AIDAcosmavsMardi Gras

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

63% Bacon Score™

AIDAcosma

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76% Bacon Score™

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

Earns a +13% higher BaconScore than AIDAcosma. Based on 9038 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 9038 creator reviews, Mardi Gras holds a +13% BaconScore lead over AIDAcosma — 76% versus 63%. AIDAcosma edges ahead on Buffet and Crew & Service, while Mardi Gras leads on Nightlife and crowd capacity. AIDAcosma sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 597 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+13%

Recommend

of 9.0K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Mardi Gras

9.0K videos578 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

AIDAcosma	Specification	Mardi Gras
AIDA Cruises	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
73 videos	Creator reviews	8965 videos
19	Distinct creators	578

AIDAcosma

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

Mardi Gras

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 8965 videos
Distinct creators: 578

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

AIDAcosma

Topic

Mardi Gras

Where creators agree

Both rate Water Park highly

AIDAcosma:
3½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
213 mentions
AIDAcosma:
3½ Happy Bacon
6 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
1133 mentions
AIDAcosma:
3 Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
1141 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Buffet

AIDAcosma:
3½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions
Buffet0.30 gap
Mardi Gras:
2 Happy Bacon
434 mentions
AIDAcosma:
4 Happy Bacon
11 mentions
Crew & Service0.28 gap
Mardi Gras:
2½ Happy Bacon
478 mentions
AIDAcosma:
4 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Suites0.25 gap
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
170 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 · Mardi Gras

“He is perhaps one of the best cruise directors I've ever seen on any of the ships we've cruised on so far.”

— Oakland Travel · 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 · Mardi Gras

“NCL told Cruise News today, "We are deeply saddened to confirm that one of our guests, a 79year-old male, was reported to have gone overboard"”

— Cruise News Today · authority

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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

🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™↑

Carnival Magic

Carnival Cruise Line

1½ Happy Bacon

4,742 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

Mardi Gras

6:34

Fun With Model Trains While Quarantined At Home

Jim Zim · 1.5M views · 6 years ago

22:16Vlog

New Roller Coaster & Theme Park Tech At IAAPA 2019! | Ride POVs & Attractions Expo!

TheTimTracker · 1.5M views · 6 years ago

Highly Positive

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The specs

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Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

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

Der AIDAcosma Crewsong - We ❤️ to see you smile

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