Carnival HorizonvsCosta Smeralda
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Carnival Horizon wins this matchup
Earns a +14% higher BaconScore than Costa Smeralda. Based on 3850 creator reviews.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 3850 creator reviews, Carnival Horizon holds a +14% BaconScore lead over Costa Smeralda — 75% versus 61%. Carnival Horizon edges ahead on Pool Deck and Embarkation. Costa Smeralda sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 351 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Carnival Horizon
Opinion trend for Costa Smeralda
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Costa Smeralda |
|---|---|---|
| Carnival Cruise Line | Cruise line | Costa Cruises |
| 3703 videos | Creator reviews | 147 videos |
| 312 | Distinct creators | 39 |
- Cruise line
- Carnival Cruise Line
- Creator reviews
- 3703 videos
- Distinct creators
- 312
- Cruise line
- Costa Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 147 videos
- Distinct creators
- 39
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Carnival Horizon
Costa Smeralda
Where creators agree
- Carnival Horizon:60 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itCosta Smeralda:10 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Carnival Horizon:275 mentions3 Happy Bacondining bars drinksBoth like itCosta Smeralda:8 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Carnival Horizon:403 mentions3 Happy BaconActivitiesBoth like itCosta Smeralda:8 mentions3 Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Carnival Horizon:380 mentions3 Happy BaconPool Deck0.26 gapCosta Smeralda:24 mentions1½ Happy Bacon
- Carnival Horizon:183 mentions2 Happy BaconEmbarkation0.23 gapCosta Smeralda:2 mentions1 Happy Bacon
- Carnival Horizon:248 mentions1 Happy Baconcrowd capacity0.22 gapCosta Smeralda:17 mentionsMeh
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyStandout creator quotes
“it's been the most fun day ever all right next up putt-putt i'm gonna win”
“please never ever Cruise without travel insurance it makes me feel unwell”
“my wife three kids and I started noticing bites all over after several days of being on the ship”
“And a Costa Cruises passenger has died after falling from the Costa Smeralda while the ship was docked in Civitavecchia, that's the port for Rome.”
Drill Deeper
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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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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 →