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74% Bacon Score™
Explorer of the Seas
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52% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Explorer of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +22% higher BaconScore than Hero of the Seas. Based on 1170 creator reviews.

Lead+22%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1170 creator reviews, Explorer of the Seas holds a +22% BaconScore lead over Hero of the Seas — 74% versus 52%. Explorer of the Seas edges ahead on Value, while Hero of the Seas leads on crowd capacity and dining bars drinks. Explorer of the Seas sentiment is trending up while Hero of the Seas is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 239 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 1.1K reviews
1.1K videos202 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Explorer of the Seas

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Divided opinion
Recommend
0%
of 52 reviews
52 videos37 channels0% warn againstHigh data density
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Opinion trend for Hero of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped sharply • Divided opinion

Side-by-side facts

The specs

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Explorer of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
1118 videos
Distinct creators
202
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Hero of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
52 videos
Distinct creators
37

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Explorer of the Seas

Topic

Hero of the Seas

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Where creators agree

  • Explorer of the Seas:
    32 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Hero of the Seas:
    22 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    67 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Hero of the Seas:
    17 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    144 mentions
    ActivitiesBoth like it
    Hero of the Seas:
    6 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Explorer of the Seas:
    20 mentions
    Value0.48 gap
    Hero of the Seas:
    11 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    63 mentions
    crowd capacity0.41 gap
    Hero of the Seas:
    2 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    28 mentions
    dining bars drinks0.37 gap
    Hero of the Seas:
    6 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 · Explorer of the Seas
“When you reach this number of cabins or people in the group, not only do you unlock the event space and an area in main dining, this is also where you get the equivalency of a free cruise.”
— The Travel Scouts · authority
Positive · Hero of the Seas
“She was everything I wanted her to be. She was absolutely fantastic. We had a great time throughout the cruise.”
— Harr Travel · authority
Critical · Explorer of the Seas
“Kimberly is unfortunately no longer with us now”
— The Shiplife · authority
Critical · Hero of the Seas
“It's no longer a crew appreciation charge anymore. It's a it's part of the salary now. It's absolutely part of the salary.”
— Don's Family Vacations · 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.

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Royal Caribbean GroupExplorer of the Seas74% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Royal Caribbean GroupHero of the Seas52% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Watch creators on each ship

Explorer of the Seas
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🏅Cruise News Today · 1.3M views · 1 years ago
Mixed
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Hero of the Seas
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🏅Royal Caribbean Blog · 46K views · 1 years ago
Positive
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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 →