Anthem of the SeasvsStar of the Seas

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

77% Bacon Score™

Anthem of the Seas

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76% Bacon Score™

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Anthem of the Seas and Star of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 77% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 5323 creator reviews, Anthem of the Seas and Star of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 77% for Anthem of the Seas, 76% for Star of the Seas. Anthem of the Seas edges ahead on Value, while Star of the Seas leads on group cruise and cruise ship. Star of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 686 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

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Holding steadyModerate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 3.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star of the Seas

3.6K videos414 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Anthem of the Seas	Specification	Star of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Group	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
1770 videos	Creator reviews	3553 videos
272	Distinct creators	414

Anthem of the Seas

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

Star of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 3553 videos
Distinct creators: 414

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Anthem of the Seas

Topic

Star of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Anthem of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
83 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
457 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
273 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
121 mentions
Kids & FamilyBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
467 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: group cruise

Anthem of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
group cruise0.38 gap
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
cruise ship0.35 gap
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
21 mentions
Anthem of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
44 mentions
Value0.26 gap
Star of the Seas:
1 Happy Bacon
222 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 · Star of the Seas

“I mean, it's a 10. I love the icon class. What's not to like about it?”

— Royal Caribbean Blog · 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 · Star of the Seas

“A band-aid, an ink pen, a fake eyelash, straws, a child's plastic spider ring, must have been Halloween, coins, and a nose ring hoop.”

— Professor Melissa · 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 GroupStar of the Seas76% 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

Star of the Seas

0:14

asking @JoJoSiwa the big question!🤣 #jojosiwa #jojohaveyoulearnednothing #staroftheseas #shorts

The J Family · 7.0M views · 12 months ago

1:14Vlog

I still can’t believe this ship is even real! 🤯🤩#staroftheseas #royalpartner

The J Family · 2.9M views · 11 months 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 →

Anthem of the SeasvsStar of the Seas

Too close to call

The specs