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

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70% Bacon Score™
Icon of the Seas
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74% Bacon Score™
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The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Icon of the Seas and Ilma have nearly identical BaconScores — 70% vs 74%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 6443 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas and Ilma post nearly identical BaconScores — 70% for Icon of the Seas, 74% for Ilma. Ilma leads on crowd capacity and Room Service. Ilma sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 577 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

Recommend
0%
of 6.4K reviews
6.4K videos557 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Icon of the Seas

Holding steadyDivided opinion
Recommend
0%
of 42 reviews
42 videos20 channels0% warn againstHigh data density
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Opinion trend for Ilma

Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown substantially • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
6401 videos
Distinct creators
557
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Ilma
Cruise line
Four Seasons Yachts
Creator reviews
42 videos
Distinct creators
20

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Royal Caribbean Group logo

Icon of the Seas

Topic

Ilma

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Where creators agree

  • Icon of the Seas:
    308 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Ilma:
    18 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    355 mentions
    dining bars drinksBoth like it
    Ilma:
    3 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    575 mentions
    Specialty DiningBoth like it
    Ilma:
    8 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Icon of the Seas:
    895 mentions
    crowd capacity0.42 gap
    Ilma:
    4 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    25 mentions
    Room Service0.39 gap
    Ilma:
    2 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    428 mentions
    Crew & Service0.37 gap
    Ilma:
    2 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 · 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
Positive · Ilma
“the first in the icon class will be the largest cruise ship in the world”
— Jason and Heidi's Popular Cruising · authority
Critical · Icon of the Seas
“American Airlines shame on you”
— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority
Critical · Ilma
“What kind of brand pool does the Four Seasons name have, that it can convince people to spend a lot of money on a cruise product that includes nothing?”
— Adrian The Cruise and Travel Guy · expert

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.

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Royal Caribbean GroupIcon of the Seas70% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Four Seasons YachtsIlma74% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
11,808 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Wonder of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,838 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Allure of the Seas
🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↓

Allure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
9,226 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Harmony of the Seas
🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™↑

Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,624 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Adventure of the Seas
🥓 78% Ship BaconScore™↓

Adventure of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,332 videos
Royal Caribbean Group logo
Oasis of the Seas
🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,255 videos

Other Four Seasons Yachts ships

Four Seasons Yachts logo
Four Seasons I
🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™

Four Seasons I

Four Seasons Yachts
129 videos
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Ilma
🥓 74% Ship BaconScore™↑

Ilma

Four Seasons Yachts
111 videos
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Evrima
🥓 71% Ship BaconScore™↑

Evrima

Four Seasons Yachts
98 videos
Four Seasons Yachts logo
Luminara
🥓 92% Ship BaconScore™

Luminara

Four Seasons Yachts
71 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Icon of the Seas
Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Cordelia Cruises Empress29:59

Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Cordelia Cruises Empress

200Journeys · 5.2M views · 4 years ago
Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Jalesh Cruise Karnika33:19

Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Jalesh Cruise Karnika

200Journeys · 4.5M views · 6 years ago
Ilma
Inside the World's First 5 Star Cruise20:52Review

Inside the World's First 5 Star Cruise

Jeb Brooks · 735K views · 5 months ago
Highly Positive
The 9 Best New Cruise Ships Coming in 2025!45:34Compare

The 9 Best New Cruise Ships Coming in 2025!

🏅Ritzy Travel Guide · 614K views · 1 years ago
Highly 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 →