Queen Mary 2vsQueen Victoria

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

70% Bacon Score™

Queen Mary 2

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77% Bacon Score™

Queen Victoria

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Queen Victoria wins this matchup

Earns a +7% higher BaconScore than Queen Mary 2. Based on 2761 creator reviews.

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The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 2761 creator reviews, Queen Victoria holds a +7% BaconScore lead over Queen Mary 2 — 77% versus 70%. Queen Mary 2 edges ahead on safety medical and cruise line, while Queen Victoria leads on drink package and Embarkation. Queen Victoria sentiment is trending up in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 466 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

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

Winner

BaconScore+7%

Recommend

of 1.1K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Queen Victoria

1.1K videos265 channels1% warn againstDeveloping data

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Getting crispierCreator enthusiasm has grown noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Queen Mary 2	Specification	Queen Victoria
Cunard Line	Cruise line	Cunard Line
1674 videos	Creator reviews	1087 videos
201	Distinct creators	265

Queen Mary 2

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

Queen Victoria

Cruise line: Cunard Line
Creator reviews: 1087 videos
Distinct creators: 265

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Queen Mary 2

Topic

Queen Victoria

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
110 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Queen Victoria:
4 Happy Bacon
35 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
179 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Queen Victoria:
3½ Happy Bacon
78 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
15 mentions
ExcursionsBoth like it
Queen Victoria:
3½ Happy Bacon
8 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: drink package

Queen Mary 2:
Meh
6 mentions
drink package0.47 gap
Queen Victoria:
2 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
1 Happy Bacon
57 mentions
Embarkation0.42 gap
Queen Victoria:
3 Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Sad Bacon
3 mentions
outbreak0.40 gap
Queen Victoria:
1½ Sad Bacon
3 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 · Queen Mary 2

“that was the most exciting day of my life”

— Cunard Line · authority

Positive · Queen Victoria

“I would 100,000% recommend if you are looking to get a dog um a rescue doggy like this it's just he's just so perfect”

— Emma Cruises · authority

Critical · Queen Mary 2

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

— Cruise News Today · authority

Critical · Queen Victoria

“the news of the sinking and his loss was the last thing his wife ever heard cuz she went Stone death from the shop”

— Cunard Line · 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.

Cunard LineQueen Mary 270% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Cunard LineQueen Victoria77% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Watch creators on each ship

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

Queen Victoria

0:56

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

Cunard Line · 6.7M views · 12 years ago

26:08Tips

French Riviera: Uniquely Chic

Rick Steves' Europe · 4.1M views · 12 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 →

Queen Mary 2vsQueen Victoria

Queen Victoria wins this matchup

The specs