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Allure of the SeasvsQueen Mary 2

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

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77% Bacon Score™
Allure of the Seas
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70% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Allure of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Queen Mary 2. Based on 5138 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 5138 creator reviews, Allure of the Seas holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Queen Mary 2 — 77% versus 70%. Allure of the Seas edges ahead on drink package and Wi-Fi, while Queen Mary 2 leads on cruise experience. Allure of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 606 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 3.5K reviews
3.5K videos405 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Allure of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Moderate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 1.7K reviews
1.7K videos201 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Queen Mary 2

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Allure of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
3464 videos
Distinct creators
405
Cunard Line logo
Queen Mary 2
Cruise line
Cunard Line
Creator reviews
1674 videos
Distinct creators
201

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Allure of the Seas

Topic

Queen Mary 2

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Where creators agree

  • Allure of the Seas:
    156 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    110 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    494 mentions
    ActivitiesBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    143 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    547 mentions
    ShowsBoth like it
    Queen Mary 2:
    179 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Allure of the Seas:
    14 mentions
    drink package0.57 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    6 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    39 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.37 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    54 mentions
  • Allure of the Seas:
    5 mentions
    cruise experience0.36 gap
    Queen Mary 2:
    3 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 · Allure of the Seas
“what a show what a day what a night what a dinner everything was incredible”
— Griff & Alyssa · authority
Positive · Queen Mary 2
“that was the most exciting day of my life”
— Cunard Line · authority
Critical · Allure of the Seas
“a 16-year-old guest tragically passed away after falling from an inward-facing balcony onto another balcony aboard Royal Caribbeans lore of the Seas”
— Cruise News Today · authority
Critical · Queen Mary 2
“a 15 year old died during last week's sailing on msc seashore”
— Cruise News Today · 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.

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Royal Caribbean GroupAllure of the Seas77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
Cunard Line logo
Cunard LineQueen Mary 270% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

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Icon of the Seas
🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
11,819 videos
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Wonder of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™→

Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,857 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Allure of the Seas
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↓

Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,231 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Harmony of the Seas
🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™↑

Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,643 videos
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Adventure of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Adventure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,337 videos
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Oasis of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,261 videos

Other Cunard Line ships

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Queen Mary 2
🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Queen Mary 2

Cunard Line
3,294 videos
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Queen Elizabeth
🥓 72% Ship BaconScore™→

Queen Elizabeth

Cunard Line
3,063 videos
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Queen Victoria
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↑

Queen Victoria

Cunard Line
2,209 videos
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Queen Anne
🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Anne

Cunard Line
1,616 videos

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Allure of the Seas
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Allure of the Seas Cruise Ship Tour and Review - Cruise Fever

🏅Cruise Fever · 1.3M views · 10 years ago
Highly Positive
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Highly Positive
Queen Mary 2
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Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria play 'Happy Birthday' to Queen Mary 2

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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 →