Carnival HorizonvsMarella Discovery 2

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

75% Bacon Score™

Carnival Horizon

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83% Bacon Score™

Marella Discovery 2

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Marella Discovery 2 wins this matchup

Earns a +8% higher BaconScore than Carnival Horizon. Based on 3846 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3846 creator reviews, Marella Discovery 2 holds a +8% BaconScore lead over Carnival Horizon — 83% versus 75%. Carnival Horizon edges ahead on Kids & Family and dining bars drinks, while Marella Discovery 2 leads on disembarkation and safety medical. Marella Discovery 2 sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 338 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 3.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Horizon

3.7K videos312 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyDivided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+8%

Recommend

of 143 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Marella Discovery 2

143 videos26 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Horizon	Specification	Marella Discovery 2
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Marella Cruises
3703 videos	Creator reviews	143 videos
312	Distinct creators	26

Carnival Horizon

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 3703 videos
Distinct creators: 312

Marella Discovery 2

Cruise line: Marella Cruises
Creator reviews: 143 videos
Distinct creators: 26

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Horizon

Topic

Marella Discovery 2

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Carnival Horizon:
3½ Happy Bacon
60 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Marella Discovery 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
230 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Marella Discovery 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
46 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
403 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Marella Discovery 2:
3 Happy Bacon
16 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: disembarkation

Carnival Horizon:
1 Happy Bacon
57 mentions
disembarkation0.40 gap
Marella Discovery 2:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
1½ Sad Bacon
252 mentions
safety medical0.32 gap
Marella Discovery 2:
Meh
7 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
216 mentions
Kids & Family0.27 gap
Marella Discovery 2:
1½ 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 · Marella Discovery 2

“the bed is really comfortable I can't F that at all it's really nice”

— Emma Cruises · authority

Critical · Carnival Horizon

“my wife three kids and I started noticing bites all over after several days of being on the ship”

— The Shiplife · authority

Critical · Marella Discovery 2

“due to an unforeseen technical issue that will impact our ability to deliver our full food and beverage offering”

— 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 Horizon75% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

🥓 83% Ship BaconScore™↓

Marella Discovery 2

Marella Cruises

2½ Happy Bacon

293 videos

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 · 6 years ago

Positive

0:22

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

EdpzTube · 1.2M views · 1 years ago

Marella Discovery 2

16:41Review

Marella Discovery 2 Cruise Ship (Formerly TUI Discovery 2) | Cruise Review

🥈Planet Cruise · 96K views · 8 years ago

Highly Positive

12:02Tour

Marella Discovery 2 Cruise Ship Tour with hints and tips for the ultimate experience.

🥈Travelling Light · 85K views · 2 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 HorizonvsMarella Discovery 2

Marella Discovery 2 wins this matchup

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Opinion trend for Carnival Horizon

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The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

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