OosterdamvsZuiderdam
Side-by-side creator consensus from cruise reviewers across YouTube.
The Bacon Verdict
Oosterdam wins this matchup
Earns a +15% higher BaconScore than Zuiderdam. Based on 295 creator reviews.
The Bacon Story
Data-driven recap
Across 295 creator reviews, Oosterdam holds a +15% BaconScore lead over Zuiderdam — 72% versus 57%. Oosterdam edges ahead on Embarkation and safety medical. Oosterdam sentiment is cooling off while Zuiderdam is trending up, so the gap may widen in the months ahead. Coverage spans 101 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.
Score comparison
Opinion trend for Oosterdam
Opinion trend for Zuiderdam
Side-by-side facts
The specs
 | Specification | Zuiderdam |
|---|---|---|
| Holland America Line | Cruise line | Holland America Line |
| 135 videos | Creator reviews | 160 videos |
| 48 | Distinct creators | 53 |
- Cruise line
- Holland America Line
- Creator reviews
- 135 videos
- Distinct creators
- 48
- Cruise line
- Holland America Line
- Creator reviews
- 160 videos
- Distinct creators
- 53
Topic Scoreboard
How they really compare
Oosterdam
Zuiderdam
Where creators agree
- Oosterdam:18 mentions4 Happy BaconBalcony CabinsBoth like itZuiderdam:11 mentions4 Happy Bacon
- Oosterdam:12 mentions3 Happy BaconSpa & FitnessBoth like itZuiderdam:8 mentions4 Happy Bacon
- Oosterdam:9 mentions3½ Happy BaconActivitiesBoth like itZuiderdam:13 mentions3 Happy Bacon
Where creators diverge
- Oosterdam:4 mentions2½ Happy BaconEmbarkation0.32 gapZuiderdam:3 mentions½ Happy Bacon
- Oosterdam:2 mentions1 Happy Baconsafety medical0.20 gapZuiderdam:13 mentionsMeh
- Oosterdam:15 mentions3½ Happy BaconSpecialty Dining0.20 gapZuiderdam:14 mentions2½ Happy Bacon
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyStandout creator quotes
“We highly recommend the exquisite Chateau Bion.”
“hold America line far exceeded our expectations with the respect to dining”
“the bathroom in the suite that the throne kept filling up with raw sewage multiple times throughout the day”
“I could do 180 days on this ship but on the zwieter dam I could not do 100 we barely we did 15. we could barely do the 15”
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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How this comparison is built
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 →