Icon of the SeasvsStar Princess
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Too close to call
Icon of the Seas and Star Princess have nearly identical BaconScores — 70% vs 69%. The decision comes down to your priorities.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 8384 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas and Star Princess post nearly identical BaconScores — 70% for Icon of the Seas, 69% for Star Princess. Icon of the Seas edges ahead on Water Park and future cruise, while Star Princess leads on Value and ship features. Coverage spans 832 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Icon of the Seas
Opinion trend for Star Princess
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Star Princess |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Caribbean Group | Cruise line | Princess Cruises |
| 6401 videos | Creator reviews | 1983 videos |
| 557 | Distinct creators | 275 |
- Cruise line
- Royal Caribbean Group
- Creator reviews
- 6401 videos
- Distinct creators
- 557
- Cruise line
- Princess Cruises
- Creator reviews
- 1983 videos
- Distinct creators
- 275
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Icon of the Seas
Star Princess
Where creators agree
- Icon of the Seas:308 mentions3½ Happy BaconSuitesBoth like itStar Princess:117 mentions3½ Happy Bacon
- Icon of the Seas:756 mentions3½ Happy BaconShowsBoth like itStar Princess:246 mentions3 Happy Bacon
- Icon of the Seas:575 mentions3 Happy BaconSpecialty DiningBoth like itStar Princess:236 mentions3 Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Icon of the Seas:866 mentions3 Happy BaconWater Park0.65 gapStar Princess:5 mentionsMeh
- Icon of the Seas:2 mentions3½ Happy Baconfuture cruise0.55 gapStar Princess:2 mentions½ Happy Bacon
- Icon of the Seas:482 mentionsMehValue0.32 gapStar Princess:77 mentions1½ Happy Bacon
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyStandout creator quotes
“Royal didn't do that here everything they said it was it has been it will continue to be”
“I'm just so happy that I was able to get here. So happy. Smiling all day long.”
“American Airlines shame on you”
“the news was I was hoping for it to be on the out side of the lungs finding out that it's deeper in away from the rib cage was was not not terrific news that I wanted to hear”
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Each detail page has the full creator panel, topic heatmap, monthly trends, audience breakdown, and verbatim quotes — far more than fits in this comparison.
Other Royal Caribbean Group ships
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Other Princess Cruises ships
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Star Princess
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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 →