Celebrity ApexvsCelebrity Solstice

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

79% Bacon Score™

Celebrity Apex

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Celebrity Solstice

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Celebrity Apex and Celebrity Solstice have nearly identical BaconScores — 79% vs 80%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2485 creator reviews, Celebrity Apex and Celebrity Solstice post nearly identical BaconScores — 79% for Celebrity Apex, 80% for Celebrity Solstice. Celebrity Apex edges ahead on Buffet and safety medical, while Celebrity Solstice leads on Booking. Celebrity Solstice sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 469 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.9K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Celebrity Apex

1.9K videos299 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyModerate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 574 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Celebrity Solstice

574 videos170 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Celebrity Apex	Specification	Celebrity Solstice
Celebrity Cruises	Cruise line	Celebrity Cruises
1911 videos	Creator reviews	574 videos
299	Distinct creators	170

Celebrity Apex

Cruise line: Celebrity Cruises
Creator reviews: 1911 videos
Distinct creators: 299

Celebrity Solstice

Cruise line: Celebrity Cruises
Creator reviews: 574 videos
Distinct creators: 170

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Celebrity Apex

Topic

Celebrity Solstice

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Celebrity Apex:
4 Happy Bacon
174 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Celebrity Solstice:
4 Happy Bacon
41 mentions
Celebrity Apex:
3½ Happy Bacon
320 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Celebrity Solstice:
3½ Happy Bacon
63 mentions
Celebrity Apex:
3½ Happy Bacon
241 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Celebrity Solstice:
3½ Happy Bacon
66 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Buffet

Celebrity Apex:
3 Happy Bacon
187 mentions
Buffet0.29 gap
Celebrity Solstice:
1½ Happy Bacon
41 mentions
Celebrity Apex:
1 Happy Bacon
75 mentions
safety medical0.29 gap
Celebrity Solstice:
½ Sad Bacon
20 mentions
Celebrity Apex:
1½ Happy Bacon
26 mentions
Booking0.23 gap
Celebrity Solstice:
2½ Happy Bacon
2 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 · Celebrity Apex

“Personally for me no cruise ship can compare to celebrity Beyond The Experience left a lasting impression.”

— Cruise Blog · authority

Positive · Celebrity Solstice

“Some of the best meals I've had in my life have been on board a cruise ship.”

— Harr Travel · authority

Critical · Celebrity Apex

“the haters were right it's just a window”

— Royal Caribbean Blog · authority

Critical · Celebrity Solstice

“the passenger has still not been found and because it's alaskan waters it's super super cold hypothermia will kick in really quickly”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

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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.

Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Apex79% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Solstice80% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

Celebrity Apex

0:45Vlog

How long does it take to walk to work when you live on a cruise ship? Celebrity Apex, Edge, Beyond

🏅Bryan and Jaidyn · 1.5M views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

25:43Review

72hrs on Ultra Luxury Cruise in the Best Suite

Trek Trendy - Videos · 1.5M views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

Celebrity Solstice

28:10Review

My (Very Honest) Oceania Vista Review

🥈Bright Sun Travels · 768K views · 2 years ago

Positive

21:07Review

Celebrity Solstice - Almost Great

🥈Bright Sun Travels · 625K views · 3 years ago

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 →

Celebrity ApexvsCelebrity Solstice

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