Celebrity MillenniumvsCelebrity Xcel
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Celebrity Xcel wins this matchup
Earns a +9% higher BaconScore than Celebrity Millennium. Based on 1142 creator reviews.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 1142 creator reviews, Celebrity Xcel holds a +9% BaconScore lead over Celebrity Millennium — 83% versus 74%. Celebrity Millennium edges ahead on disembarkation and Value, while Celebrity Xcel leads on Booking and Wi-Fi. Celebrity Millennium sentiment is trending up while Celebrity Xcel is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 266 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Celebrity Millennium
Opinion trend for Celebrity Xcel
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Celebrity Xcel |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Cruises | Cruise line | Celebrity Cruises |
| 608 videos | Creator reviews | 534 videos |
| 136 | Distinct creators | 130 |
- Cruise line
- Celebrity Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 608 videos
- Distinct creators
- 136
- Cruise line
- Celebrity Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 534 videos
- Distinct creators
- 130
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Celebrity Millennium
Celebrity Xcel
Where creators agree
- Celebrity Millennium:45 mentions4 Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itCelebrity Xcel:56 mentions4 Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Millennium:58 mentions3½ Happy BaconShowsBoth like itCelebrity Xcel:111 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Millennium:60 mentions4 Happy BaconSpecialty DiningBoth like itCelebrity Xcel:153 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Celebrity Millennium:10 mentions1 Sad BaconBooking0.70 gapCelebrity Xcel:8 mentions2½ Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Millennium:8 mentions½ Sad BaconWi-Fi0.67 gapCelebrity Xcel:6 mentions2½ Happy Bacon
- Celebrity Millennium:5 mentions1½ Happy Bacondisembarkation0.37 gapCelebrity Xcel:3 mentionsMeh
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
“we intend to vaccinate all our crew members a hundred percent in fact we've already given vaccines to sixteen thousand four hundred and sixty five seafarers”
“This ship maybe one of our favorites in the whole whole entire world. It's just something about it is beautiful.”
“the body remained on on board for five days now unfortunately when a mortician showed up from the funeral home to pick up the body it wasn't in the morgue they couldn't find the body in the morgue no one knew where it was”
“four passengers from Carnival celebration were arrested in Miami on Sunday morning for credit card fraud”
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 →