Radiance of the SeasvsViking Jupiter

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

64% Bacon Score™

Radiance of the Seas

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80% Bacon Score™

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Creators' Pick

The Bacon Verdict

Viking Jupiter wins this matchup

Earns a +16% higher BaconScore than Radiance of the Seas. Based on 1017 creator reviews.

Lead+16%BaconScore

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 1017 creator reviews, Viking Jupiter holds a +16% BaconScore lead over Radiance of the Seas — 80% versus 64%. Viking Jupiter leads on safety medical and Interior Cabins. Coverage spans 253 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 963 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Radiance of the Seas

963 videos230 channels3% warn againstDeveloping data

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Holding steadyDivided opinion

Winner

BaconScore+16%

Recommend

of 54 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Viking Jupiter

54 videos23 channels4% warn againstHigh data density

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Side-by-side facts

The specs

Radiance of the Seas	Specification	Viking Jupiter
Royal Caribbean Group	Cruise line	Viking Cruise Lines
963 videos	Creator reviews	54 videos
230	Distinct creators	23

Radiance of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 963 videos
Distinct creators: 230

Viking Jupiter

Cruise line: Viking Cruise Lines
Creator reviews: 54 videos
Distinct creators: 23

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Radiance of the Seas

Topic

Viking Jupiter

Where creators agree

Both rate Suites highly

Radiance of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
40 mentions
SuitesBoth like it
Viking Jupiter:
4½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Radiance of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
76 mentions
Specialty DiningBoth like it
Viking Jupiter:
3½ Happy Bacon
5 mentions
Radiance of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
86 mentions
Crew & ServiceBoth like it
Viking Jupiter:
3½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: safety medical

Radiance of the Seas:
1 Sad Bacon
73 mentions
safety medical0.53 gap
Viking Jupiter:
2 Happy Bacon
6 mentions
Radiance of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
78 mentions
Interior Cabins0.43 gap
Viking Jupiter:
4 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Radiance of the Seas:
1½ Happy Bacon
269 mentions
Ship Condition0.25 gap
Viking Jupiter:
2½ Happy Bacon
11 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 · Radiance of the Seas

“croatia is literally just the most outstanding place”

— Cruising As Crew · authority

Positive · Viking Jupiter

“May gentle winds fill your sails May Sunshine fall on your face and may uh great kindness fill your souls”

— Viking · authority

Critical · Radiance of the Seas

“the gentleman came up behind her and put his arms under her arm under her armpits like and attempted to lift her and throw her into the ocean”

— Don's Family Vacations · authority

Critical · Viking Jupiter

“Hated those included shore excursions. They were mostly short panoramic bus tours”

— Eat Sleep Cruise · authority

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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.

Royal Caribbean GroupRadiance of the Seas64% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Viking Cruise LinesViking Jupiter80% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Other Royal Caribbean Group ships

Icon of the Seas

🥓 70% Ship BaconScore™→

Other Viking Cruise Lines ships

Viking Sea

🥓 79% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Sea

🥓 57% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Orion

🥓 61% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Venus

🥓 72% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Star

🥓 55% Ship BaconScore™↓

Viking Sky

🥓 65% Ship BaconScore™

Viking Mars

Viking Cruise Lines

2 Happy Bacon

240 videos

Watch creators on each ship

Radiance of the Seas

0:31Review

Cruise News: Passengers KICKED OFF Over Slot Machine!

🥈Jayson Judson · 513K views · 1 years ago

Very Critical

38:15Tour

Radiance of the Seas Full Cruise Ship Tour

🏅Royal Caribbean Blog · 322K views · 3 years ago

Highly Positive

Viking Jupiter

19:34Compare

Ultimate Guide to the Top New Cruise Ships (2019 Edition)

🏅Talking Cruise · 100K views · 7 years ago

Highly Positive

0:57Review

Here's what we LOVED and HATED about Viking Ocean Cruises! #cruise #shorts

🏅Eat Sleep Cruise · 99K 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 →

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The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

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Ultimate Guide to the Top New Cruise Ships (2019 Edition)

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