Carnival HorizonvsCarnival Spirit

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

75% Bacon Score™

Carnival Horizon

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68% Bacon Score™

Carnival Spirit

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Carnival Horizon wins this matchup

Earns a +7% higher BaconScore than Carnival Spirit. Based on 5026 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 5026 creator reviews, Carnival Horizon holds a +7% BaconScore lead over Carnival Spirit — 75% versus 68%. Carnival Horizon edges ahead on Loyalty Program and Room Service, while Carnival Spirit leads on Value and Booking. Carnival Spirit sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 519 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 3.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Horizon

3.7K videos308 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyDivided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+7%

Recommend

of 1.3K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Spirit

1.3K videos211 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Horizon	Specification	Carnival Spirit
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
3687 videos	Creator reviews	1339 videos
308	Distinct creators	211

Carnival Horizon

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 3687 videos
Distinct creators: 308

Carnival Spirit

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 1339 videos
Distinct creators: 211

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Horizon

Topic

Carnival Spirit

Where creators agree

Both rate dining bars drinks highly

Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
274 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Carnival Spirit:
3 Happy Bacon
66 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3½ Happy Bacon
60 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Carnival Spirit:
3 Happy Bacon
14 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3½ Happy Bacon
406 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Carnival Spirit:
3 Happy Bacon
51 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Loyalty Program

Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
35 mentions
Loyalty Program0.79 gap
Carnival Spirit:
1 Sad Bacon
8 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
2 Happy Bacon
62 mentions
Value0.33 gap
Carnival Spirit:
3½ Happy Bacon
11 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
2 Happy Bacon
32 mentions
Room Service0.24 gap
Carnival Spirit:
1 Happy Bacon
5 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 Horizon

“it's been the most fun day ever all right next up putt-putt i'm gonna win”

— JJ Cruise · authority

Positive · Carnival Spirit

“A+ experience. Good job.”

— Poverty to Paradise · authority

Critical · Carnival Horizon

“the body of the man had been recovered but unfortunately he uh didn't make it he passed away”

— The Shiplife · authority

Critical · Carnival Spirit

“only 17% have ever been rescued so those aren't terrific odds”

— Don's Family Vacations · 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 Horizon75% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Spirit68% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Horizon

10:11Tips

How Much It Costs to Live on a Cruise Ship For a Year

🏅Cruzely.com · 1.2M views · 5 years ago

Positive

0:22

Carnival Horizon 🛳️#share #like #subscribe #comment #cruise #vacation #shortvideo #shortsvideo #wow

EdpzTube · 1.2M views · 11 months ago

Carnival Spirit

6:46Tour

Where did all the EMPTY cruise ships go?

🥈Chris Frame the Maritime Historian · 895K views · 6 years ago

Mixed

18:33Review

I tried the CHEAPEST Alaska Cruise I could find: Here's What Happened: Carnival Cruise

🏅Midships · 758K views · 1 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 HorizonvsCarnival Spirit

Carnival Horizon wins this matchup

The specs