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

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71% Bacon Score™
Icon of the Seas
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76% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Star of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Icon of the Seas. Based on 9916 creator reviews.

Lead+6%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 9916 creator reviews, Star of the Seas holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Icon of the Seas — 76% versus 71%. Icon of the Seas edges ahead on cruise experience, while Star of the Seas leads on ship features and safety medical. Star of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 968 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Score comparison

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
Recommend
0%
of 3.5K reviews
3.5K videos414 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data
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Opinion trend for Star of the Seas

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Royal Caribbean Group logo
Icon of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
6380 videos
Distinct creators
554
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Star of the Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews
3536 videos
Distinct creators
414

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Icon of the Seas

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Where creators agree

  • Icon of the Seas:
    751 mentions
    ShowsBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    504 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    307 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    161 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    350 mentions
    dining bars drinksBoth like it
    Star of the Seas:
    193 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Icon of the Seas:
    2 mentions
    ship features0.35 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    2 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    249 mentions
    safety medical0.24 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    91 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    25 mentions
    Room Service0.24 gap
    Star of the Seas:
    14 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 · Star of the Seas
“Awesome cruise. 10 out of 10. Definitely go on it.”
— Bryan and Jaidyn · authority
Critical · Icon of the Seas
“American Airlines shame on you”
— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority
Critical · Star of the Seas
“A band-aid, an ink pen, a fake eyelash, straws, a child's plastic spider ring, must have been Halloween, coins, and a nose ring hoop.”
— Professor Melissa · 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 GroupIcon of the Seas71% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
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Royal Caribbean GroupStar of the Seas76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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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
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Mumbai to Goa Cruise | Jalesh Cruise Karnika

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Star of the Seas
asking @JoJoSiwa the big question!🤣 #jojosiwa #jojohaveyoulearnednothing #staroftheseas #shorts0:14

asking @JoJoSiwa the big question!🤣 #jojosiwa #jojohaveyoulearnednothing #staroftheseas #shorts

The J Family · 7.0M views · 11 months ago
I still can’t believe this ship is even real! 🤯🤩#staroftheseas #royalpartner1:14Vlog

I still can’t believe this ship is even real! 🤯🤩#staroftheseas #royalpartner

The J Family · 2.9M views · 11 months ago
Highly 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 →

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