Celebrity ApexvsCelebrity Ascent
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Too close to call
Celebrity Apex and Celebrity Ascent have nearly identical BaconScores — 79% vs 80%. The decision comes down to your priorities.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 3452 creator reviews, Celebrity Apex and Celebrity Ascent post nearly identical BaconScores — 79% for Celebrity Apex, 80% for Celebrity Ascent. Celebrity Ascent leads on Wi-Fi and Booking. Celebrity Ascent sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 514 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Celebrity Apex
Opinion trend for Celebrity Ascent
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Celebrity Ascent |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Cruises | Cruise line | Celebrity Cruises |
| 1911 videos | Creator reviews | 1541 videos |
| 299 | Distinct creators | 215 |
- Cruise line
- Celebrity Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 1911 videos
- Distinct creators
- 299
- Cruise line
- Celebrity Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 1541 videos
- Distinct creators
- 215
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Celebrity Apex
Celebrity Ascent
Where creators agree
- Celebrity Apex:174 mentions4 Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itCelebrity Ascent:134 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Apex:201 mentions3½ Happy BaconMain DiningBoth like itCelebrity Ascent:171 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Apex:320 mentions3½ Happy BaconSpecialty DiningBoth like itCelebrity Ascent:235 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Celebrity Apex:34 mentionsMehWi-Fi0.41 gapCelebrity Ascent:35 mentions1½ Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Apex:26 mentions1½ Happy BaconBooking0.26 gapCelebrity Ascent:20 mentions2½ Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Apex:11 mentions2 Happy Baconcruise topic0.23 gapCelebrity Ascent:10 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
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
“Personally for me no cruise ship can compare to celebrity Beyond The Experience left a lasting impression.”
“would you do another Cruise 100% yes I would do another cruise”
“the haters were right it's just a window”
“Celebrity Cruise Line has made some uh something that I I found really terrible decision uh in the name of saving money and that was to remove the gratuities from the all-included package”
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 →