Icon of the SeasvsOdyssey of the Seas

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

71% Bacon Score™

Icon of the Seas

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75% Bacon Score™

Odyssey of the Seas

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Icon of the Seas and Odyssey of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 71% vs 75%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 8314 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas and Odyssey of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 71% for Icon of the Seas, 75% for Odyssey of the Seas. Icon of the Seas edges ahead on Booking and cruise news, while Odyssey of the Seas leads on Value and safety medical. Odyssey of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 839 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 6.4K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Icon of the Seas

6.4K videos554 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyDivided opinion

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 1.9K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Odyssey of the Seas

1.9K videos285 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dipped slightly • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Icon of the Seas	Specification	Odyssey of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Group	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
6380 videos	Creator reviews	1934 videos
554	Distinct creators	285

Icon of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 6380 videos
Distinct creators: 554

Odyssey of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 1934 videos
Distinct creators: 285

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Icon of the Seas

Topic

Odyssey of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Icon of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
307 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Odyssey of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
91 mentions
Icon of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
751 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Odyssey of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
233 mentions
Icon of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
828 mentions
Kids & FamilyBoth like it
Odyssey of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
108 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Value

Icon of the Seas:
Meh
479 mentions
Value0.28 gap
Odyssey of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
39 mentions
Icon of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
127 mentions
Booking0.23 gap
Odyssey of the Seas:
1 Happy Bacon
35 mentions
Icon of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
107 mentions
cruise news0.23 gap
Odyssey of the Seas:
1 Happy Bacon
29 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

“The hospitality service that they give was 10 out of 10.”

— CHRIS WONG VLOGS · authority

Positive · Odyssey of the Seas

“this is the best thing all right no not not best wine i mean like some of the best like thing i've ever put in my mouth”

— Griff & Alyssa · authority

Critical · Icon of the Seas

“American Airlines shame on you”

— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority

Critical · Odyssey of the Seas

“And a Costa Cruises passenger has died after falling from the Costa Smeralda while the ship was docked in Civitavecchia, that's the port for Rome.”

— Cruise News Today · 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.

Royal Caribbean GroupIcon of the Seas71% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Royal Caribbean GroupOdyssey of the Seas75% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

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

Odyssey of the Seas

17:00

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Ship Tour

Cruise Passion · 1.6M views · 4 years ago

56:52Tour

Odyssey of the Seas Full Cruise Ship Tour

🏅Royal Caribbean Blog · 1.1M views · 4 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 →

Icon of the SeasvsOdyssey of the Seas

Too close to call

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