Discovery PrincessvsFreedom of the Seas

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

75% Bacon Score™

Discovery Princess

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76% Bacon Score™

Freedom of the Seas

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Discovery Princess and Freedom of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 75% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 4369 creator reviews, Discovery Princess and Freedom of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 75% for Discovery Princess, 76% for Freedom of the Seas. Discovery Princess edges ahead on cruise news, while Freedom of the Seas leads on Water Park and Casino. Discovery Princess sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 572 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Discovery Princess

1.7K videos207 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 2.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Freedom of the Seas

2.6K videos365 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Discovery Princess	Specification	Freedom of the Seas
Princess Cruises	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
1742 videos	Creator reviews	2627 videos
207	Distinct creators	365

Discovery Princess

Cruise line: Princess Cruises
Creator reviews: 1742 videos
Distinct creators: 207

Freedom of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 2627 videos
Distinct creators: 365

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Discovery Princess

Topic

Freedom of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Discovery Princess:
3½ Happy Bacon
78 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Freedom of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
139 mentions
Discovery Princess:
4 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
group cruiseBoth like it
Freedom of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
16 mentions
Discovery Princess:
3 Happy Bacon
136 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Freedom of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
246 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Water Park

Discovery Princess:
Meh
2 mentions
Water Park0.70 gap
Freedom of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
97 mentions
Discovery Princess:
Meh
39 mentions
Casino0.27 gap
Freedom of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
93 mentions
Discovery Princess:
2 Happy Bacon
15 mentions
cruise news0.21 gap
Freedom of the Seas:
1 Happy Bacon
25 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 · Discovery Princess

“i would totally recommend this a 10 10 experience if you get the chance to go out there and snorkel”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Positive · Freedom of the Seas

“five stars five out of five really”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Critical · Discovery Princess

“I have to cover the story I have to uh let's talk about just some unruly passengers again some some are just complete morons”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Freedom of the Seas

“she was assaulted in a very disgusting horrible unspeakable way on board the sky princess allegedly”

— The Shiplife · 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.

Princess CruisesDiscovery Princess75% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group

2 Happy Bacon

8,261 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Discovery Princess

21:52Vlog

I’ll Never Forget What Happened Today in Alaska

🏅Griff & Alyssa · 418K views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

32:15Compare

12 Best NEW Cruise Ships in 2021

🏅Talking Cruise · 347K views · 5 years ago

Highly Positive

Freedom of the Seas

0:11

Freedom of the Seas 🛳️#like #share #comment #subscribe #cruiseship #cruise #vacation #shorts #short

EdpzTube · 965K views · 10 months ago

9:02Review

HARMONY OF THE SEAS - MAY 2022 CRUISE REVIEW

🏅Oakland Travel · 762K views · 4 years ago

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 →

Discovery PrincessvsFreedom of the Seas

Too close to call

Score comparison

Opinion trend for Discovery Princess

Opinion trend for Freedom 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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