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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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61% Bacon Score™
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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Icon of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +10% higher BaconScore than Viking Venus. Based on 6498 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 6498 creator reviews, Icon of the Seas holds a +10% BaconScore lead over Viking Venus — 70% versus 61%. Icon of the Seas edges ahead on new cruise, while Viking Venus leads on Value and safety medical. Coverage spans 592 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 97 reviews
97 videos35 channels2% warn againstHigh data density
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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
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Venus
Cruise line
Viking Cruise Lines
Creator reviews
97 videos
Distinct creators
35

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

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Icon of the Seas

Topic

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Where creators agree

  • Icon of the Seas:
    756 mentions
    ShowsBoth like it
    Viking Venus:
    5 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    308 mentions
    SuitesBoth like it
    Viking Venus:
    6 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    501 mentions
    ActivitiesBoth like it
    Viking Venus:
    2 mentions

Where creators diverge

  • Icon of the Seas:
    482 mentions
    Value0.79 gap
    Viking Venus:
    2 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    249 mentions
    safety medical0.68 gap
    Viking Venus:
    3 mentions
  • Icon of the Seas:
    25 mentions
    Room Service0.49 gap
    Viking Venus:
    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 · Viking Venus
“everything's been superb the food the service the cabin the ship everything has been so perfect”
— Cruise With Ben and David · authority
Critical · Icon of the Seas
“American Airlines shame on you”
— Sharon at Sea Travel · authority
Critical · Viking Venus
“The U.S. lost $1.1 trillion in travel economic output last year due to the global pandemic”
— 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.

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Royal Caribbean GroupIcon of the Seas70% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Cruise LinesViking Venus61% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

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Icon of the Seas
🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Icon of the Seas

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

Wonder of the Seas

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

Allure of the Seas

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

Harmony of the Seas

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

Adventure of the Seas

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

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group
8,255 videos

Other Viking Cruise Lines ships

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Viking Sea
🥓 79% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Sea

Viking Cruise Lines
354 videos
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Viking Orion
🥓 57% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Orion

Viking Cruise Lines
313 videos
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Viking Venus
🥓 61% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Venus

Viking Cruise Lines
313 videos
Viking Cruise Lines logo
Viking Star
🥓 72% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Star

Viking Cruise Lines
278 videos
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Viking Sky
🥓 55% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Sky

Viking Cruise Lines
273 videos
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Viking Mars
🥓 65% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Mars

Viking Cruise Lines
240 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
Viking Venus
12 Best NEW Cruise Ships in 202132:15Compare

12 Best NEW Cruise Ships in 2021

🏅Talking Cruise · 347K views · 5 years ago
Highly Positive
There’s Much More To CRUISE SHIP SUITES Than I Realised8:54Compare

There’s Much More To CRUISE SHIP SUITES Than I Realised

🥈Tips For Travellers · 345K views · 4 years ago
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 →