Carnival HorizonvsStar of the Seas

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

75% Bacon Score™

Carnival Horizon

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76% Bacon Score™

Star of the Seas

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Carnival Horizon and Star of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 75% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 7266 creator reviews, Carnival Horizon and Star of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 75% for Carnival Horizon, 76% for Star of the Seas. Carnival Horizon edges ahead on cruise experience and Value, while Star of the Seas leads on cruise ship and safety medical. Star of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 727 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

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 3.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star of the Seas

3.6K videos415 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	Star of the Seas
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
3703 videos	Creator reviews	3563 videos
312	Distinct creators	415

Carnival Horizon

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

Star of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 3563 videos
Distinct creators: 415

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Horizon

Topic

Star of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Carnival Horizon:
3½ Happy Bacon
60 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3½ Happy Bacon
146 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
406 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3½ Happy Bacon
408 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
376 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise ship

Carnival Horizon:
1½ Happy Bacon
10 mentions
cruise ship0.34 gap
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
21 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
1½ Sad Bacon
252 mentions
safety medical0.33 gap
Star of the Seas:
Meh
93 mentions
Carnival Horizon:
3 Happy Bacon
4 mentions
cruise experience0.30 gap
Star of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
4 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 · Star of the Seas

“My love of Royal Caribbean started 30 plus years ago, the very first time I set foot on a ship. Fell in love with it then, still love it to today.”

— Harr Travel · 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 · Star of the Seas

“A band-aid, an ink pen, a fake eyelash, straws, a child's plastic spider ring, must have been Halloween, coins, and a nose ring hoop.”

— Professor Melissa · 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

🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group

2 Happy Bacon

8,261 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

Star of the Seas

0:14

asking @JoJoSiwa the big question!🤣 #jojosiwa #jojohaveyoulearnednothing #staroftheseas #shorts

The J Family · 7.0M views · 1 years ago

1:14Vlog

I still can’t believe this ship is even real! 🤯🤩#staroftheseas #royalpartner

The J Family · 2.9M views · 1 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 HorizonvsStar of the Seas

Too close to call

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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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