Carnival EncountervsCarnival Jubilee

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

59% Bacon Score™

Carnival Encounter

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70% Bacon Score™

Carnival Jubilee

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Carnival Jubilee wins this matchup

Earns a +11% higher BaconScore than Carnival Encounter. Based on 3183 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3183 creator reviews, Carnival Jubilee holds a +11% BaconScore lead over Carnival Encounter — 70% versus 59%. Carnival Jubilee leads on Wi-Fi and Buffet. Carnival Encounter sentiment is trending up while Carnival Jubilee is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 313 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 337 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Encounter

337 videos44 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+11%

Recommend

of 2.8K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Jubilee

2.8K videos269 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Encounter	Specification	Carnival Jubilee
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
337 videos	Creator reviews	2846 videos
44	Distinct creators	269

Carnival Encounter

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 337 videos
Distinct creators: 44

Carnival Jubilee

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 2846 videos
Distinct creators: 269

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Encounter

Topic

Carnival Jubilee

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Carnival Encounter:
3 Happy Bacon
16 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
47 mentions
Carnival Encounter:
3 Happy Bacon
25 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
104 mentions
Carnival Encounter:
3 Happy Bacon
48 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
263 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Wi-Fi

Carnival Encounter:
2 Sad Bacon
6 mentions
Wi-Fi0.51 gap
Carnival Jubilee:
1 Happy Bacon
53 mentions
Carnival Encounter:
1½ Happy Bacon
36 mentions
Buffet0.31 gap
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
195 mentions
Carnival Encounter:
Meh
3 mentions
Room Service0.29 gap
Carnival Jubilee:
2 Happy Bacon
7 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 Encounter

“Princess tried to beat it. Well, they don't not only beat it on the Regal Princess, they crushed it.”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Positive · Carnival Jubilee

“Fahrenheit 555 I thought it was the best steakhouse I've ever eaten at on any Cruise Line”

— Byte Size Cruises · authority

Critical · Carnival Encounter

“They said it was a horrible, horrible experience.”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Carnival Jubilee

“a 16-year-old guest tragically passed away after falling from an inward-facing balcony onto another balcony aboard Royal Caribbeans lore of the Seas”

— 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 Encounter59% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Jubilee70% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Encounter

10:13Tour

Full HD Ship Tour PACIFIC ENCOUNTER [NOW CARNIVAL ENCOUNTER]

🥈Chris Frame the Maritime Historian · 152K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

3:46Review

Game Over for P&O fast approaching: What's Happening with P&O Cruises Fleet?

🥈Chris Frame the Maritime Historian · 122K views · 1 years ago

Mixed

Carnival Jubilee

20:33Tips

When PASSENGERS Miss Their Cruise Ship!

🥈The Cruiser · 415K views · 9 months ago

Very Critical

29:11Compare

What Are The Best New Cruise Ships of 2023?

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 351K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

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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 →

Carnival EncountervsCarnival Jubilee

Carnival Jubilee wins this matchup

The specs