L'AustralvsPaul Gauguin

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

56% Bacon Score™

L'Austral

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78% Bacon Score™

Paul Gauguin

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Paul Gauguin wins this matchup

Earns a +22% higher BaconScore than L'Austral. Based on 103 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 103 creator reviews, Paul Gauguin holds a +22% BaconScore lead over L'Austral — 78% versus 56%. Paul Gauguin leads on port destination and Excursions. Coverage spans 38 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 25 reviews

of cruise creators recommend L'Austral

25 videos6 channels12% warn againstDeveloping data

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Winner

BaconScore+22%

Recommend

of 78 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Paul Gauguin

78 videos32 channels6% warn againstHigh data density

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Side-by-side facts

The specs

L'Austral	Specification	Paul Gauguin
Ponant Explorations	Cruise line	Ponant Explorations
25 videos	Creator reviews	78 videos
6	Distinct creators	32

L'Austral

Cruise line: Ponant Explorations
Creator reviews: 25 videos
Distinct creators: 6

Paul Gauguin

Cruise line: Ponant Explorations
Creator reviews: 78 videos
Distinct creators: 32

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

L'Austral

Topic

Paul Gauguin

Where creators agree

Both rate Balcony Cabins highly

L'Austral:
3½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Paul Gauguin:
4 Happy Bacon
15 mentions
L'Austral:
3½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
dining bars drinksBoth like it
Paul Gauguin:
4 Happy Bacon
7 mentions
L'Austral:
3 Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Main DiningBoth like it
Paul Gauguin:
3½ Happy Bacon
22 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: port destination

L'Austral:
1 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
port destination0.62 gap
Paul Gauguin:
4 Happy Bacon
36 mentions
L'Austral:
Meh
5 mentions
Excursions0.60 gap
Paul Gauguin:
3½ Happy Bacon
23 mentions
L'Austral:
2½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Crew & Service0.32 gap
Paul Gauguin:
4 Happy Bacon
27 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 · L'Austral

“the team comes together to create a once in a lifetime experience for a guest traveling the wonders of Japan”

— Luxury Cruise Connections · expert

Positive · Paul Gauguin

“the ultimate Romance Package is $400 sparkling wine chocolate covered strawberries red roses a couples massage breakfast in bed”

— CruiseTipsTV · authority

Critical · L'Austral

“the former cruise ship Berlin has a severe port list and looks in a very sorry state”

— Peter Knego's MidShipCinema · expert

Critical · Paul Gauguin

“the CDC however has done absolutely nothing absolutely nothing with the cruise lines to help them in any way to prepare them for opening”

— Don's Family Vacations · 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.

Ponant ExplorationsL'Austral56% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Ponant ExplorationsPaul Gauguin78% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

L'Austral

9:46

Meine 12 besten Kreuzfahrt-Ausflüge - und was Ihr daraus lernen könnt

Matthias Morr · 36K views · 4 years ago

1:17

Life on board our ships | PONANT

PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP · 31K views · 2 years ago

Paul Gauguin

45:23Tour

Mighty Cruise Ships: Paul Gauguin | Season 1 Episode 6 (Full Episode) | MIGHTY

Mighty - Videos · 203K views · 1 years ago

Highly Positive

8:07Tips

CRUISE NEWS: Passenger Injured, Annual Pass & More

🏅The Travel Scouts · 197K views · 1 years ago

Positive

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L'AustralvsPaul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin wins this matchup

The specs