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

70% Bacon Score™

Carnival Jubilee

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64% Bacon Score™

Carnival Luminosa

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Carnival Jubilee wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Carnival Luminosa. Based on 3794 creator reviews.

Lead+6%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3794 creator reviews, Carnival Jubilee holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Carnival Luminosa — 70% versus 64%. Carnival Jubilee edges ahead on Water Park and Ship Condition, while Carnival Luminosa leads on disembarkation and drink package. Carnival Jubilee sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 404 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 2.8K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Jubilee

2.8K videos269 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+6%

Recommend

of 958 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Carnival Luminosa

958 videos135 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Jubilee	Specification	Carnival Luminosa
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
2836 videos	Creator reviews	958 videos
269	Distinct creators	135

Carnival Jubilee

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 2836 videos
Distinct creators: 269

Carnival Luminosa

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 958 videos
Distinct creators: 135

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Jubilee

Topic

Carnival Luminosa

Where creators agree

Both rate group cruise highly

Carnival Jubilee:
3½ Happy Bacon
24 mentions
group cruiseBoth like it
Carnival Luminosa:
4 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
262 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Carnival Luminosa:
3 Happy Bacon
64 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
47 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Carnival Luminosa:
4 Happy Bacon
13 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Water Park

Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
103 mentions
Water Park0.69 gap
Carnival Luminosa:
Meh
16 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
Meh
41 mentions
disembarkation0.35 gap
Carnival Luminosa:
1½ Happy Bacon
11 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
449 mentions
Ship Condition0.32 gap
Carnival Luminosa:
1½ Happy Bacon
227 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 Jubilee

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

— Byte Size Cruises · authority

Positive · Carnival Luminosa

“we actually sailed to Alaska in 2023 on Norwegian Encore and had a fantastic time”

— Eat Sleep Cruise · 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

Critical · Carnival Luminosa

“a 40 year old crew man has tragically died for the Viking Mars while it was docked in Inver Gordon Scotland on Friday”

— 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 Jubilee70% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Carnival Cruise LineCarnival Luminosa64% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Carnival Jubilee

20:33Tips

When PASSENGERS Miss Their Cruise Ship!

🥈The Cruiser · 415K views · 8 months ago

Very Critical

29:11Compare

What Are The Best New Cruise Ships of 2023?

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 350K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

Carnival Luminosa

20:53Compare

Best Alaska Cruise Ships 2023 - Top Itineraries and Cruise Lines

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 321K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

26:32Compare

Here Are Our Picks for the Best Alaska Cruises in 2024!

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 270K views · 2 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 →

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The specs