Queen Mary 2vsStar of the Seas

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

70% Bacon Score™

Queen Mary 2

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76% Bacon Score™

Star of the Seas

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Star of the Seas wins this matchup

Earns a +6% higher BaconScore than Queen Mary 2. Based on 5237 creator reviews.

Lead+6%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 5237 creator reviews, Star of the Seas holds a +6% BaconScore lead over Queen Mary 2 — 76% versus 70%. Queen Mary 2 edges ahead on cruise experience and Value, while Star of the Seas leads on Wi-Fi and drink package. Star of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 616 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

About our Bacon Score methodology

Holding steadyModerate consensus

Winner

BaconScore+6%

Recommend

of 3.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star of the Seas

3.6K videos415 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

About our Bacon Score methodology

Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

Side-by-side facts

The specs

Queen Mary 2	Specification	Star of the Seas
Cunard Line	Cruise line	Royal Caribbean Group
1674 videos	Creator reviews	3563 videos
201	Distinct creators	415

Queen Mary 2

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

Star of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 3563 videos
Distinct creators: 415

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Queen Mary 2

Topic

Star of the Seas

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
110 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
161 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
3½ Happy Bacon
179 mentions
ShowsBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
510 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
3 Happy Bacon
143 mentions
ActivitiesBoth like it
Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
276 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: cruise experience

Queen Mary 2:
4 Happy Bacon
3 mentions
cruise experience0.53 gap
Star of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
4 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
½ Sad Bacon
54 mentions
Wi-Fi0.50 gap
Star of the Seas:
2 Happy Bacon
34 mentions
Queen Mary 2:
3 Happy Bacon
34 mentions
Value0.40 gap
Star of the Seas:
1 Happy Bacon
222 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 · 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 · Queen Mary 2

“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.

Cunard LineQueen Mary 270% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

🥓 75% Ship BaconScore™↓

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Group

2 Happy Bacon

8,261 videos

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

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 · 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 →

Queen Mary 2vsStar of the Seas

Star of the Seas wins this matchup

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Opinion trend for Queen Mary 2

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

Other Cunard Line ships

Queen Mary 2

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Victoria

Queen Anne

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Wonder of the Seas

Allure of the Seas

Harmony of the Seas

Adventure of the Seas

Oasis of the Seas

Watch creators on each ship

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

First Class Around the World in 80 days

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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