National Geographic QuestvsQueen Mary 2

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

92% Bacon Score™

National Geographic Quest

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70% Bacon Score™

Queen Mary 2

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

National Geographic Quest wins this matchup

Earns a +22% higher BaconScore than Queen Mary 2. Based on 1713 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1713 creator reviews, National Geographic Quest holds a +22% BaconScore lead over Queen Mary 2 — 92% versus 70%. National Geographic Quest edges ahead on itinerary route and Crew & Service. Coverage spans 204 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 39 reviews

of cruise creators recommend National Geographic Quest

39 videos3 channels0% warn againstDeveloping data

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Winner

BaconScore+22%

Recommend

of 1.7K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Queen Mary 2

1.7K videos201 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyModerate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

National Geographic Quest	Specification	Queen Mary 2
National Geographic Expeditions	Cruise line	Cunard Line
39 videos	Creator reviews	1674 videos
3	Distinct creators	201

National Geographic Quest

Cruise line: National Geographic Expeditions
Creator reviews: 39 videos
Distinct creators: 3

Queen Mary 2

Cruise line: Cunard Line
Creator reviews: 1674 videos
Distinct creators: 201

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

National Geographic Quest

Topic

Queen Mary 2

Where creators agree

Both rate Excursions highly

National Geographic Quest:
4 Happy Bacon
13 mentions
ExcursionsBoth like it
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 mentions
National Geographic Quest:
4 Happy Bacon
9 mentions
Ship ConditionBoth like it
Queen Mary 2:
3 Happy Bacon
553 mentions
National Geographic Quest:
4 Happy Bacon
15 mentions
port destinationBoth like it
Queen Mary 2:
2½ Happy Bacon
135 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: itinerary route

National Geographic Quest:
4 Happy Bacon
6 mentions
itinerary route0.32 gap
Queen Mary 2:
2½ Happy Bacon
380 mentions
National Geographic Quest:
4½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Crew & Service0.31 gap
Queen Mary 2:
2½ Happy Bacon
174 mentions
National Geographic Quest:
3½ Happy Bacon
3 mentions
Interior Cabins0.31 gap
Queen Mary 2:
2 Happy Bacon
104 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 · National Geographic Quest

“the food on board venture is extremely good and it's all included”

— Jason and Heidi's Popular Cruising · authority

Positive · Queen Mary 2

“that was the most exciting day of my life”

— Cunard Line · authority

Critical · National Geographic Quest

“Our entire room was literally shaking.”

— 365sol.travel with Paul & Lisa · knowledgeable

Critical · Queen Mary 2

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

— Cruise News Today · authority

Drill Deeper

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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.

National Geographic ExpeditionsNational Geographic Quest92% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Cunard LineQueen Mary 270% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other National Geographic Expeditions ships

National Geographic Explorer

🥓 89% Ship BaconScore™

Other Cunard Line ships

Queen Mary 2

🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Queen Mary 2

🥓 72% Ship BaconScore™→

Queen Elizabeth

🥓 77% Ship BaconScore™↑

Queen Victoria

🥓 73% Ship BaconScore™↓

Queen Anne

Cunard Line

2 Happy Bacon

1,616 videos

Watch creators on each ship

National Geographic Quest

0:16

THIS is How You Board a National Geographic Expedition Ship | National Geographic Cruise review 2025

365sol.travel with Paul & Lisa · 9K views · 1 years ago

1:19Tour

Alaska on the New National Geographic Quest | Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Lindblad Expeditions · 8K views · 9 years ago

Highly Positive

Queen Mary 2

0:56

Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria play 'Happy Birthday' to Queen Mary 2

Cunard Line · 6.7M views · 12 years ago

1:15:05Compare

First Class Around the World in 80 days

Trek Trendy - Videos · 4.0M views · 1 years 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 →

National Geographic QuestvsQueen Mary 2

National Geographic Quest wins this matchup

Score comparison

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The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

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