Holland America LinevsPrincess Cruises
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Too close to call
Holland America Line and Princess Cruises have nearly identical BaconScores — 67% vs 70%. The decision comes down to your priorities.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 29148 creator reviews of Holland America Line and Princess Cruises fleets, the BaconScores are nearly tied — 67% to 70%. Holland America Line fleet earns higher marks for Water Park and Room Service, while Princess Cruises fleet leads on mask policy and first cruise. Drill into each fleet below to see ship-by-ship breakdowns, top creator quotes, and trend lines.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Holland America Line
Opinion trend for Princess Cruises
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Princess Cruises |
|---|---|---|
| 6+ ships indexed | Fleet size | 6+ ships indexed |
| 7381 videos | Creator reviews (fleet-wide) | 21767 videos |
| 576 | Distinct creators | 867 |
| Website |
- Fleet size
- 6+ ships indexed
- Creator reviews (fleet-wide)
- 7381 videos
- Distinct creators
- 576
- Website
- Fleet size
- 6+ ships indexed
- Creator reviews (fleet-wide)
- 21767 videos
- Distinct creators
- 867
- Website
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Holland America Line
Princess Cruises
Where creators agree
- Holland America Line:199 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itPrincess Cruises:451 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Holland America Line:460 mentions3 Happy BaconShowsBoth like itPrincess Cruises:1317 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Holland America Line:1602 mentions3 Happy BaconCrew & ServiceBoth like itPrincess Cruises:5964 mentions3 Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Holland America Line:2 mentions1 Sad Baconmask policy0.75 gapPrincess Cruises:2 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Holland America Line:2 mentions2 Happy Baconfirst cruise0.38 gapPrincess Cruises:4 mentions4 Happy Bacon
- Holland America Line:4 mentions2 Sad BaconWater Park0.27 gapPrincess Cruises:5 mentions3 Sad Bacon
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 methodologyStandout creator quotes
“just a beautiful day in February late afternoon right around 5:00 perfect weather absolutely Pitch Perfect weather hardly any clouds in the sky”
“He is perhaps one of the best cruise directors I've ever seen on any of the ships we've cruised on so far.”
“i've never seen an entire airport run so poorly as i did this weekend in amsterdam”
“the mother said to make further debt and further you know credit card fraud basically so they can travel and then declare bankruptcy”
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.
Top ships from Holland America Line
Rotterdam
Koningsdam
Nieuw Statendam
Eurodam
Nieuw Amsterdam
Westerdam
Top ships from Princess Cruises
Sun Princess
Caribbean Princess
Sky Princess
Regal Princess
Star Princess
Discovery Princess
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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 →