Carnival ElationvsMardi Gras

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

65% Bacon Score™

Carnival Elation

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77% Bacon Score™

Mardi Gras

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

Earns a +12% higher BaconScore than Carnival Elation. Based on 9886 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 9886 creator reviews, Mardi Gras holds a +12% BaconScore lead over Carnival Elation — 77% versus 65%. Carnival Elation edges ahead on drink package and Booking, while Mardi Gras leads on cruise on and first cruise. Carnival Elation sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 755 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.2K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Elation

1.2K videos207 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+12%

Recommend

of 8.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Mardi Gras

8.7K videos548 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Elation	Specification	Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
1197 videos	Creator reviews	8689 videos
207	Distinct creators	548

Carnival Elation

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1197 videos
Distinct creators: 207

Mardi Gras

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 8689 videos
Distinct creators: 548

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Elation

Topic

Mardi Gras

Where creators agree

Both rate dining bars drinks highly

Carnival Elation:
3 Happy Bacon
69 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
407 mentions
Carnival Elation:
2½ Happy Bacon
83 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
625 mentions
Carnival Elation:
2½ Happy Bacon
44 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
202 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise on

Carnival Elation:
Meh
3 mentions
cruise on0.55 gap
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
9 mentions
Carnival Elation:
½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
first cruise0.52 gap
Mardi Gras:
3½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Carnival Elation:
2 Sad Bacon
107 mentions
safety medical0.42 gap
Mardi Gras:
Meh
221 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 Elation

“I am super thankful for you Tony I love you dearly and you are one of my greatest blessings in my life”

— La Lido Loca · authority

Positive · Mardi Gras

“I love the people of Carnival and I have no negatives none he said Carnival gets a 10 out of 10.”

— The Shiplife · authority

Critical · Carnival Elation

“they claim that they were um drugged and then assaulted so the way the situation went is they were on in the bar and they're saying that a couple of the employees spiked their drinks”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Mardi Gras

“NCL told Cruise News today, "We are deeply saddened to confirm that one of our guests, a 79year-old male, was reported to have gone overboard"”

— 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.

Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Elation65% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Carnival Cruise LineMardi Gras77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Elation

9:56Vlog

Man Jumps Off Carnival Cruise Ship | UPDATE

🏅The Shiplife · 752K views · 2 years ago

Very Critical

2:13Tour

Two Cruise Passengers Die at Carnival’s New Celebration Key

🏅Cruise News Today · 648K views · 9 months ago

Mixed

Mardi Gras

6:34

Fun With Model Trains While Quarantined At Home

Jim Zim · 1.5M views · 6 years ago

58:46Review

Ranking EVERY Disney World Hotel

DFBGuide · 1.3M views · 4 years 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 ElationvsMardi Gras

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

The specs