Costa SmeraldavsDisney Fantasy
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Disney Fantasy wins this matchup
Earns a +24% higher BaconScore than Costa Smeralda. Based on 2686 creator reviews.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 2686 creator reviews, Disney Fantasy holds a +24% BaconScore lead over Costa Smeralda — 84% versus 60%. Disney Fantasy leads on Embarkation and Pool Deck. Costa Smeralda sentiment is trending up while Disney Fantasy is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 356 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Costa Smeralda
Opinion trend for Disney Fantasy
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Disney Fantasy |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Cruises | Cruise line | Disney Cruise Line |
| 144 videos | Creator reviews | 2542 videos |
| 38 | Distinct creators | 318 |
- Cruise line
- Costa Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 144 videos
- Distinct creators
- 38
- Cruise line
- Disney Cruise Line
- Creator reviews
- 2542 videos
- Distinct creators
- 318
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Costa Smeralda
Disney Fantasy
Where creators agree
- Costa Smeralda:9 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itDisney Fantasy:79 mentions4 Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:18 mentions3½ Happy BaconMain DiningBoth like itDisney Fantasy:470 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:8 mentions3½ Happy Bacondining bars drinksBoth like itDisney Fantasy:66 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Costa Smeralda:2 mentions1 Happy BaconEmbarkation0.36 gapDisney Fantasy:59 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:23 mentions1½ Happy BaconPool Deck0.34 gapDisney Fantasy:359 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:16 mentionsMehcrowd capacity0.31 gapDisney Fantasy:122 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
“please never ever Cruise without travel insurance it makes me feel unwell”
“i love love love castaway key it just feels so natural the sea and the beaches are so much better here”
“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.”
“this video is not going to be for everyone as we are going to talk about a topic that is honestly disgusting and disturbing”
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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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 →