Costa SmeraldavsStar of the Seas
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Star of the Seas wins this matchup
Earns a +15% higher BaconScore than Costa Smeralda. Based on 3710 creator reviews.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 3710 creator reviews, Star of the Seas holds a +15% BaconScore lead over Costa Smeralda — 76% versus 61%. Star of the Seas leads on crowd capacity and Embarkation. Costa Smeralda sentiment is trending up while Star of the Seas is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 454 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Costa Smeralda
Opinion trend for Star of the Seas
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Star of the Seas |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Cruises | Cruise line | Royal Caribbean Group |
| 147 videos | Creator reviews | 3563 videos |
| 39 | Distinct creators | 415 |
- Cruise line
- Costa Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 147 videos
- Distinct creators
- 39
- Cruise line
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Creator reviews
- 3563 videos
- Distinct creators
- 415
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Costa Smeralda
Star of the Seas
Where creators agree
- Costa Smeralda:10 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itStar of the Seas:161 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:8 mentions3½ Happy Bacondining bars drinksBoth like itStar of the Seas:198 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:8 mentions3 Happy BaconActivitiesBoth like itStar of the Seas:276 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Costa Smeralda:17 mentionsMehcrowd capacity0.42 gapStar of the Seas:390 mentions2 Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:2 mentions1 Happy BaconEmbarkation0.37 gapStar of the Seas:131 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Costa Smeralda:24 mentions1½ Happy BaconPool Deck0.29 gapStar of the Seas:468 mentions3 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”
“My love of Royal Caribbean started 30 plus years ago, the very first time I set foot on a ship. Fell in love with it then, still love it to today.”
“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.”
“A band-aid, an ink pen, a fake eyelash, straws, a child's plastic spider ring, must have been Halloween, coins, and a nose ring hoop.”
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 →