Carnival JubileevsMardi Gras

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

70% Bacon Score™

Carnival Jubilee

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76% Bacon Score™

Mardi Gras

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Carnival Jubilee. Based on 11776 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 11776 creator reviews, Mardi Gras holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Carnival Jubilee — 76% versus 70%. Carnival Jubilee edges ahead on future cruise and Buffet, while Mardi Gras leads on new cruise and disembarkation. Carnival Jubilee sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 843 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 8.9K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Mardi Gras

8.9K videos574 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Carnival Jubilee	Specification	Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line	Cruise line	Carnival Cruise Line
2834 videos	Creator reviews	8942 videos
269	Distinct creators	574

Carnival Jubilee

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 2834 videos
Distinct creators: 269

Mardi Gras

Cruise line: Carnival Cruise Line
Creator reviews: 8942 videos
Distinct creators: 574

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Carnival Jubilee

Topic

Mardi Gras

Where creators agree

Both rate Water Park highly

Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
103 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
211 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
299 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
1127 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
262 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
656 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: new cruise

Carnival Jubilee:
1 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
new cruise0.35 gap
Mardi Gras:
3 Happy Bacon
12 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
Meh
41 mentions
disembarkation0.31 gap
Mardi Gras:
1½ Happy Bacon
45 mentions
Carnival Jubilee:
3 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
future cruise0.27 gap
Mardi Gras:
2 Happy Bacon
3 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 · Mardi Gras

“He is perhaps one of the best cruise directors I've ever seen on any of the ships we've cruised on so far.”

— Oakland Travel · 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 · Mardi Gras

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

— The Shiplife · 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 LineMardi Gras76% 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

Mardi Gras

6:34

Fun With Model Trains While Quarantined At Home

Jim Zim · 1.5M views · 6 years ago

22:16Vlog

New Roller Coaster & Theme Park Tech At IAAPA 2019! | Ride POVs & Attractions Expo!

TheTimTracker · 1.5M views · 6 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 JubileevsMardi Gras

Mardi Gras wins this matchup

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