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

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74% Bacon Score™
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71% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Explorer of the Seas and Icon of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 74% vs 71%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 7498 creator reviews, Explorer of the Seas and Icon of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 74% for Explorer of the Seas, 71% for Icon of the Seas. Explorer of the Seas edges ahead on drink package and Value, while Icon of the Seas leads on Wi-Fi and cruise topic. Explorer of the Seas sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 756 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 6.4K reviews
6.4K videos554 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Icon of the Seas

Holding steadyDivided 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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Icon of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
6380 videos
Distinct creators
554

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Explorer of the Seas

Topic

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Where creators agree

  • Explorer of the Seas:
    32 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Icon of the Seas:
    307 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    67 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Icon of the Seas:
    573 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    144 mentions
    ActivitiesBoth like it
    Icon of the Seas:
    498 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Explorer of the Seas:
    19 mentions
    Wi-Fi0.54 gap
    Icon of the Seas:
    80 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    3 mentions
    drink package0.45 gap
    Icon of the Seas:
    32 mentions
  • Explorer of the Seas:
    20 mentions
    Value0.36 gap
    Icon of the Seas:
    479 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 · Icon of the Seas
“The hospitality service that they give was 10 out of 10.”
— CHRIS WONG VLOGS · authority
Critical · Explorer of the Seas
“Kimberly is unfortunately no longer with us now”
— 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.

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Royal Caribbean GroupExplorer of the Seas74% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Royal Caribbean GroupIcon of the Seas71% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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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 →