Celebrity SolsticevsCelebrity Xcel

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

80% Bacon Score™

Celebrity Solstice

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83% Bacon Score™

Celebrity Xcel

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Xcel have nearly identical BaconScores — 80% vs 83%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1108 creator reviews, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Xcel post nearly identical BaconScores — 80% for Celebrity Solstice, 83% for Celebrity Xcel. Celebrity Solstice edges ahead on disembarkation, while Celebrity Xcel leads on Wi-Fi and safety medical. Celebrity Solstice sentiment is trending up while Celebrity Xcel is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 300 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 574 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Celebrity Solstice

574 videos170 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 534 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Celebrity Xcel

534 videos130 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Celebrity Solstice	Specification	Celebrity Xcel
Celebrity Cruises	Cruise line	Celebrity Cruises
574 videos	Creator reviews	534 videos
170	Distinct creators	130

Celebrity Solstice

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

Celebrity Xcel

Cruise line: Celebrity Cruises
Creator reviews: 534 videos
Distinct creators: 130

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Celebrity Solstice

Topic

Celebrity Xcel

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Celebrity Solstice:
4 Happy Bacon
41 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Celebrity Xcel:
4 Happy Bacon
56 mentions
Celebrity Solstice:
3½ Happy Bacon
63 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Celebrity Xcel:
3½ Happy Bacon
153 mentions
Celebrity Solstice:
3½ Happy Bacon
66 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Celebrity Xcel:
3½ Happy Bacon
111 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Wi-Fi

Celebrity Solstice:
1½ Sad Bacon
10 mentions
Wi-Fi0.81 gap
Celebrity Xcel:
2½ Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Celebrity Solstice:
½ Sad Bacon
20 mentions
safety medical0.51 gap
Celebrity Xcel:
2 Happy Bacon
7 mentions
Celebrity Solstice:
½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
cruise news0.42 gap
Celebrity Xcel:
2½ Happy Bacon
6 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 Solstice

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

— Harr Travel · authority

Positive · Celebrity Xcel

“This ship maybe one of our favorites in the whole whole entire world. It's just something about it is beautiful.”

— Cruise With Ben and David · 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

Critical · Celebrity Xcel

“four passengers from Carnival celebration were arrested in Miami on Sunday morning for credit card fraud”

— 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.

Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Solstice80% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Celebrity CruisesCelebrity Xcel83% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

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

Celebrity Xcel

38:00Review

The BEST All-Round Cruise Ship Right Now? Our Honest Opinion.

🏅Ritzy Travel Guide · 277K views · 2 years ago

Highly Positive

24:42Compare

The 12 Best New Cruise Ships Coming Out in 2025

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 187K views · 1 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 →

Celebrity SolsticevsCelebrity Xcel

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The specs