2020518%4 of 51100%4 of 4
- 201916214%22 of 162100%22 of 22
- 20182146%13 of 214100%13 of 13
- 201717812%21 of 178100%21 of 21
Heat scale
0% → 100%“Discovered” = videos we’ve found for this channel, not necessarily on the site yet.
Showing the most recent 10 years · 9 earlier years not shown.
Top Creator Topics
Ranked by creator sentiment, scored on the Trip Bacon Score.
- 1Booking2 video mentions
- 2Crew & Service15 video mentions
- 3Balcony Cabins5 video mentions
- 4Pool Deck4 video mentions
- 5Excursions64 video mentions
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
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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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Best Match
Families (Young Kids)
90%
Loved
Groups
83%
Loved
Videos (195)
2:46TipsWoodstock, England: Blenheim Palace - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
· 45K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
0:30TourRick Steves' Europe Preview: Scotland's Islands
· 20K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
1:35TipsCruising Travel Skills: Town-Hopping in the French Riviera - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
· 35K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
0:30TourRick Steves' Europe Preview: Greek Islands
· 26K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
3:25TipsTravel Thrills on the Cutting Room Floor
· 8K views · 7 years ago
Positive
1:15TipsWaterford, Ireland: The Oldest City in Ireland - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
· 56K views · 7 years ago
Positive
1:39TipsCobh, Ireland: History and Heritage - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
· 46K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
3:21TipsLondon, England: Victoria and Albert Museum - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
· 47K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
1:56TourBlown Away by Orkney’s Stone Age
· 10K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
2:07VlogBehind the Scenes: Making TV Over a Dram of Whisky at a Scottish B&B
· 6K views · 7 years ago
Highly Positive
1:52TourNorwegians Massacre Monks on a Beach: Iona's White Strand of the Monks
· 7K views · 7 years ago
Mixed
2:00TipsLondon, England: Apsley House - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
· 27K views · 7 years ago
Positive
2:26TourKGB Prisons, Putin, and Trump
· 24K views · 7 years ago
Very Critical
4:35TourPortsmouth, England: Historic Dockyard - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
· 44K views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
25:02TipsSoutheast England
· 2.2M views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
25:01TipsSiena and Tuscany's Wine Country
· 1.1M views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
0:54TourLearning About Fascism through History and Travel
· 9K views · 8 years ago
Positive
0:42TipsEquip Yourself with Good Information About Cruise Ports
· 5K views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
2:35The Ethics of Cruising (From My Big, Big Chair on the Top Deck)
· 8K views · 8 years ago
1:38VlogTipsy at the Top of the Ship
· 6K views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
2:22VlogMarveling at my Cruise Ship
· 10K views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
1:49TipsTerminal Happiness for Independent Cruisers
· 6K views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
1:42TipsDig These Bones: Cimitero delle Fontanelle
· 6K views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive
1:29VlogFrom a Vesuvius Sunrise to the Bella Chaos of Naples
· 8K views · 8 years ago
Highly Positive