Star of the SeasvsViking Vela

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

76% Bacon Score™

Star of the Seas

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80% Bacon Score™

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Dead Heat

The Bacon Verdict

Too close to call

Star of the Seas and Viking Vela have nearly identical BaconScores — 76% vs 80%. The decision comes down to your priorities.

The Bacon Story

Data-driven recap

Across 3575 creator reviews, Star of the Seas and Viking Vela post nearly identical BaconScores — 76% for Star of the Seas, 80% for Viking Vela. Star of the Seas edges ahead on Shows, while Viking Vela leads on Buffet. Star of the Seas sentiment is cooling off in the latest reviews. Coverage spans 425 distinct cruise channels — read the full breakdown for each ship below.

Recommend

of 3.6K reviews

of cruise creators recommend Star of the Seas

3.6K videos415 channels2% warn againstDeveloping data

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Going soggyCreator enthusiasm has dropped noticeably • Moderate consensus

TIE

Dead heat

Recommend

of 15 reviews

of cruise creators recommend Viking Vela

15 videos10 channels0% warn againstHigh data density

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Side-by-side facts

The specs

Star of the Seas	Specification	Viking Vela
Royal Caribbean Group	Cruise line	Viking Cruise Lines
3560 videos	Creator reviews	15 videos
415	Distinct creators	10

Star of the Seas

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean Group
Creator reviews: 3560 videos
Distinct creators: 415

Viking Vela

Cruise line: Viking Cruise Lines
Creator reviews: 15 videos
Distinct creators: 10

Topic Scoreboard

How they really compare

Star of the Seas

Topic

Viking Vela

Where creators agree

Both rate Buffet highly

Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
371 mentions
BuffetBoth like it
Viking Vela:
4½ Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
282 mentions
Balcony CabinsBoth like it
Viking Vela:
3 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
678 mentions
Ship ConditionBoth like it
Viking Vela:
3 Happy Bacon
6 mentions

Where creators diverge

Biggest gap: Shows

Star of the Seas:
3½ Happy Bacon
509 mentions
Shows0.35 gap
Viking Vela:
2 Happy Bacon
2 mentions
Star of the Seas:
3 Happy Bacon
371 mentions
Buffet0.27 gap
Viking Vela:
4½ Happy Bacon
2 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 · 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

Positive · Viking Vela

“the first in the icon class will be the largest cruise ship in the world”

— Jason and Heidi's Popular Cruising · 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

Critical · Viking Vela

“Norwegian Cruise Line said these These are the this the contract you signed these are our policies and your reason for cancellation does not entitle you to money back”

— La Lido Loca · 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 GroupStar of the Seas76% BaconScoreSee full ship breakdown

Viking Cruise LinesViking Vela80% 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

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 · 12 months ago

Highly Positive

Viking Vela

14:03Vlog

NCL Refuses Refund, Carnival Cruise Line Does Good, Star of the Seas and Today's Cruise News

🏅La Lido Loca · 64K views · 2 years ago

Positive

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🥈Cruising after 50 · 29K views · 1 months ago

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 →

Star of the SeasvsViking Vela

Too close to call

Score comparison

Opinion trend for Star of the Seas

The specs

How they really compare

Where creators agree

Where creators diverge

Standout creator quotes

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Other Viking Cruise Lines ships

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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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