Adventure of the SeasvsQueen Mary 2

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

78% Bacon Score™

Adventure of the Seas

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76% Bacon Score™

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Adventure of the Seas and Queen Mary 2 have nearly identical BaconScores — 78% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1689 creator reviews, Adventure of the Seas and Queen Mary 2 post nearly identical BaconScores — 78% for Adventure of the Seas, 76% for Queen Mary 2. Adventure of the Seas edges ahead on Embarkation and Kids & Family, while Queen Mary 2 leads on port destination. Queen Mary 2 sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 249 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Adventure of the Seas

1.6K videos199 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyModerate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 121 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Queen Mary 2

121 videos50 channels2% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Adventure of the Seas	Specification	Queen Mary 2
Royal Caribbean Group	Cruise line	Cunard Line
1568 videos	Creator reviews	121 videos
199	Distinct creators	50

Adventure of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 1568 videos
Distinct creators: 199

Queen Mary 2

Cruise line: Cunard Line
Creator reviews: 121 videos
Distinct creators: 50

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Adventure of the Seas

Topic

Queen Mary 2

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Adventure of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
22 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Queen Mary 2:
4 Happy Bacon
18 mentions
Adventure of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
166 mentions
Crew & ServiceBoth like it
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
13 mentions
Adventure of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
79 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
10 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Embarkation

Adventure of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
59 mentions
Embarkation0.39 gap
Queen Mary 2:
Meh
3 mentions
Adventure of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
56 mentions
Kids & Family0.35 gap
Queen Mary 2:
1 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Adventure of the Seas:
2½ Happy Bacon
258 mentions
port destination0.23 gap
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
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 · Adventure of the Seas

“i rate cruising during covid one to ten uh 10. i haven't cruised in 15 months this is the best thing that i've done in 15 months”

— La Lido Loca · authority

Positive · Queen Mary 2

“It's definitely the best theme park in the world. This theme park is insane.”

— Cruise With Ben and David · authority

Critical · Adventure of the Seas

“A 12-year-old child tragically passed away aboard Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas over the weekend after falling from an upper deck into Central Park”

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Queen Mary 2

“I was shocked when I heard the news of how Anna was found.”

— 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.

Royal Caribbean GroupAdventure of the Seas78% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Cunard LineQueen Mary 276% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

Icon of the Seas

🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Other Cunard Line ships

Queen Elizabeth

🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Elizabeth

🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Mary 2

🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™

Queen Victoria

🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Anne

Cunard Line

2 Happy Bacon

101 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Adventure of the Seas

8:11Tips

Oceanview vs Balcony cabin on a cruise ship

🏅Royal Caribbean Blog · 654K views · 4 years ago

Positive

52:57Vlog

CROWN LOFT SUITE! Day 1 on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas - Boarding Day Cruise Vlog 2023

Views and Queues · 624K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

Queen Mary 2

1:15:05Compare

First Class Around the World in 80 days

Trek Trendy - Videos · 3.7M views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

24:12Review

London to New York by Luxury Ship | Queen Mary 2

Trek Trendy - Videos · 3.5M views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

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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 →

Adventure of the SeasvsQueen Mary 2

Too close to call

Score comparison

Opinion trend for Adventure of the Seas

Opinion trend for Queen Mary 2

The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

See the full creator breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

Icon of the Seas

Wonder of the Seas

Symphony of the Seas

Harmony of the Seas

Allure of the Seas

Utopia of the Seas

Other Cunard Line ships

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Mary 2

Queen Victoria

Queen Anne

Watch creators on each ship

Oceanview vs Balcony cabin on a cruise ship

CROWN LOFT SUITE! Day 1 on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas - Boarding Day Cruise Vlog 2023

First Class Around the World in 80 days

London to New York by Luxury Ship | Queen Mary 2

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