KoningsdamvsStar of the Seas

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

78% Bacon Score™

Koningsdam

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76% Bacon Score™

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Koningsdam and Star of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 78% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 4156 creator reviews, Koningsdam and Star of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 78% for Koningsdam, 76% for Star of the Seas. Koningsdam edges ahead on Value and Excursions, while Star of the Seas leads on cruise news and cruise topic. Star of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 518 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 596 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Koningsdam

596 videos103 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyModerate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 3.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star of the Seas

3.6K videos415 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Koningsdam	Specification	Star of the Seas
Holland America Line	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
596 videos	Creator reviews	3560 videos
103	Distinct creators	415

Koningsdam

Cruise line: Holland America Line
Creator reviews: 596 videos
Distinct creators: 103

Star of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 3560 videos
Distinct creators: 415

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Koningsdam

Topic

Star of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Koningsdam:
3½ Happy Bacon
50 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Koningsdam:
3½ Happy Bacon
64 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
376 mentions
Koningsdam:
3½ Happy Bacon
61 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
509 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise news

Koningsdam:
1 Sad Bacon
2 mentions
cruise news0.47 gap
Star of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
55 mentions
Koningsdam:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Value0.38 gap
Star of the Seas:
1 Happy Bacon
222 mentions
Koningsdam:
Meh
3 mentions
cruise topic0.37 gap
Star of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
22 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 · Koningsdam

“We actually got to sail on Norwegian Encore in 2023, and it was one of our favorite Alaska cruises.”

— Eat Sleep Cruise · authority

Positive · Star of the Seas

“My love of Royal Caribbean started 30 plus years ago, the very first time I set foot on a ship. Fell in love with it then, still love it to today.”

— Harr Travel · authority

Critical · Koningsdam

“all right friends not good news tonight at all there has been a tragedy at sc involving a cruise ship and this has resulted in a fatality”

— The Travel Scouts · 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.

Holland America LineKoningsdam78% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group

2 Happy Bacon

8,255 videos

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Koningsdam

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🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 321K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

9:47

Ships Sailing Empty from Port Everglades

Justin Hirsch Cruising · 285K views · 6 years ago

Star of the Seas

0:14

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

The J Family · 7.0M views · 1 years ago

1:14Vlog

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

The J Family · 2.9M views · 12 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 →

KoningsdamvsStar of the Seas

Too close to call

Score comparison

Opinion trend for Koningsdam

Opinion trend for Star of the Seas

The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

See the full creator breakdown

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Ships Sailing Empty from Port Everglades

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

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

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