Crystal SymphonyvsIcon of the Seas

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

65% Bacon Score™

Crystal Symphony

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70% Bacon Score™

Icon of the Seas

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Icon of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +5% higher BaconScore than Crystal Symphony. Based on 6681 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 6681 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas holds a +5% BaconScore lead over Crystal Symphony — 70% versus 65%. Crystal Symphony edges ahead on crowd capacity and Value, while Icon of the Seas leads on disembarkation and Embarkation. Crystal Symphony sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 622 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 283 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Crystal Symphony

283 videos66 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Divided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+5%

Recommend

of 6.4K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Icon of the Seas

6.4K videos556 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyDivided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Crystal Symphony	Specification	Icon of the Seas
Crystal Cruises	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
283 videos	Creator reviews	6398 videos
66	Distinct creators	556

Crystal Symphony

Cruise line: Crystal Cruises
Creator reviews: 283 videos
Distinct creators: 66

Icon of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 6398 videos
Distinct creators: 556

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Crystal Symphony

Topic

Icon of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Shows highly

Crystal Symphony:
3½ Happy Bacon
21 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Icon of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
755 mentions
Crystal Symphony:
4 Happy Bacon
52 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Icon of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
306 mentions
Crystal Symphony:
3½ Happy Bacon
11 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Icon of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
501 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: disembarkation

Crystal Symphony:
4 Sad Bacon
2 mentions
disembarkation1.07 gap
Icon of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
37 mentions
Crystal Symphony:
1 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Embarkation0.41 gap
Icon of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
192 mentions
Crystal Symphony:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 mentions
crowd capacity0.39 gap
Icon of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
895 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 · Crystal Symphony

“So ultimately, would we recommend Crystal? Yes, we absolutely would.”

— Ritzy Travel Guide · authority

Positive · Icon of the Seas

“Royal didn't do that here everything they said it was it has been it will continue to be”

— Harr Travel · authority

Critical · Crystal Symphony

“for the first time ever we've officially seen the arrest of cruise ships not the crew not the captain but the actual vessels”

— The Shiplife · authority

Critical · Icon of the Seas

“American Airlines shame on you”

— Sharon at Sea Travel · 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.

Crystal CruisesCrystal Symphony65% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group

2 Happy Bacon

8,252 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Crystal Symphony

2:12Vlog

Man Goes Overboard on Cruise Ship in Hawaii, 3rd Guest in a 30 Days

🏅Cruise News Today · 146K views · 3 years ago

Mixed

0:30

Discover Ultra-Luxury Cruises with Crystal | Exceptional at Sea

Crystal · 142K views · 3 years ago

Icon of the Seas

29:59

Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Cordelia Cruises Empress

200Journeys · 5.2M views · 4 years ago

33:19

Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Jalesh Cruise Karnika

200Journeys · 4.5M views · 6 years ago

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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 →

Crystal SymphonyvsIcon of the Seas

Icon of the Seas wins this matchup

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Opinion trend for Crystal Symphony

Opinion trend for Icon of the Seas

The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

See the full creator breakdown

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