Costa DiademavsCosta Smeralda
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Costa Diadema wins this matchup
Earns a +15% higher BaconScore than Costa Smeralda. Based on 233 creator reviews.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 233 creator reviews, Costa Diadema holds a +15% BaconScore lead over Costa Smeralda — 75% versus 60%. Costa Diadema edges ahead on Value and crowd capacity. Costa Smeralda sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 60 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Costa Smeralda
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Costa Smeralda |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Cruises | Cruise line | Costa Cruises |
| 89 videos | Creator reviews | 144 videos |
| 22 | Distinct creators | 38 |
- Cruise line
- Costa Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 89 videos
- Distinct creators
- 22
- Cruise line
- Costa Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 144 videos
- Distinct creators
- 38
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Costa Diadema
Costa Smeralda
Where creators agree
- Costa Diadema:7 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itCosta Smeralda:9 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Costa Diadema:14 mentions3½ Happy BaconMain DiningBoth like itCosta Smeralda:18 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Costa Diadema:17 mentions3½ Happy BaconBalcony CabinsBoth like itCosta Smeralda:32 mentions3 Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Costa Diadema:2 mentions3½ Happy BaconValue0.50 gapCosta Smeralda:5 mentions1 Happy Bacon
- Costa Diadema:13 mentions2 Happy Baconcrowd capacity0.38 gapCosta Smeralda:16 mentionsMeh
- Costa Diadema:15 mentions3½ Happy BaconPool Deck0.37 gapCosta Smeralda:23 mentions1½ 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
“we're delighted to be able to welcome our guests on board again after more than five months without cruising”
“please never ever Cruise without travel insurance it makes me feel unwell”
“I'm very disappointed I booked a cruise on the Elation November the 30th because I wanted to enjoy a Christmasy cruise”
“And a Costa Cruises passenger has died after falling from the Costa Smeralda while the ship was docked in Civitavecchia, that's the port for Rome.”
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 →