Anthem of the SeasvsIcon of the Seas

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

77% Bacon Score™

Anthem of the Seas

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70% Bacon Score™

Icon of the Seas

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Anthem of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Icon of the Seas. Based on 8164 creator reviews.

Lead+6%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 8164 creator reviews, Anthem of the Seas holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Icon of the Seas — 77% versus 70%. Anthem of the Seas edges ahead on Value, while Icon of the Seas leads on Booking and cruise ship. Coverage spans 828 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.8K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Anthem of the Seas

1.8K videos272 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+6%

Recommend

of 6.4K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Icon of the Seas

6.4K videos556 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyDivided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Anthem of the Seas	Specification	Icon of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Group	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
1770 videos	Creator reviews	6394 videos
272	Distinct creators	556

Anthem of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 1770 videos
Distinct creators: 272

Icon of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 6394 videos
Distinct creators: 556

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Anthem of the Seas

Topic

Icon of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Anthem of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
83 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Icon of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
307 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
60 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Icon of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
353 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Icon of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
865 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Value

Anthem of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
44 mentions
Value0.42 gap
Icon of the Seas:
Meh
481 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
½ Happy Bacon
10 mentions
Booking0.33 gap
Icon of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
127 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
cruise ship0.28 gap
Icon of the Seas:
2½ Happy Bacon
31 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 · Anthem of the Seas

“this is the ultimate this is my favorite place to be on any ship anywhere in the world is to watch the wake kick up behind me”

— Harr Travel · authority

Positive · Icon of the Seas

“The hospitality service that they give was 10 out of 10.”

— CHRIS WONG VLOGS · authority

Critical · Anthem of the Seas

“Diamond Princess I I feel for you I absolutely do it's no longer a luxury cruise it is a motel 6 now if you will because you're stuck in a small room and there's no place to go”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Icon of the Seas

“American Airlines shame on you”

— Sharon at Sea Travel · 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 GroupAnthem of the Seas77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Royal Caribbean GroupIcon of the Seas70% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Anthem of the Seas

0:39Review

Don't Do it!

🥈Embrace Today · 2.1M views · 1 years ago

Very Critical

25:35Vlog

Singapore to Tokyo by Sea: 3772 Miles of INCREDIBLE Sights

🏅Emma Cruises · 1.5M views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

Icon of the Seas

29:59

Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Cordelia Cruises Empress

200Journeys · 5.2M views · 4 years ago

33:19

Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Jalesh Cruise Karnika

200Journeys · 4.5M views · 6 years ago

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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 →

Anthem of the SeasvsIcon of the Seas

Anthem of the Seas wins this matchup

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