AIDAlunavsMardi Gras

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

48% Bacon Score™

AIDAluna

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76% Bacon Score™

Mardi Gras

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

Earns a +27% higher BaconScore than AIDAluna. Based on 8998 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 8998 creator reviews, Mardi Gras holds a +27% BaconScore lead over AIDAluna — 76% versus 48%. AIDAluna edges ahead on Casino and Buffet, while Mardi Gras leads on itinerary route and Ship Condition. AIDAluna sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 590 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 33 reviews

of cruise creators recommend AIDAluna

33 videos12 channels0% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+27%

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

AIDAluna	Specification	Mardi Gras
AIDA Cruises	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
33 videos	Creator reviews	8965 videos
12	Distinct creators	578

AIDAluna

Cruise line: AIDA Cruises
Creator reviews: 33 videos
Distinct creators: 12

Mardi Gras

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

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

AIDAluna

Topic

Mardi Gras

Where creators agree

Both rate Activities highly

AIDAluna:
3½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
1133 mentions
AIDAluna:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
1141 mentions
AIDAluna:
3 Happy Bacon
8 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
657 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: itinerary route

AIDAluna:
Meh
2 mentions
itinerary route0.33 gap
Mardi Gras:
2 Happy Bacon
934 mentions
AIDAluna:
1½ Happy Bacon
7 mentions
Ship Condition0.24 gap
Mardi Gras:
2½ Happy Bacon
1268 mentions
AIDAluna:
1½ Happy Bacon
7 mentions
Pool Deck0.22 gap
Mardi Gras:
2½ Happy Bacon
690 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 · AIDAluna

“Alle packen mit an mit so viel Herz, Humor, es wird gelacht und ganz viel Leidenschaft.”

— AIDA Cruises · 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 · AIDAluna

“she is suing the Broward County Sheriff's department and look policing's hard I get it policing's hard but you know there's going to be hard parts and there's going to be easy parts”

— La Lido Loca · 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 CruisesAIDAluna48% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™↑

Carnival Magic

Carnival Cruise Line

1½ Happy Bacon

4,742 videos

Watch creators on each ship

AIDAluna

5:21

AIDAluna - Rundgang - Schiffstour

Matthias Morr · 478K views · 17 years ago

9:01

Werftaufenthalt AIDAluna | Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen

AIDA Cruises · 206K views · 2 years ago

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

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

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