Carnival DestinyvsStar of the Seas

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

39% Bacon Score™

Carnival Destiny

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76% Bacon Score™

Star of the Seas

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Star of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +38% higher BaconScore than Carnival Destiny. Based on 3555 creator reviews.

Lead+38%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3555 creator reviews, Star of the Seas holds a +38% BaconScore lead over Carnival Destiny — 76% versus 39%. Carnival Destiny edges ahead on cruise news, while Star of the Seas leads on Ship Condition and crowd capacity. Carnival Destiny sentiment is trending up while Star of the Seas is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 458 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 70 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Destiny

70 videos50 channels0% warn againstHigh data density

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+38%

Recommend

of 3.5K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star of the Seas

3.5K videos408 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Destiny	Specification	Star of the Seas
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
70 videos	Creator reviews	3485 videos
50	Distinct creators	408

Carnival Destiny

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 70 videos
Distinct creators: 50

Star of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 3485 videos
Distinct creators: 408

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Destiny

Topic

Star of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Water Park highly

Carnival Destiny:
3 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
396 mentions
Carnival Destiny:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Main DiningBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Carnival Destiny:
2½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
279 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise news

Carnival Destiny:
3½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
cruise news0.33 gap
Star of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
55 mentions
Carnival Destiny:
1½ Happy Bacon
33 mentions
Ship Condition0.30 gap
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
660 mentions
Carnival Destiny:
1 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
crowd capacity0.23 gap
Star of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
382 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 · Carnival Destiny

“The ship is the epitome of luxury inside and out with gorgeous finishes more than 5,000 works of art and incredible duplex accommodations.”

— Talking Cruise · authority

Positive · Star of the Seas

“Awesome cruise. 10 out of 10. Definitely go on it.”

— Bryan and Jaidyn · authority

Critical · Carnival Destiny

“Violent crime can occur anywhere in St. Lucia. US citizens and other foreigners in St. Lucia have been victims of armed robbery, assault, burglary, and rape.”

— The Travel Scouts · 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.

Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Destiny39% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Adventure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group

2 Happy Bacon

7,992 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Destiny

13:41Tour

Carnival Sunshine - Ultimate Cruise Ship Tour

🏅Talking Cruise · 494K views · 7 years ago

Highly Positive

6:32Tips

Where WERE all the EMPTY cruise ships during the Pandemic?

🥈Chris Frame the Maritime Historian · 143K views · 6 years ago

Positive

Star of the Seas

0:14

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

The J Family · 7.0M views · 11 months ago

1:14Vlog

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

The J Family · 2.8M 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 →

Carnival DestinyvsStar of the Seas

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The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

See the full creator breakdown

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Carnival Sunshine - Ultimate Cruise Ship Tour

Where WERE all the EMPTY cruise ships during the Pandemic?

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

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

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