AIDAcosmavsIona

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

63% Bacon Score™

AIDAcosma

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80% Bacon Score™

Iona

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Iona wins this matchup

Earns a +17% higher BaconScore than AIDAcosma. Based on 1964 creator reviews.

Lead+17%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1964 creator reviews, Iona holds a +17% BaconScore lead over AIDAcosma — 80% versus 63%. AIDAcosma edges ahead on Buffet and Crew & Service, while Iona leads on Nightlife and Ship Condition. AIDAcosma sentiment is trending up while Iona is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 202 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 73 reviews

of cruise creators recommend AIDAcosma

73 videos19 channels4% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+17%

Recommend

of 1.9K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Iona

1.9K videos183 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

AIDAcosma	Specification	Iona
AIDA Cruises	Cruise line	P & O Cruises
73 videos	Creator reviews	1891 videos
19	Distinct creators	183

AIDAcosma

Cruise line: AIDA Cruises
Creator reviews: 73 videos
Distinct creators: 19

Iona

Cruise line: P & O Cruises
Creator reviews: 1891 videos
Distinct creators: 183

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

AIDAcosma

Topic

Iona

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

AIDAcosma:
4 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Iona:
3½ Happy Bacon
43 mentions
AIDAcosma:
3 Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Iona:
3 Happy Bacon
312 mentions
AIDAcosma:
3½ Happy Bacon
11 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Iona:
3 Happy Bacon
199 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Buffet

AIDAcosma:
3½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Buffet0.34 gap
Iona:
1½ Happy Bacon
195 mentions
AIDAcosma:
4 Happy Bacon
11 mentions
Crew & Service0.32 gap
Iona:
2½ Happy Bacon
140 mentions
AIDAcosma:
1½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Nightlife0.28 gap
Iona:
3 Happy Bacon
110 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 · AIDAcosma

“Carnival Cruise Lines Martyra is not only their largest ship ever, it's likely one of the most anticipated new cruise ships for 2021.”

— Talking Cruise · authority

Positive · Iona

“I would 100% recommend a Norwegian fjords to anyone and they loves Britannia”

— Emma Cruises · authority

Critical · AIDAcosma

“imagine you saved up you've waited to take a once-in-a-lifetime cruise transatlantic on the queen mary 2 only to have your dream vacation cut short in frigid new york city over christmas because you came down with covid”

— Midships · authority

Critical · Iona

“We found a bag full of dirty socks underwear and gym clothes”

— Cruise With Ben and David · 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.

AIDA CruisesAIDAcosma63% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

P & O CruisesIona80% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other AIDA Cruises ships

AIDAnova

🥓 63% Ship BaconScore™↑

Other P & O Cruises ships

Aurora

🥓 80% Ship BaconScore™→

Aurora

🥓 80% Ship BaconScore™↓

Iona

🥓 81% Ship BaconScore™→

Britannia

🥓 76% Ship BaconScore™↑

Ventura

🥓 80% Ship BaconScore™→

Arcadia

🥓 82% Ship BaconScore™↓

Arvia

P & O Cruises

2½ Happy Bacon

1,575 videos

Watch creators on each ship

AIDAcosma

1:59:37

AIDAcosma: Morr-Rundgang und Schiffstour - der AIDA-Neubau im Detail

Matthias Morr · 459K views · 4 years ago

3:34Tour

Der AIDAcosma Crewsong - We ❤️ to see you smile

🏅AIDA Cruises · 417K views · 4 years ago

Highly Positive

Iona

3:21:40Tour

3 Hours Of Facts About Natural Disasters

Spark · 4.2M views · 4 years ago

Mixed

12:15Review

I Cruised in The Cheapest Cabin on a MEGA Ship

🏅Emma Cruises · 1.7M views · 4 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 →

AIDAcosmavsIona

Iona wins this matchup

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Opinion trend for AIDAcosma

Opinion trend for Iona

The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

See the full creator breakdown

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Other P & O Cruises ships

Aurora

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Britannia

Ventura

Arcadia

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Watch creators on each ship

AIDAcosma: Morr-Rundgang und Schiffstour - der AIDA-Neubau im Detail

Der AIDAcosma Crewsong - We ❤️ to see you smile

3 Hours Of Facts About Natural Disasters

I Cruised in The Cheapest Cabin on a MEGA Ship

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