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

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73% Bacon Score™
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76% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Brilliance of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 73% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3255 creator reviews, Brilliance of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 73% for Brilliance of the Seas, 76% for Freedom of the Seas. Freedom of the Seas leads on Casino and Water Park. Brilliance of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 527 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 632 reviews
632 videos162 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Brilliance of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus
Recommend
0%
of 2.6K reviews
2.6K videos365 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Freedom of the Seas

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

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Brilliance of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
632 videos
Distinct creators
162
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Freedom of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
2623 videos
Distinct creators
365

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Brilliance of the Seas

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Freedom of the Seas

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Where creators agree

  • Brilliance of the Seas:
    33 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Freedom of the Seas:
    139 mentions
  • Brilliance of the Seas:
    26 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Freedom of the Seas:
    167 mentions
  • Brilliance of the Seas:
    16 mentions
    dining bars drinksBoth like it
    Freedom of the Seas:
    64 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Brilliance of the Seas:
    21 mentions
    Casino0.33 gap
    Freedom of the Seas:
    92 mentions
  • Brilliance of the Seas:
    8 mentions
    Water Park0.22 gap
    Freedom of the Seas:
    94 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 · Brilliance of the Seas
“as soon as i see that wake behind me my blood pressure goes down my smile gets big and i know that i'm back on my home on the brilliance of the seas”
— Harr Travel · authority
Positive · Freedom of the Seas
“five stars five out of five really”
— Griff & Alyssa · authority
Critical · Brilliance of the Seas
“we are going to talk about some things on cruise ships that are coming back in full force and actually tell you a story of how a woman ruined our meal on a recent cruise”
— JJ Cruise · authority
Critical · Freedom of the Seas
“she was assaulted in a very disgusting horrible unspeakable way on board the sky princess allegedly”
— The Shiplife · 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 GroupBrilliance of the Seas73% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Royal Caribbean GroupFreedom of the Seas76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Brilliance of the Seas
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Freedom of the Seas
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Freedom of the Seas 🛳️#like #share #comment #subscribe #cruiseship #cruise #vacation #shorts #short

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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 →