MSC SeashorevsStar of the Seas

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

77% Bacon Score™

MSC Seashore

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76% Bacon Score™

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

MSC Seashore and Star of the Seas have nearly identical BaconScores — 77% vs 76%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 5314 creator reviews, MSC Seashore and Star of the Seas post nearly identical BaconScores — 77% for MSC Seashore, 76% for Star of the Seas. Star of the Seas leads on Wi-Fi and crowd capacity. MSC Seashore sentiment is trending up while Star of the Seas is cooling off, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 677 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 1.8K reviews

of cruise creators recommend MSC Seashore

1.8K videos262 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown slightly • Moderate 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

MSC Seashore	Specification	Star of the Seas
MSC Cruises USA	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
1754 videos	Creator reviews	3560 videos
262	Distinct creators	415

MSC Seashore

Cruise line: MSC Cruises USA
Creator reviews: 1754 videos
Distinct creators: 262

Star of the Seas

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

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

MSC Seashore

Topic

Star of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

MSC Seashore:
3½ Happy Bacon
160 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
MSC Seashore:
3 Happy Bacon
156 mentions
Water ParkBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
406 mentions
MSC Seashore:
3 Happy Bacon
156 mentions
Kids & FamilyBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
469 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Wi-Fi

MSC Seashore:
½ Sad Bacon
42 mentions
Wi-Fi0.49 gap
Star of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
34 mentions
MSC Seashore:
Meh
252 mentions
crowd capacity0.31 gap
Star of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
390 mentions
MSC Seashore:
2 Happy Bacon
278 mentions
Buffet0.26 gap
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
371 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 · MSC Seashore

“Fahrenheit 555 I thought it was the best steakhouse I've ever eaten at on any Cruise Line”

— Byte Size Cruises · 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 · MSC Seashore

“a 15 year old died during last week's sailing on msc seashore”

— Cruise News Today · 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.

MSC Cruises USAMSC Seashore77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

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Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group

2 Happy Bacon

8,255 videos

Watch creators on each ship

MSC Seashore

0:07

Infinity Pool Views on MSC Seashore 🌊

MSC Cruises Official · 1.3M views · 2 years ago

19:30Tour

MSC SEASHORE FULL SHIP TOUR 2022 | ULTIMATE CRUISE SHIP TOUR OF PUBLIC AREAS | THE CRUISE WORLD

🏅The Cruise World · 507K views · 4 years ago

Highly Positive

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 →

MSC SeashorevsStar of the Seas

Too close to call

Score comparison

Opinion trend for MSC Seashore

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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Infinity Pool Views on MSC Seashore 🌊

MSC SEASHORE FULL SHIP TOUR 2022 | ULTIMATE CRUISE SHIP TOUR OF PUBLIC AREAS | THE CRUISE WORLD

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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